stripped screws?
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stripped screws?
Anyone have any tricks of the trade in removing stripped screws. The head is not stripped but it will just turn and turn without catching. The screws are on a deck hatch hinge. Thanks
Jim
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it is through bolted but you can't reach the spinning bolt cause the bolt is in the hole so to say.. I would imagine you would have to drill around it just to get a wrench on it. Either way, looks like i will have to do a little glasswork to it when I am finished removing the screw and hatch.
Thanks but at this point the caveman comes out.
Jim
Thanks but at this point the caveman comes out.
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Try turning the screw with a cordless drill. Turn it real slow with very light pressure. Now try to get under the head with a flat bladed screw driver and lift up.
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Have someone hold the bolt from the bottom with a pair of pliers while you drill it out from the top. During reassembly use a washer to keep the nut from digging into the glass.