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Originally Posted by Mud-plug
1. use the correct tool for the job - not all cross head screws are the same .
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It took me a while (read decades!) to realise that was the reason I continually mangled Japanese cross headed screws and had to replace them with allen headed versions.
The Phillips / Posidrive etc screwdrivers that most diy mechanics (in my UK experience anyway) tend to use are a poor fit in Japanese screws heads and are almost designed to slip out and damage the corners in the process.
Proper Japanese Industrial Std cross headed bits are a "revelation" and don't slip out as easily (on the few occasions I've used them anyway) but you have to go out of your way to find them here. You'd think after 50yrs of riding (and spannering) Japanese bikes I'd have a drawer full of them and use nothing else but I don't. What I do have is loads of allen screws!
If time weighs heavy on your hands here's a link to a discussion about screw heads - JIS Screwdrivers - webBikeWorld
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