jeremywalker

Attempting to remove my TB from 90 xj, I stripped the rear (closest to the firewall ) torx screw head. Any suggestions?? Thx

mdnov

They do make screw extractors that may work for you.

letsgomuddin

Weld the top of the screw and grab it with vice grips

5-90

Drill in one hand, Shop-Vac hose in the other (to pick up the chips.) Shop-Vac hose should not be over the throttle body.

Those screws (on RENIX) are threaded 3/8"-16 - if you can properly centre a 3/8" drill bit, you can pop the head off of the screw and lift off the throttle body. I've done that - then you get the throttle body out of the way, stuff a rag in the hole, and you have options.

Space is limited under there with the air hose down - so you'll either need to get a button head or a low socket head to replace it. If you wanted to use a hex head, you're going to want to put in a larger counterbore. If you want to use a full-height socket head or a stud-and-nut setup, you'll have to have a deeper counterbore (but, I believe, both are possible.)

Kalali

Not sure about this particular screw but sometimes you can cut a groove across the screw head using the Dremel tool and use a flat head screw driver to get the screw out.

Char92dj8

X2