[myamoto1]

Ok - for the moment you've been waiting for, the easy button/tool:




That's from Harbor Freight (if you couldn't tell by the Pittsburg logo). I used a driver bit about 1 1/2" long and it worked like a charm. Even easier was the reinstall - just use some electrical tape to hold the screw. Once it "bites" pull out the bit with the tape and then continue to screw it in the rest of the way:




Also found out that the AA mini-mag fits perfectly in the corner between the vent hoses. You need to have your kick panels out for this trick: