alan key head

[20newcastle-lad08]

the screws on the bottom of my kyosho car are alan key heads but 1 of them are rounded off and wont turn with the key how can i get it off?
thanks

 

[Candyman]

I suggest 2 options.

If you have a rotary tool, chuck a cutoff wheel into it and slot the head of the stripped screw. Then just use a regular screwdriver to remove it. Just make sure you get a good one to replace it with.

Or, you can get a stripped screw remover like the Craftsman Screw Out. You just pop this in your drill. Then just jam it into the head of the stripped hex and power it out.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_... & Dies&psid=FROOGLE01&sid=IDx20070921x00003a

 

[CharliesTheMan]

I haven't tried the craftsman tool yet, but I use the rotary tool tip that he mentioned a lot. You just turn it into a flat head screwdriver head instead of the hex head. If it's down where you can't get to it, you can use the JB Weld method. Get one of those throw away allen wrenches. Apply a liberal amount of JB Weld to the end of the wrench and in the head of the screw, and then put the wrech into the screw as if it wasn't rounded out. Let the JB Weld dry completely, and then unscrew the whole assembly and throw it away.

 

[hpinitromt]

the screw out works good in hard to reach places, but most of the time, i use a dremel with a cutoff wheel, i havent done the jbweld trick yet, havent needed to

 

[Lessen]

Apply a liberal amount of JB Weld to the end of the wrench and in the head of the screw, and then put the wrech into the screw as if it wasn't rounded out. Let the JB Weld dry completely, and then unscrew the whole assembly and throw it away.

First time I've heard of that... I'll have to keep that in mind