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Mr Ontario
06-08-2008, 05:01 PM
Was in the process of taking my license plate off...the one screw is starting to strip...but still may be salvageable....dunno....What do you do to get the screw off if it's stripped? Any secrets?
BAM
06-08-2008, 05:14 PM
well.. perhaps you could get a flat head screwdriver under the lip of the screwhead and pry on it as you unscrew it with another screwdriver.
gojimmygo
06-08-2008, 05:22 PM
Mr. O you could try using a hammer to tap the screwdriver into the screw(getting better leverage) then try unscrewing it.Or what Bam said. Worst case scenario use a sawzall or grinder.Good luck man.
Jimmy
Freebsd1977
06-08-2008, 05:44 PM
Canadian Tire (stop laughing) sells stripped-screw kits.
The Terminator
06-08-2008, 07:07 PM
Easiest thing if you can still get access to the head of the screw is to take a small hacksaw and make a line across the head of the screw wide enough for a flat head screw driver to fit into. After that, simply unscrew as normal with the flat head.

Works fine, and easy to do. :)

Matt
Mr.Freeze
06-08-2008, 07:35 PM
Canadian Tire (stop laughing) sells stripped-screw kits.

use the original Grab it!:yeah
shithead
06-08-2008, 08:09 PM
looks like a dildo.
Big D
06-08-2008, 08:39 PM
I would do what matt said, i've done that plenty of times,

try to stay away from freezes dildo looks like it has sharp edges:o
Mr Ontario
06-08-2008, 08:42 PM
Looks huge :)


looks like a dildo.
RagingRandy
06-08-2008, 08:55 PM
When you finally get it off and you put it back on use stainless bolts\screws and you will not have this problem again.
Freebsd1977
06-08-2008, 10:47 PM
use the original Grab it!:yeah

:yeah
IronRobi
07-08-2008, 12:06 AM
I love the screw removers. Pain in the ass to drill small holes in the middle of those ****ers though. I normally just grab a big drill bit, drill the head of the screw off, take off whatever was behind the screw, then grab what's left with big vice grips and twist it out.
Big D
07-08-2008, 01:47 PM
hey mr.o what are you driving, is the car in your pic>?
Mr Ontario
07-08-2008, 02:41 PM
It's the bigger's guy car to the left of me. :)


hey mr.o what are you driving, is the car in your pic>?
Big D
07-08-2008, 04:56 PM
it looks like one nice car
pseclint
07-08-2008, 05:01 PM
sell your car, you will never get that screw out..... best of luck
Mr Ontario
07-08-2008, 05:23 PM
Chick came with the car :)


it looks like one nice car
Thechamp
07-08-2008, 05:51 PM
go to the hardware store and get a retractor
Freebsd1977
07-08-2008, 09:39 PM
go to the hardware store and get a retractor

LOL! That sounds so dirty.
Thechamp
08-08-2008, 12:40 PM
Lol.