[YFZCentral]

I went to go jet my bike today and tried to get the airbox boot screw off.....How the HECK do you get it off? I tried for 20min, nothing! even put liquid wrench, nothing! then I had my dad do it to, still nothing!! 8| This is the one that goes to the carb thats a philips head....errrrrrrr! thx

 

[Dill]

mine came loose rather easily...sounds like your dealership has a big green guy named David Banner working for them..

 

[fsewelljr]

Dude,
I had the same problem. Try a flat head screwdriver that fits exactly in the phillips head slot. Push in real hard and it should come loose. Mine did.

Fred

 

[YFZCentral]

Already tried, nothing...

 

[edgerat]

um, Mine was snug but nothing like you are describing. try heating up the boot with a hair dryer and then pull it off the carb and the yank the whole airbox and everything out and then you can get a better look at it. It shouldnt be on there that tight.
Isaac

 

[YFZ-suprfly]

i had the same problem... get a big fat phillips i think a #3 and stick it in there and try that then try using a vise grips on the handle of the screwdriver for some better torque!

 

[schwendi]

are you talking about the clamps?? like in the picture??

I had a problem with one before and I just drilled the bolt to free the clamp and bought another clamp.

 

[cjpoole1]

mine came right off :|

 

[YFZCentral]

im talkin bout the one that goes TO the airbox. Its only one screw, its a philips. the other ones, the allen ones came off fine.

 

[schwendi]

Originally posted by YFZCentral@Sep 21 2003, 09:36 AM
im talkin bout the one that goes TO the airbox. Its only one screw, its a philips. the other ones, the allen ones came off fine.

yeah ive had that same problem with a phillips clamp before and used a drill to drill out the bolt head and the clamp came rigt off. then I just bought a new clamp ... one with a 6mm bolt on top so I didnt have to worry about stripping it again.

 

[YFZCentral]

Yeah I think im just going to drill it out...errr :angry I hate philips! strip sooooo easily.

 

[[email protected]$$yfz]

u need a big fat phillips, i had the same prob and almost stripped the screw completely then i found a bigger phillips. fit perfect, came off real easy

 

[trueblue450]

I tried to take it off but it is snug i started stripping it so i just walked away.

 

[JDB]

I just pushed really hard on it while I turned and it finally broke loose.