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HELP! As is always the case with screws when you have a number doing the same job. Broke the seal on two of the three, then number three chewed out the head. Now instead of an Allen head it has a nice round hole in the top. Any ideas on how to sort it? Was thinking I could Dremel a slot for a stanley tip, but don't want half the screw head fracturing and causing me more grief. Tks

You could try hammering in a torx bit that is a little lager than what's left of the allen hole, but think about where the force that you're applying to that screw head is going - in other words don't hammer the crap out of something not strong enough to take it.

That's good advice, the hammering action will help matters too.

Yep agree torx,even used one to get out a crappy spark plug!

Thanks all. I'll give the torx head a try....carefully.

and if the torx bit fails try a torx socket if there is room, just a backup plan

Thanks guys, t27 Torx bit did the job.

Back when I was re-building forks, including changing upside down legs, which meant unscrewing the casing from the leg I used a torx hammered into the allen head grub screw without ever trying the allen key, a bit of heat until the threadlock went soft and it worked every time.