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**PLEASE HELP** Stripped Screw Problem, How can i get it out????

post #1 of 10
5/21/07 at 10:38pm
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Does anyone know how to get a stripped screw out?
It is the bottom one on the RIGHT monitor hinge on my M170

I want to try to notch it, but im afraid of messing something up
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post #2 of 10
5/21/07 at 11:29pm
Get something to use as a shim and slide it under the screw as you are unscrewing it. You will be pulling up with the shim as you are gently pushing down with the screwdriver.

If that fails, which it shouldn't, you might have to get some small pliers to help. Don't worry, it is possible to get that screw out somehow.
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post #3 of 10
5/22/07 at 1:18am
worst case-

https://www.micro-tools.com/store/it...ode=TAP-135-00
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post #4 of 10
5/22/07 at 4:08pm
Looks like tools from SAW. How do you even use that?
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post #5 of 10
5/22/07 at 4:25pm
Take an electric drill with a bit smaller than the head of the screw and proceed to drill into the head of the screw until the metal head separates from the screw's body. Throw the head away and then take some pliers and twist the headless screw out of the screw-hole. I did this a couple times with tough laptop screws xD

Oh yeah, feel free to replace the screw when all is said and done
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post #6 of 10
5/22/07 at 4:26pm
Go to your local Sears store. They have special bits that will grip even badly screwed-up screws... Costs a few bucks at the most.

P.S.: This is what I had in mind. Sorry, it's a bit more than I thought. The advantage compared to the other suggestions is that it will keep your collateral damage minimal, even if you're pretty much a klutz... Don't ask me how I got that idea
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post #7 of 10
5/22/07 at 4:42pm
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Originally Posted by Pirx
Go to your local Sears store. They have special bits that will grip even badly screwed-up screws... Costs a few bucks at the most.

P.S.: This is what I had in mind. Sorry, it's a bit more than I thought. The advantage compared to the other suggestions is that it will keep your collateral damage minimal, even if you're pretty much a klutz... Don't ask me how I got that idea
Yea, im not the most mechanically inclined kid.

Im going to go there on the weekend and see if it will fit the screws.
If worse comes to worse, i will take it somewhere to get it professionally repaired
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post #8 of 10
5/28/07 at 11:33am
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Originally Posted by investinwaffles
Yea, im not the most mechanically inclined kid. Im going to go there on the weekend and see if it will fit the screws. If worse comes to worse, i will take it somewhere to get it professionally repaired
The Screw-outs at sears are great, just keep a steady hand. Here is how you used them (disclaimer, , this for typically larger applications) Use a small drill bit to make a "pit" in the screw, we are looking for a bed for the "screw-out". Here is how the crew out works, you put the drill in reverse, HOWEVER, the 'screw out' is reverse threaded, so it should catch in the bed you made and while it tries to bore into the old screw, the old screw begins to rotate out. but remember, the screw is probably in a plastic seat, so be carfull. Good luck, and tell us how it goes!!!
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post #9 of 10
5/28/07 at 2:10pm
I have a stripped screw on my M90 as well. Fortunately, it isn't necessary to remove it for cleaning the fans and such, so I won't bother. Regardless, it's good to know that there are tools and services available.
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post #10 of 10
5/28/07 at 4:00pm
There are lot of TOOLS out there
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