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*A more likely easier suggestion is to (carefully) put the carbs in a bench vice and remove the screws with an impact driver ''before'' you strip them.   
*Carefully put the carbs in a bench vice and remove the screws with an impact driver ''before'' you strip them.   


*As long as you're going to replace the screws anyway, use vice grips. Grip the screw top down and hold it hand tight (don't clamp it). Then twist; it should make a popping sound as it breaks free. As soon as it pops, stop twisting, get a phillips, and turn the screws out.
*As long as you're going to replace the screws anyway, use vice grips. Grip the screw top down and hold it hand tight (don't clamp it). Then twist; it should make a popping sound as it breaks free. As soon as it pops, stop twisting, get a phillips, and turn the screws out.