Using a hand impact driver usually avoids damaging the screw heads. They are cheap, and anyone who works on motorcycles needs one. 7 Piece Reversible Impact Driver Set

Impact Screwdriver Set with Case

I get stainless Allen head carb screws at the local fastener specialty store. You may also find them at Ace hardware, Lowes , Home Depot, etc.

If you can't find a supplier, I can get you a set for $2.50 plus the cost of mailing them to you.

 

Using a hand impact driver usually avoids damaging the screw heads. They are cheap, and anyone who works on motorcycles needs one. 7 Piece Reversible Impact Driver Set

Impact Screwdriver Set with Case

I get stainless Allen head carb screws at the local fastener specialty store. You may also find them at Ace hardware, Lowes , Home Depot, etc.

If you can't find a supplier, I can get you a set for $2.50 plus the cost of mailing them to you.

Thanks for the info on the impact driver set.
Now you just go and get "carb screws" no special threading or anything else or other specifics?

 

Take a screw with you to Ace Hardware or any other large store with a big hardware section.(i.e. Lowes, Home Depot, etc.) There are workers there that will help you match up the thread type/size.

 

Yeah I will probably do tha tomorrow or this weekend.

but good news I got my carb apart (which was hard because the person who had tried last time kinda striped the screws :-( ) and the carb is now soaking in chem dip I got at walmart for $21 not rubber or plastic peices or anything just the main body and anything internal except for the float bowl bottom because I can't get the gasket out :-/

 

You can pick the bowl gasket out CAREFULLY with a toothpick, they use some sorta rubber cement when they assemble them at the factory. Don't know how old or what kinda shape your carb is in, but its not uncommon to have to replace the bowl gasket, $10 ish at a dealer. :greetings10:

 

This is where I got my S/S socket head bolts from.
4mm-0.70 SOCKET HEAD ALLEN BOLT (STAINLESS)
(2) 4mm-0.70 x 6 throttle cover
(2) 4mm-0.70 x 8 piston cover
(2) 4mm-0.70 x 10 throttle bracket and piston cover
(3) 4mm-0.70 x 12 acelerator pump
(4) 4mm-0.70 x 14 bowl

 

This is where I got my S/S socket head bolts from.
4mm-0.70 SOCKET HEAD ALLEN BOLT (STAINLESS)
(2) 4mm-0.70 x 6 throttle cover
(2) 4mm-0.70 x 8 piston cover
(2) 4mm-0.70 x 10 throttle bracket and piston cover
(3) 4mm-0.70 x 12 acelerator pump
(4) 4mm-0.70 x 14 bowl

Thank you for posting that list SWAMPRABBIT.

I have a few JIS driver bits, the kind like you you use in a changeable tip screwdriver or a cordless screw gun. Unfortunately I have no idea where I got them from.

 

Just a note here on the screws that Honda uses in these bikes.

They are not Phillips but JIS which stands for "Japanese Industry Standard" and the screwdrivers are totally different on the way they grip the screw.

Apparently the Phillips screw was designed to "cam out" easily as part of the design and there is a story behind that too. The JIS dont' "cam" out easily and when you have the correct screwdrivers, it is amazing the difference they make to removing the JIS screws.

For most on the forum it is easier to just replace the screws with the "Allen" head type as they are a common style and are an excellent design.

For those who work on these bikes on a regular basis, it is well worth the $45.00 approx. for a set of the "Vessel" JIS screwdrivers that are meant for these fasteners. I just picked up a set of three different sizes from a US supplier and I am really happy with the results.

 

Excellent point well made! If you look at the photo, that is exactly the type of screw mentioned. I have never come across these types of screw drivers though in all my tool hunts. Feel free to give us a link to your supplier...

 

The screw driver in your Honda "tool kit" is JIS.

 

I'll have to take a closer look. :thumb: