Screw extractor.

[ohmygahitscoby]

Anyone know of a screw extractor that is small for a 3mm head on a screw? I stripped two of them I need to take them out.

 

[Cupooterluvr]

Craftsman sells a set. My dad has some and they work great. Come in three sizes. Should fit the screw.

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

Awesome. I'll go check Home Depot later today.

 

[beason]

if you can get to the screw, just cut a notch in it with a dremel and use a flat blade screwdriver to remove it

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

i tried the Dremel thing. The Dremel cut a big flatgead notch. If I drill a little bit more, it'll snap.

 

[devinbrown07]

did you try using vise grips to lock onto the sides of the screw, that has worked for me in the past...

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

It's a flathead, so I can't. I already got it out anyways. I actually have another screw that is stripped, but I have a screw extractor kit now.

 

[olds97_lss]

Do you have a brand/part number for what you bought? I haven't seen anything small enough at my local hardware stores...

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

Actually, I found that mine is also too big for the screw! The smallest That is in the kit I have is a 2mm. Anyways, it's the Black & Decker #16270.

 

[olds97_lss]

Oh. Hopefully someone will post up with something that does work with the really small stuff.

 

[flandersander]

There is a company that produces backwords drillbits. They turn counterclockwise. They make a ton of different sizes like normal drill bits. They work for taking out small screws except flats. I can't remember the company but maybe do a search for counterclockwise drill bits.

 

[CharliesTheMan]

I've found the easiest way to get them is to take the allen wrench and JB weld it into the screw head. Let it set up and dry really good and then unscrew the screw, and throw the whole mess away. This wasn't my idea, I think Rob or Eddy told me about it, I'm simply passing it along.

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

I'll try that. I tried using CA glue, but that didn't work.

 

[CharliesTheMan]

yeah you gotta have something with a musch strong bond, like JB Weld or something stronger if you can find it. CA tends to be brittle once it dries with metal on metal, and you need something that will hold a really strong bond without crumbling.

 

[frickenjoey]

Drill the center of the screw as deep as you can safely with out damaging the parent material that it is in. Use a Torques (Star) screw driver the largest you can get to fit in the hole and twist 'er out. This works for me pretty often.

 

[Bad Maxx]

There is a set of screw extractors at my local True Valu hardware store that went down to I believe 1.5mm if you have no luck with the new suggestions I'll drive down and check on a brand name and part number for you.

 

[jerry7007]

if its not striped too bad, like if its a hex and its on a metal surface, like the chassis or the engine, you can use a small torch and heat it, i like to use a pencil torch

 

[RC Addict]

Oh jerry... You went and dusted off a dead thread. Put it back in the attic before Rolex gets back, dude! He HATES dust!











Ok, folks, Nothing to see here....

 

[moe7404]

am late to the party? i found that the 3 mm button head and countersunk screws have a 2 mm socket that strips easly with a ball driver, so i just changed most to a 3 mm screw with a socket of 2.5 mm. no more trouble.

 

[Tombomb]

Drill the center of the screw as deep as you can safely with out damaging the parent material that it is in. Use a Torques (Star) screw driver the largest you can get to fit in the hole and twist 'er out. This works for me pretty often.

Works for me!!