Subject: RE: VIN Removal Tool
Author: stephen
Date: Feb 2, 2004, 9:04 AM
Post ID: 1715925533
Scott-
What Ron says is true, they are called drive-screws.
The steering head is drilled thru so these drivescrews are just tapped
into the holes. They can be removed from the outside as Ron suggests
with lots of patience.
The tool I made pushes them out from the inside making the risk of
damage near impossible.
Jtelliot, also on this list, has the tool right now.
-stephen
Ron Komoroski wrote:
Scott, They aren't rivets, they are tiny screw looking things w/ a somewhat severe taper and a very coarse spiral thread. they don't penetrate to the inside of the steering neck. removed them very carefully prying under the edges of the ID plate with a 3/4" wide putty knife/gasket scraper sharpened to a shallow taper on my grinder. The ID plate is very soft aluminum-it takes patience. Once the head is up just a bit, grab it with flat nosed pliers & a quarter to a half turn brings it right out. Putting them back is easy-a couple light taps w/ a small hammer. Ron Komoroski
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