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- From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (Patrick Taylor)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: How do you remove frozen, stripped screws?
- Message-ID: <exuptr.447.0@exu.ericsson.se>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 23:15:07 GMT
- References: <1992Dec15.163308.28087@wdl.loral.com>
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- In article <1992Dec15.163308.28087@wdl.loral.com> csk@wdl50.wdl.loral.com (Chuck Kuczaj) writes:
-
- >I've tried penetrating oil, heat, hammers, and other things, but the
- >basic problem is still the fact that one can't exert enough force on
- >a stripped screw. Is there any kind of special tool, which when
- >"clamped-on" to the exposed screw head, allows for the exertion of much
- >greater torque? Obviously, I've tried using the "vice-grip method".
- >What I'm looking for is a more optimal solution.
-
- The optimal solution is a drill and a die kit, I believe. I've also had
- some luck with these reverse-threaded pullout screws. They screw into the
- existing offending part in the reverse direction, thus applying torque in
- the removing direction while digging deeper into the screw.
-
- This doesn't work too well with small parts, though.
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