FAST HELP ECU stripped screw

[bunkmonkey]

what do i do when i strip a screw on my ecu?
1. can i use a easy out?
2. where do i get a replacement screw?
fast replies would help A LOT
thanks,
carol

 

[Mike1992]

you mean on the sides, heck ya drill that sucker out, but dont go in to far just enough to grab with an easy out good luck, or just rip the sucker open ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sorry im so gone

 

[Defiant]

Where on the ECU? Can you get to the back side with some needle-nose pliers and screw it the rest of the way through?

Your old computer will have screws that fit.

 

[tlcoll1]

Originally posted by bunkmonkey
what do i do when i strip a screw on my ecu?
1. can i use a easy out?
2. where do i get a replacement screw?
fast replies would help A LOT
thanks,
carol

If you have a dremel tool, turn it on its side and carve out a new slot in the screw.

Tom

 

[bunkmonkey]

crazy..my mom thought of the drimmel idea...and we did it, and it didn't work...so she drimmeled rough edges and got it w/ plyers.
thanks for the help

 

[Defiant]

Get _all_ that metal dust out of the area.

 

[tlcoll1]

Originally posted by bunkmonkey
crazy..my mom thought of the drimmel idea...and we did it, and it didn't work...so she drimmeled rough edges and got it w/ plyers.
thanks for the help

Just goes to show you, you should always listen to your mother!

Tom

 

[Defiant]

Originally posted by bunkmonkey
crazy..my mom thought of the drimmel idea...

Is ...um... is your mom a cutie?