Stripped Screw Removal

I fricked up. Every attempt I’ve made to remove this damn screw has made things worse

I’ve tried hot glueing the bit to make it fit better, the drill screw removal kit, locking pliers, and a dremel to make a notch for a flathead

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  1. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    This is what the screw originally looked like

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      you stripped a torx screw, you deserve your fate for being moronic

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        https://i.imgur.com/nhOMv41.jpg

        I genuinely don’t know it even got stripped. I was just using a screwdriver by hand to unscrew it and the torx notches fricking broke

        I know I’m moronic. How do I fix this?

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          *know how

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          >I was just using a screwdriver by hand to unscrew it and the torx notches fricking broke
          this is a lie, stop lying and maybe we will help you

          • 11 months ago
            Anonymous

            It’s not a lie. I literally went and bought a drill to remove this fricking screw. I didn’t have one when I first tried to unscrew it

            • 11 months ago
              Anonymous

              keep telling yourself that and you may start to believe it

          • 11 months ago
            Anonymous

            Torxgays BTFO

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          I have a rule for Torx: When I think the screwdriver/bit fits, I still try one size bigger.

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      did you mistake a drill bit for a driver bit

  2. 11 months ago
    Anonymous
  3. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    Get a drill bit, drill it out. If you frick it up you'll have to tap it to a larger size and deal with it.

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      Would it be better to use a dremel to cut a slot for a knife or something so I can loosen it?

      Drilling hasn’t really worked well for me so far

      keep telling yourself that and you may start to believe it

      why would I even lie about this?

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        >Cut a slot for a knife
        Anon PLEASE. Are you saying you thought of a knife before a flathead screwdriver?
        You very well could use a dremel with one of the little baby zipdiscs but please for the love of the Lord use a screwdriver if you want to do so.

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          at this point in time he needs to hire a professional, he is only going to make things worse, he claims to have stripped a torx screw with a hand screwdriver

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          Kek no I tried already with a flathead and it was too wide even when the screw was less blown out. Now it definitely is too wide for any flatheads I have

          • 11 months ago
            Anonymous

            It was at this point I was convinced anon was moronic or a troll. Get a bigger screw driver then.

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        >cut a slot for a
        SCREWDRIVER
        yes
        fill the divit with crazy glue and let it dry whole you're at it, so when you cut the slot it can go straight across and give you a bit more purchase

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          >fill the divit with crazy glue
          only epoxy would work for this

          • 11 months ago
            Anonymous

            >work for this
            all he's doing is pulling out the screw and throwing it away
            all the torque will be applied to the metal
            the glue is just to help keep it in place by bridging the void

  4. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    I stripped a screw building an AR (was the biggest set back of the entire project, lol, kill me), nothing worked to get it out (not even that aerospace grip solution stuff), but using a dremel and cutting a slot to then use with a flat screwdriver/bit did the trick, you will end up cutting into the surrounding material but as long as cosmetic damage doesn't matter it should be fine

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      this is why powertools are a bad idea in many applications

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      this is why powertools are a bad idea in many applications

      I don’t really care if there’s cosmetic damage, it’s all going to be covered up by a truck bed rail afterwards. I would just prefer the threads to be intact

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        do you own vice grips?

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          No

          • 11 months ago
            Anonymous

            Okay, then I have one last idea, tomorrow go to either lowes or home depot and get a pair they look like pic related, you should be able to get them to lock on the outside of the screw if you are careful and take your time. You should set them so they are really tight on the screw. Then you can start by making a quarter turn, then release them, re grip and make another quarter turn, do this until the screw moves freely and you can take it out by hand.

            • 11 months ago
              Anonymous

              oh and lay them flat against the bed/tailgate/whatever of the truck, don't hold them in line with the screw picrel

              • 11 months ago
                Anonymous

                To add on to what this anon is saying, if you've never used vise grips, close them on what you're planning to grip, open them up and tighten it more then close it again on the piece. It should give you some resistance then snap secure. You do not have to have a hell of a time trying to make it death pinch the thing.

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        You might be in for helicoils by the time you’re done fricking this corpse of a situation

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        just drill out the middle

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      I broke off a shitty charging handle in my bolt after a cartridge came apart in my chamber. Now I have a shit aluminum screw in my bolt and I can't attach a charging handle. Making a side charging AR was a mistake.

  5. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    I fricked up by hand and fixed the frick up with power tools so can't relate

  6. 11 months ago
    Bepis
    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      This is the next step. The drill bits are reversed. If you’re lucky, the drill bit will grab the screw and it will inthread. If not, you use the extractor. You’re supposed to use them with a tap handle. A cheaper one that you can slightly tap with a hammer as you unscrew works a little better.

      Failing that, figure out what size the screw is and use a regular drill bit for the next size up and tap new threads for a larger screw.

      It looks too small for a Helicoil.

  7. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    Hammer in a torx, then impact.

  8. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    get your dremel and cut the flat notches in better. then take your flat screwdriver or a sharp cold chisel and tap with a hammer on one half of the head in counterclockwise direction. also soak with pb blaster/deep creep/krill oil. all else fails keep drilling with larger and larger size drill until the head pops off. good luck anon.

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      This worked. Thanks for helping my moronic ass out anons

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        Success! We're all so glad, anon

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        glad that worked for you. this place is full comedians, morons, and some really fricking smart dudes.

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          > a fricking slot
          > really fricking smart dudes.

          • 11 months ago
            Anonymous

            eat shit - we are smart - slot is best

          • 11 months ago
            Anonymous

            it worked didnt it? ya c**t

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        congrats

  9. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    just try vice grips on the outside.

  10. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    drill in and try and ez out, you can weld a nut to the top of it, you can drill through it completely and re tap

  11. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    Weld an L shaped rod to it, moron

  12. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    Drill the head off completely then deal with shank after disassembly

  13. 11 months ago
    Anonymous
    • 11 months ago
      Bepis

      These suck compared to these

      https://i.imgur.com/SSqbiVE.jpg

      especially the cheap ones in your pic you find at Lowe’s for $10-$15. They just frickin spin and create metal shavings and heat

  14. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    That a tacoma? Looks like the bit of trim on the front of the bed.
    As for the screw, drill baby drill it the frick out.

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