JIS Screwdriver sizes

[Guest]

I am trying to get the stator cover off and (no surprise) haven't been having much luck with my philips bits. I haven't been able to find any JIS screwdrivers locally, but I have seen the links provided by others on this site.

Can anyone tell me what size the case screw heads are? There are a couple of kits on the http://www.rjrcooltools.com/shop_ite...?subcat_ID=138 site and I don't want to spend the cash to order them in only to find out they are not the right size. On that site, they have a 'motorcycle' kit with a #1, #2, and #3 screwdrivers, or a 5 piece kit that goes from #00 to #2.

If someone can help me ensure I won't be wasting my time and money waiting for the wrong kit, I would appreciate it.

Chris

[Nessism]

You need an impact driver. Sears Craftsman makes a good one. A #3 bit fits well into the screws. Use a nice heavy hammer too.

[GateKeeper]

here

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=173104&highlight=jis+screwdriver+set

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=178489&highlight=jis+screwdriver+set

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=180833&highlight=jis+screwdriver+set

and all of the results from search

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/search.php?searchid=3160084

and what Nessism says, get an impact driver as well

[Joe Nardy]

Looking at mine I would guess #2 for cover screws, maybe #3. Definitely nothing smaller.

Joe

[Gibbelstein]

Nessim, Thanks for the suggestion. I have a smaller impact driver from HF that wasn't doing the job. I'll consider an upgrade.

Joe, Thanks for the extra set of eyes. I thought they looked awfully large, so if I place and order I'll probably go with the 1,2,3 set.

[cowboyup3371]

That HF impact will do fine but you'll want the better bits from Sears. I have the same one and that is what I did the day after I bought it and chewed up the tips on the first three screws.

[tkent02]

Actually the small one from HF won't do much except on tiny screws. The normal size one works OK with better tips.

[Road Rash]

Autozone had a decent one for $9.99. I bought one and it's proven to be invaluable. Just used it on my stator cover and made pretty easy work of it.

[Gibbelstein]

I could hear it taunting me from my living room...

So, I bought the one at Sears and a 4lb dead blow from HF. It is ridiculous how well that worked. I had the bigger HF driver a couple of years ago, and it didn't work for me nearly as well as the one I got tonight, if that's helpful to anyone who might stumble across this in a search...

Thanks, everyone for the input!

[mrbill5491]

I am trying to get the stator cover off and (no surprise) haven't been having much luck with my philips bits. I haven't been able to find any JIS screwdrivers locally, but I have seen the links provided by others on this site.

Can anyone tell me what size the case screw heads are? There are a couple of kits on the http://www.rjrcooltools.com/shop_ite...?subcat_ID=138 site and I don't want to spend the cash to order them in only to find out they are not the right size. On that site, they have a 'motorcycle' kit with a #1, #2, and #3 screwdrivers, or a 5 piece kit that goes from #00 to #2.

If someone can help me ensure I won't be wasting my time and money waiting for the wrong kit, I would appreciate it.

Chris

Once you get those phillip screws out, replace all your fasteners with SS socket (allen head) fasteners. Z1 Enterprises has fastener kits for most GSs.