Help, Any Idea of opening a Broken Screw?

[jayzee98]

I am having problem with my mod, i just destroyed a screw head with a screw driver now it looks like it going to be stuck FOREVER!!
Need help please

 

[dhughey]

Use a rubber band
Stick the rubber over the stripped screw and insert the screwdriver and it will turn

 

[jayzee98]

Thnx for the reply,
Tried and didn't work.
The size of the striped screw is just as big as the screw driver tip, any more ideas?

 

[FreeHeelsFreeMinds]

Use a dremel cutting disk or a thin hacksaw blade to cut a notch in the screw head and remove it with a flathead screwdriver. Or if that wont work, you can buy a screw extractor bit that kind of drill into the head of the screw and use reverse threading to catch on the material when you run your drill in reverse. Like this one here:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/21286468?...76004996&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=50595023916&veh=sem

 

[jayzee98]

Thnx dude,

Will try it out once i buy it

 

[Nermal]

Sometimes you can fill the screw head with lapping compound, and gently tap the screwdriver into the head. This gets a grip on many partially stripped heads. Doesn't always work, and lapping compound is a perpetually overpriced commodity, but it's worth a shot. Don't spend more than the cost of the mod.

 

[Racehorse]

Just take to a machine shop. Any guy over there can take out a screw for you.

Do yourself a favor and buy a snap on tools #0 or 00 screwdriver (Orange on sides of black handle) .....used these to repair computers and my friends used in aircraft industry...... run about $12 each, best tool I've ever had.

 

[jayzee98]

Thnx man! i did it with a screw driver and a hammer

 

[jayzee98]

Thanks all for replying me! got it to work already~

 

[Nermal]

Sometimes, a hammer really is the right tool for the job.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Left hand drill bit set... (I'm not kidding)

http://www.harborfreight.com/13-piece-left-hand-drill-bit-set-95146.html

Put it in the chuck, run in reverse, it will usually bind and unscrew the boogered up screw, if not, then get a screw extractor set

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-piece-screw-extractor-set-40349.html

 

[Nermal]

Left hand bits seem to work at least as well as screw extractors. I've never used them on what I would call jeweler's sizes.