E61 - What tool to use to remove the big brass "screw"

by **Mark Well** on Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:40 pm

I tried unsuccessfully to unscrew the big brass screw from the E61 grouphead. I would like to clean it!

What took do you use to unscrew this monster ? Can you post a pic? I am scared to break the "line".

All straight screwdrivers seems to have the head too thin (not large enough).

sorry for the english.

And by the way, what direction to unscrew it (anti-clockwise) like other stuff ?

Thanks

by **stefano65** on Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:48 pm

Stubby screwdriver
or remove the head, place it on as vise upside down
and use an impact drive ( the hammered one)

http://users.rcn.com/erics/ · by **erics** on Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:29 pm

Or -

Go to the hardware store and buy what's called a fender washer and grind a flat on it as shown. Go to your paint store and ask kindly for a paint can lid remover (thanks to Dave Stephens) to easily remove the dispersion screen (next time).

Put them together on a D ring and you've got another special tool set.

by **Mark Well** on Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:45 pm

It is the water distributor

http://www.coffeeparts.com/machines/ecm.html

http://users.rcn.com/erics/ · by **erics** on Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:29 am

I know what part you are trying to remove.

The fender washer, after you grind the flat on it, acts as a REALLY JUMBO STUBBY screwdriver and is really easy to grip.

by **stefano65** on Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:24 am

Great idea Eric
simpler that my "custom" tool
I took an old knife ( style Jack Nicholson in the shinning)
cut most of the blade and left a piece big and wide enough for the purpose.

by **Mark Well** on Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:48 am

damn italians..., why it need to be always complicate for nothing. They cannot make a normal screw head like everybody?

by **sweaner** on Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:55 am

erics wrote:I know what part you are trying to remove. The fender washer, after you grind the flat on it, acts as a REALLY JUMBO STUBBY screwdriver and is really easy to grip.

Eric, another product for you to manufacture?

by **stefano65** on Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:19 pm

The dammed Italian ( this one at least)are also assuming that people clean the equipment often enought that will not get fossilized in there

by **Mark Well** on Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:59 pm

i agree with you, but I was too poor to buy a new machine, I made the mistake to buy it used from someone who didn't maintained very well...


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