tips for stripped screws?

[FeelTheRT]

i got a screw with a worn out hole, any tips or tricks to get it out?

[paintbattler]

drill right smack dab in the middle and it will break apart (thats what i did and it worked fine)

[martlet1]

Man, the way that is written sounds kind of dirty..lol.
I have used a magnetic screw driver several times to help pull the screw out. It may be an aluminum screw, then i would just drill it out. :)

[FeelTheRT]

hrmm.. drills dosn't sound like a good idea...i'm thinking about taking a hack saw and just cutting a slot accross the screw, then use a flat head or anything else thats thin and flat and screw it out... i just want to know if theres any other way, i just don't want to accedently mess up.

[joker4hire]

I had some damaged screws.. I used this

http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summary/productsummary.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0485487820.102 1924623@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdcadcfekhhmfdcehgcemgdffmdfil.0&vertical=SEARS&bidsite=&pid=00952154000

Hope this helps.

[Restola]

yeah theres another product called easy-out i think.

check your local hardware store they might even do it for free (mine did)

[krafty]

Here's a mechanic's tip: Get the correct size screwdriver and put the tip in the screw. Then give the handle of the screwdriver a good whack or 2 with a hammer (any will do, but I prefer a dead-blow). Then see if you can turn the screw out. If not, I'd suggest those Craftsman screw removers that Joker recommended.

[Tyril]

If you've got some extra almost-fitting allen wrenches... put some superglue around it, the screw... put it in. Let it dry overnight and twist out. Heat it up to retain the wrench.

-Mike

[FeelTheRT]

Originally posted by Tyril
If you've got some extra almost-fitting allen wrenches... put some superglue around it, the screw... put it in. Let it dry overnight and twist out. Heat it up to retain the wrench.

-Mike

hey! now yallr thinkin! i like that i like it alot. Have u ever tried this or r u just kinda guessing?

[Will Wood]

I know this works with other a glue type substance, but it also ruins your allen wrench. This sould work.

[BTAutoMag]

yea the flat head technic has never gon wrong for me:D

[AngelBoy]

Kinda like the superglue idea. Put in an allen wrench and put loc-tite around the outside. Let it dry, then unscrew it.

[Bartleby]

go for those removal things joker recommended. i have a set and they haven't failed me once.

[Mav D MagMan]

Or you can take a trash (or replaceable) allen key (wrench) and use a sodering iron to soder it to the stripped screw. This will be much stronger than the superglue and limit the chances of damaging whatever it's stuck in.

[Tyril]

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Originally posted by Tyril
If you've got some extra almost-fitting allen wrenches... put some superglue around it, the screw... put it in. Let it dry overnight and twist out. Heat it up to retain the wrench.

-Mike
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hey! now yallr thinkin! i like that i like it alot. Have u ever tried this or r u just kinda guessing?



I've done it twice when I managed to strip the shoddy screws on my M98. Just make sure the glue is completely dry, and do it slowly =)

Hope that helps!

-Mike

[Ityl]

or you can try a torx head that fits into the hole. They seem to get out bolts that an allen head has stripped out.