Anyone got any tips or suggestions on loosening up the rusted screws and little allen key bolts that hold the FCS fins in place on a board??????....Already started spraying them with WD40, just want to know if people have other ideas.

Yes mate leave the wd40 on all night and in the morning get a hair dryer and apply some heat but not to hot.
then get some new screws
your screws may not be the real deal

New Board

Try warmish water ?? Not to hot though as it may damage the FCS plugs and the glass

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doofuss said...

Anyone got any tips or suggestions on loosening up the rusted screws and little allen key bolts that hold the FCS fins in place on a board??????....Already started spraying them with WD40, just want to know if people have other ideas.

LOL buy one of those FCS tools for 15 bucks,that will fix it,if not burn the board.

if you BBQ the board invite Lacey he loves BBQ boards

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weiry said...

if you BBQ the board invite Lacey he loves BBQ boards

hahahaha. he takes the fins off before hand though, so this might be a problem

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doofuss said...

Anyone got any tips or suggestions on loosening up the rusted screws and little allen key bolts that hold the FCS fins in place on a board??????....Already started spraying them with WD40, just want to know if people have other ideas.

Make sure your FCS key is in good nick - they seem to be soft and will round easily. A standard allen key will provide more leverage... but yes - I'll be picking up an FCS tool myself this weekend.

The FCS tool has an ezi key attachment that is designed for when trouble arises. Heaven.

Yeah, I've got several FCS tools, but the lugs just won't budge using the tool. Wont even budge using a proper allen key.

The centre fin is an FCS fin in a box channel and therefore also has a screw holding it in....That is rusted tight too.

I guess I will just have to keep soaking everything in wd40 and hope for the best.....Not so much of a problem now, but I need to get the fins off later this year to safely take the board on the plane to Hawaii.

i guess worse case scenario you can drill it out (be careful) and put in a new plug - ($3 on ebay) and 30 mins work to do yourself. Otherwise costs ya $25ish to have one done by a pro.

WD-40 has a tendency to make some plastics expand slightly

Sorry guys i don't own the FCS tool but is it a type of tension wrench

Just got the FCS rachet tool this arvo - not sure about the EZ-out bit - looks a bit like some sort of cork-screwed drill bit. Can't quite work out how this would remove a stuck grub screw...

Does it bite the inside and essentially chew it up a bit on the way out?

Interesting though - I thought I'd done all my fins up tight with the normal small FCS key - and the troublesome one with a proper allen key... but I got at least another easy half turn with the rachet. Now I am more confident of not having any probs tomorrow

There's an attachment in the tool that will lock in on the rounded off bolt,once you have the grip and it will not undo,its time for a drill.

Thanks Mac - kinda thought it was a chew & bite job... far out drilling it out would be a prick of a job - you could easily screw up the plug thread and then you'd be off to the board repairer for sure.

^^^^Tap & Die set always a must-have in the Blokecave

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weiry said...

Sorry guys i don't own the FCS tool but is it a type of tension wrench

http://triggerbrothersonline.com/shop/products/Tool-FCS-Ratchet.html?utm_source=myshopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Surf+Shop&utm_term=Tool+FCS+Ratchet

great thing to have for your fins or at home

thanks mac got all that, i thought the FCS tool was a tension wrench. where you cant over tighten the bolt.
i was told years ago to NEVER over tighten the screws.