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***austin5205*** · March 7th, 09:18 PM

does anybody know anyway to get a stripped screw out its allan fittings and stripped to hell need help it holds my rail in

**splatwithhonor3** · March 7th, 10:01 PM

I'm assuming you stripped (rounded out) the head, from using the wrong size allen wrench etc.., and you are now unable to remove it with pliers or vice grips, because it is holding your rail on, which prevents you from having anything to get ahold of. What you need to do is get a drill bit just slightly larger than the diameter of the screw (threaded part, not the head). Drill straight down through the head and into the screw. This will cut the head off of the screw, and allow you to remove the rail, and twist the screw out with pliers. I will draw pics now

**mLuH** · March 7th, 10:03 PM

try using needle nose plyers, or a vice grip or soemthing. otehr than that, splat's idea should work, if you have the right sized drill/bit

**jeluso** · March 7th, 10:36 PM

try biting it....or do what splatwithhonor said

**HuNtS** · March 7th, 10:43 PM

i filed the sides of the screw and then used a pliers... makes for an easier grip on the screw...

**p8ntballweird** · March 7th, 10:45 PM

^^hahaha they spelled packers wrong

owned.

***austin5205*** · March 7th, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by p8ntballweird

^^hahaha they spelled packers wrong

owned.

haha ya they did but alright i think ill try the drill idea pretty smart thinkin thanks haha

**mLuH** · March 7th, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by p8ntballweird

^^hahaha they spelled packers wrong

owned.

too bad i noticed that like 3 weeks ago

but yeah let us know how the drill idea works out

**big_balla** · March 7th, 11:11 PM

Try with a flathead and wedge it in nice and tight and try to unscrew if not, take a drill and bore out a nice clean hole and use an "easy-out" like this:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog

That's what I did with my tiny eye cover screw and it worked well.

**Huey69** · March 8th, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by splatwithhonor3

I'm assuming you stripped (rounded out) the head, from using the wrong size allen wrench etc.., and you are now unable to remove it with pliers or vice grips, because it is holding your rail on, which prevents you from having anything to get ahold of. What you need to do is get a drill bit just slightly larger than the diameter of the screw (threaded part, not the head). Drill straight down through the head and into the screw. This will cut the head off of the screw, and allow you to remove the rail, and twist the screw out with pliers. I will draw pics now

If you drill too deep, would it not strip the threads?

**Mortisdeum** · March 8th, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Huey69

If you drill too deep, would it not strip the threads?

There is the chance of that when your drilling too.

The vise grips are the best bet

Cause if the problem is made worst that means that some one gets to learn how to use a set of EZ outs (They are a royal pain to use)

**Mescaline** · March 9th, 02:32 PM

no way i would risk drilling, too risky.

stick the largest allen key that will fit, and instead of sticking it dirently 90 degrees into the bolt and rotate, stick it in and jam it in as hard you can and attempt to rotate it out. it might be stuck in there really good and this wont budge it.

so then you can get a tool made to remove stripped bolts
there called "Bolt-Out Damage Bolt Remover" or something of that nature. you will find it at your local hardware store

once its out, obviously replace it

**splatwithhonor3** · March 9th, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Huey69

If you drill too deep, would it not strip the threads?

You drill slowly, and stop as soon as the head is cut off. THen you just back out the remaining bolt with pliers. I'ts way easier than it looks/sounds. I've done it tons of times. I had to do it to everyone of my hockey skate axles once, after too many stops on asphalt ground out the heads.

**counterstrike53** · March 9th, 08:19 PM

Easyouts have never failed me. (but DONT use the wrong size bit)

**big_balla** · March 9th, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by counterstrike53

Easyouts have never failed me. (but DONT use the wrong size bit)

You just drill a little bit into the head so its nice and even and clean... Then take an easy out to it and it comes right out.

You don't want to scratch the body or whatever your screw is holding, do you? Use an easy out...

**Huntin Dawg** · March 11th, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by flowbob

try using needle nose plyers, or a vice grip or soemthing. otehr than that, splat's idea should work, if you have the right sized drill/bit

qft.

**splatwithhonor3** · March 11th, 07:30 PM

I should note that if you have easy outs, that they are superior to my solution. However most people don't own these wonderfull devices, so my idea is the second best.