6,000 miles checkup - go to a dealer or do it myself?

[Water Warrior 2]

Yes, 3 sizes in my tool box. "Google" Robertson screws or Robertson screw drivers and you will probably get a pic of the design. I wish the bikes had Robertson heads instead of Philips. The main reason is that the Philips on a Japanese bike is actually of Metric dimensions so the normal SAE Philips tend to slip. I have found though, an impact driver has very good Philips tips that do not slip. Works well but is very heavy for a screw driver.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

the normal SAE Philips tend to slip.

Could they possibly be pozidrive, not phillips? Do you have those in Canada? If you don't have pozidrive screwdrivers, you might try grinding the tip off an old phillips screwdriver, to see if that works better. Pozidrive is a slightly different angle to phillips, & has the end missing.

[Water Warrior 2]

Oh yah, we have far too many Phillips in Canada. The Pozidriv(just Googled it)is slightly familiar but probably just because of seeing the screw heads on items made elsewhere. Not really used here to the best of my knowledge. The reason I say too many Phillips in Canada is due to the fact that many world wide products come here and the manufacturers use a variety of cheap Phillips head screw and bolts that are not all the same angles and dimensions. Gets real frustrating and expensive when you keep chewing the corners off a Phillips tip.