Need help with a stripped screw.

[mikeyd5051]

Heard some grinding coming from the trans on my capra. Thought I'd take it apart to investigate and stripped the screw. Anyone have any suggestions that won't hurt my motor?

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[AK KRAWLER]

It takes time for it to set up, but I have used JB weld to attach a cheap allen/hex wrench to the screw head.
It does not always work, but has a couple times for me.

[mikeyd5051]

Thx. I'll try that or buy an easy out

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[high plains drifter]

Good suggestion ^^^

I've also slotted stripped screw-heads with a thin Dremel cut-off wheel. I even keep some old worn down ( smaller) wheels for just such an occasion. Slot it as best you can then go in with a wide enough flat-head screwdriver to extract it.

Also you can sometimes take an allen key ( not a good-quality driver... don't want to ruin those lol) that is one size bigger and 'gently' tap it in there with a hammer to see if it will catch enough to slowly turn it out. If that doesn't work, you can even sometimes take that larger size key and shave it a hair on all sides to get it a bit smaller... then try again to tap it in there to see if it engages enough to rotate the screw outta there.

[HumboldtEF]

Did you use loctite? If so you may want to apply some heat with a soldering iron before attempting removal.

You could sacrifice a torx bit thats a bit oversized for this fastener, hammer it in and give it a try and hope it doesnt also strip.

You could try to grind a slot in it and use a flat head screw driver to remove it. this might be my last resort

BTW I stripped a fair number of screws before I got a nice set of hex drivers. Basic/cheap tools often have a loose fit and often lead to stipping heads. Vanquish and MIP make great percision tools.

[mikeyd5051]

Originally Posted by HumboldtEF

Did you use loctite? If so you may want to apply some heat with a soldering iron before attempting removal.

You could sacrifice a torx bit thats a bit oversized for this fastener, hammer it in and give it a try and hope it doesnt also strip.

You could try to grind a slot in it and use a flat head screw driver to remove it. this might be my last resort

BTW I stripped a fair number of screws before I got a nice set of hex drivers. Basic/cheap tools often have a loose fit and often lead to stipping heads. Vanquish and MIP make great percision tools.

I did use loctite. Evidently I used a little too much lol

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[twade984]

Originally Posted by HumboldtEF

Did you use loctite? If so you may want to apply some heat with a soldering iron before attempting removal.

You could sacrifice a torx bit thats a bit oversized for this fastener, hammer it in and give it a try and hope it doesnt also strip.

You could try to grind a slot in it and use a flat head screw driver to remove it. this might be my last resort

BTW I stripped a fair number of screws before I got a nice set of hex drivers. Basic/cheap tools often have a loose fit and often lead to stipping heads. Vanquish and MIP make great percision tools.

I would echo this entire post


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[themountain]

Heat is your friend when it comes to too much loctite..

[BREL]

Originally Posted by themountain

Heat is your friend when it comes to too much loctite..

too true, had to heat too many over loctited screws to remember

[Gula]

Bit of "tin foil" and an old Allen wrench. I have also used the reverse "ez-out" chamfering tool, and it grabs most hardware.