How to get a stripped screw out of a T41?

[aphex]

Need to check my wireless card, its under the palmrest...

One of the screws is pretty much totally stripped... Anyway to get it out?

 

[INM8]

I dont know how you can get it out...but whatever you do, dont get good ideas and try to drill it out. I did that recently and it destroyed a perfectly good mp3 player. Was a good one too 🙁

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: INM8
I dont know how you can get it out...but whatever you do, dont get good ideas and try to drill it out. I did that recently and it destroyed a perfectly good mp3 player. Was a good one too 🙁

Which one?

 

[MrMilney]

Craftsman 3 pc. Screw-Out? Damaged Screw Remover Set

 

[Sumotku]

Don't rule out the possibility of using a different sort of driver, often a torx or allen wrench will grip a stripped screw. Failing that, try to drill only the first 1/16th of an inch and then insert an allen wrench with a safe amount of force.

 

[Jiggz]

Is it stripped by the slot head or by the threads? Can you post a pic?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Jiggz
Is it stripped by the slot head or by the threads? Can you post a pic?

By the phillips head...The tools i have just take away more and more metal when i twist...

 

[Markbnj]

If you have clear access to the head, this method will work, but it requires care.

You need a little spiral tool for removing stripped screws. Not one of those Sears things, Easyouts or whatever they call them, that have two biting edges. All those are good for is removing larger amounts of metal. The tool I am referring to has been around a lot longer, and looks sort of like a softserve ice-cream cone. The one you get needs to be smaller than the shank of the screw you're removing. If you don't have small drill bits get one of those at the same time. The person at the hardware counter can advise on matching the bit to the screw remover.

Now use the drill and drill into the center of the screw head. Drill in about 1/4" if you can.

Once you have the hole drilled you will be able to insert the remover, which is spiraled to bite when turned counterclockwise. The screw will come out.

 

[3chordcharlie]

you can sometimes cut a groove in the head, then use a standard screwdriver.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Only if the screw was cross threaded or installed with Loctite would it be hard to get out.

Find the best fitting screw driver you have for what remains of the screw head.
Clean both the screw head and driver very well=oil free. Bond the driver to the
screw head using a good 5 minuet epoxy=DEVCON, can be had from ACE Hardware.
Do not move the driver as the epoxy is taking it's set. Do a dry run first with tape or
whatever you have at hand to stabilize the plot. This will keep panic at bay when you
do the wet-run. Apply the epoxy with a tooth-pick. Use very little as the driver will displace
some of it. Once the screw is out, heat it with a lighter to break the epoxy's bond.

Important note: Give the 5 minuet epoxy atleast an hour to cure at 70F before removing
the screw. Exert no side loading on the driver, just twist CCW.

When you buy a new screw invest in a decent set of small screw drivers dedicated only
to your electronics work. Loan-out no tools ever. Buy good tooling. Cheap tooling=more
work than money saved.


...Galvanized

 

[LTC8K6]

I have successfully cut grooves into the heads of stripped screws several times. I used a Dremel and the little abrasive cutoff blade.

 

[corkyg]

There are special tools and devices for this purpose.

EZ-Out