stripped screws?
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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
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Can you get to the underside of it ?
if so have someone put some pressure on the bottom of the screw as you are loosening it.
I would think that a deck hatch hinge would be through bolted. Are you sure there is not a nut on the back that is spinning with it ?
if so have someone put some pressure on the bottom of the screw as you are loosening it.
I would think that a deck hatch hinge would be through bolted. Are you sure there is not a nut on the back that is spinning with it ?
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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.
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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.