Mixture screw threads trashed

invalid@example.com (t3rmin), t3rmin
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:05:45 +0000
Old Technical Info Forum

I've discovered the threads on my #3 carb's mixture screw (the one with the needle-like point) are trashed. Dunno what the PO did but it screws in/out *really* hard and visually the threads are flattened.

Any ideas on how to best resolve this? My thoughts so far involve finding a screw at the hardware store with the same threads and running it into the carb to try to clean up the threads inside, then finding a nut that fits the screw and running it through to clean up its threads. The...