Ive been working on and off all summer to remove this headlamp with the rusted screw.
I could barely identify it as a screw head much less back it out. So I figured I would drill it out. At first progress was slow, but there *was* progress as evidenced by the metal shavings. I finally reached a point where i just wasnt getting anywhere. New bit, bigger meaner drill, nothing helped.
Out of desperation, last week I bought a body saw from Harbor Freight in order to cut it loose. I hate to cut things, but I didnt feel like I had any choice if it was going to make any progress on the disassembly.
Today I worked up the nerve to make the cut
You can see the divot where I tried drilling it out
Best I can figure is something called "work hardening." The heat and milling action of the drill basically hardened the metal in the divot until the bit couldn't cut it any more. Or its the worlds toughest screw. German engineering!
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| Remainder of the headlamp mount |
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| Lotta rust behind that headlamp |
