areomarine rudder??

[550racer]

how in the hell do i get the rudder off to tighten the screws that are behind where the ruder is??

[550racer]

when i pull of the ruder fin theres a hole in the middle wit what looks like a alan screw but i think its stripped!!!!! im gettin pissed off

[550racer]

when i pull of the ruder fin theres a hole in the middle wit what looks like a alan screw but i think its stripped!!!!! im gettin pissed off
heres a pic of it

[Hydro Junkie]

Have you fried an Easy Out yet?

[550racer]

a what??

[Doubledog]

Relax.

An easy out is when you drill the screw out with a small drill bit. Then its sort of a tap looking bit that you insert but its got reversed grooves. Kinda like a reversed drill bit so it will hook on the sides of the drilled screw, catch and back out.

Or, put a little heat on it with a soldering iron tip. Let it get hot & try to back it out that way. (was in this months RC Boat Modeler tips):)

[Hydro Junkie]

Oops, I forgot not everyone has all the tools I do. Sorry 550racer, should have asked if you had one before asking if you tried one :o

[Chris LaPanse]

Or there's my two favorite methods-
Method 1: take a dremel with a cutoff disc and cut a slot in the head of the screw. Remove with a flathead screwdriver
OR:
Method 2: if enough of the head is sticking out, grab it with vice-grips and twist it out.

[550racer]

i can see the screw inside when i take the rudder off u can see it inside its pretty deep in there thats to get the swival base off to the other screws that need tighning that are in the hull

[rc10gtisthebest]

The easy out it probably the best way to go. Your local hardware store and or home improvement store should have them on hand. you may need a tap t-handle (Sorry I forgot the name! If someone could fill him in on the name, that would be great.)

Is it a self-tapping screw? Or a nut and bolt? If it is the nut and bolt and the bolt stick far enough out from the nut, slot it with a dremel get a small flathead and use a wrench to unscrew the nut while you hold onto the screwdriver.

-Todd

[550racer]

i got it the lazy way i tightend the bolts from the threads stickin out inside the hull... the screw looks to be a alan wrech type and its recesed in really far

[rc10gtisthebest]

Another way is to try and shove a proper sized flathead into the hex. You really should replace the screws to aid in removal or tightening later. Don't forget the loctite.

-Todd