Laptop Stripped Screw ?????

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

Get a reverse thread drill if other methods don't work.

Drilling may really be the only alternative to the problem.

The drillings which are going to be difficult to keep contained.

Don't need to be a reverse bit though, just need a drill bit just large enough to drill the head off. Think of it like drilling out a pop rivet. You can leave the threaded portion of the screw in place as the cover should go right past that. The screw head is countersunk and no way to grab with pliers or cutters.

Laptop manufacturers use Blue Thread locker and removal of the screws requires the use of a good quality precision screw driver set.. Round off the screw and you are now in a bind.

Krazy glue might have worked if there was some portion left of the head that wasn't rounded off but if smooth, nothing there for the glue to really hold on to.

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

Get a reverse thread drill if other methods don't work.

This and use a hand driver not a drill.

Hi,

Get a reverse thread drill if other methods don't work.

If you have a dremel tool you could cut a slot in the head and take it out with a flat blade screwdriver.

Use a small pair of dikes upright and grab the sides of the screw to loosen it.

QCMan wrote:
Chances are it is not a Phillips screw but a small spline drive. Get a set of them to determine which one fits.

I have tried a small spline and a Phillip's. I looked with a magnifier glass and what it once was it is rounded out now.

Ranger Smith wrote:
Usually you can get the edge of a razor blade under the screw and lift the screw while unscrewing it.

Sorry, I was not clear. The Philips head is stripped not the threads.

Chances are it is not a Phillips screw but a small spline drive. Get a set of them to determine which one fits.

Usually you can get the edge of a razor blade under the screw and lift the screw while unscrewing it.