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Oct 26, 2013 | 05:52 PM

kmk56

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I ordered the screws from RPI Designs for the hatch on a 98. There are 16 screws. I did 13 of them with no problem. Using the hex nut screw driver I stripped the other 3 due to rust after 15 years. How do I get them out...anybody else had this problem?

Oct 26, 2013 | 06:35 PM

Zorlac

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My wife bought me a Grab it screw extractor kit as a stocking stuffer a few years back. They work great. I think Lowes has them.

Oct 26, 2013 | 08:51 PM

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Sears might have something similar in their Craftsman line.

Oct 26, 2013 | 11:05 PM

nutseynut7

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try putting a thick rubber band uder driver gives it more grip

Oct 26, 2013 | 11:52 PM

CactusCat

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Originally Posted by kmk56

Are they rusted out or did you just strip out the torx center part? If you just stripped them out (that's what you said) you could take a dremel and carefully cut a straight line across the top of the screw. You could then use a standard straight screwdriver to remove. I also replaced all my hatch screws but I simply went with some phillips screws. The reason? My car is arctic white and I found screw covers at Home Depot, in White! Really dressed up the screws under the hatch. Did the doors as well (3 per side). The screw covers are pretty cheap too. The come in several colors. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded...6#.UmyNZhBc5nA

Oct 31, 2013 | 06:56 AM

maxtoolin

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OK I need some help please I am putting a Dana 60 out of a early model Dodge Pickup (Rear solid axle) under my 84 Corvette. Need to know where to center pinion yoke in relationship to frame the pinion is off set and one side of solid axle or axle tube is longer than the other? I have said solid axle on tranny jack and put the bare engine (350) and tranny (700R4) back in and with the human eye it looks right. Is there a measurement like from center of pinion to some under body point so that I may confirm my Eye Ball ?

Oct 31, 2013 | 10:56 AM

DanSavage

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Originally Posted by maxtoolin

I don't know of any measurements, but you could just trammel it from the same point on both sides of the bottom of car.

Use a stick or string and put one end at the center of the housing, then put the other end to a point on the under frame that is in the same place on both sides of the car.

When the measurement is the same for both sides you know the axle is centered.

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