Why your carburetor screws are often stripped/rounded off.

Today we solve the mystery as to why carburetor screws are so often flogged out. There are the usual suspects but there is another reason you may not even be aware of.

[@ARCtacticalAz]

Very informative thanks for posting

[@buck_the_atlas]

Cheers mate. I hope it helps.

[@Dirt_Serpent]

It’s unfortunate, if you don’t know about JIS vs Phillips then the dreaded rounded screw is most likely going to happen. These screws aren’t Phillips heads

[@buck_the_atlas]

It certainly catches a lot of folks out.

[@pachanoid]

for me it works with the "caiman" (vice grips)

[@KonnaVaari]

Ah, so this explains why all my screws are rounded in all carb machines. All though i replaced them with torx screws, we use them alot at my job and love them.

[@buck_the_atlas]

Torx screws, brilliant idea.