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So, here's the problem.
I'm putting together a computer and screwed a screw to hold the video card in place a little too tight. The head isn't stripped thankfully, but when I turn it, it won't actually move.. It just turns. Which I guess means the threads are stripped.
I've googled harder than I've ever googled before, but it seems like the only solutions that apply to my situation call for some expensive power tools that I don't happen to have handy.
So, my question is, is there a way to remove a screw with stripped threads without paying $50+?
For reference, the screw in question is sort of positioned like this:
-||o
with - being the bottom, || being the place it's screwed into and o being the head. There's plenty of room to work with on either side of the screw.
TL;DR: how to remove screw with stripped threads without spending money?
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Use the back of the hammer and pull it out. Although that would probably damage ||. Not good with tools sorry...
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It does not sound like your bolts threads are stripped, it sound like whatever nut your trying to bolt to "broke loose" and is spinning behind. If the threads are indeed stripped you should be able to just pull it out. Often what is happening is that there is a bolt on the other side of what you are bolting to that is tack welded into place and if you break the weld it will then just spin in place while not backing out, or going in. If you can, try to grab that backing with pliers or something and keep it from spinning as you back the bolt out. You may not even need pliers, your fingers may do the trick. Pictures would probably help your cause.
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put some light pressure on the bottom ( - ) of the screw and attempt to turn i then
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Pliers and brute force.
What kind of obscure voodoo method were you hoping to discover?
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On November 23 2011 18:55 Jinsho wrote:
What kind of obscure voodoo method were you hoping to discover?
This kind.
On November 23 2011 18:55 Jinsho wrote:
Pliers and brute force.
I'll give it a shot as soon as I find my set.
Thanks mr. voodoo man :3
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You can try pushing hard on the bottom while unscrewing it. This way you might force it to move on to new threads instead of the part you stripped. Another thing would be to hammer the bottom a bit to forcibly make it jump threads. If it's not entirely destroyed it might work I suppose.
But the threads on the base and the screw are probably going to be unusable after.
Other idiocies: Straight screwdriver forced between screw head and graphics card metal thingie, apply downwards force ... somehow; or retry unscrewing, or retry hitting the bottom.
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Alright, it's finally coming out after pushing/unscrewing for an incredibly long time.
Or at least it's loosening up.. So I can rip it out easier later.
Thanks guys.
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You could always use one of those tightening wrench thingies. Or yeah, pliers. ^^
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did you try applying force on the bottom of the screw as you twisted it out?
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On November 23 2011 18:17 henery wrote:
It does not sound like your bolts threads are stripped, it sound like whatever nut your trying to bolt to "broke loose" and is spinning behind. If the threads are indeed stripped you should be able to just pull it out. Often what is happening is that there is a bolt on the other side of what you are bolting to that is tack welded into place and if you break the weld it will then just spin in place while not backing out, or going in. If you can, try to grab that backing with pliers or something and keep it from spinning as you back the bolt out. You may not even need pliers, your fingers may do the trick. Pictures would probably help your cause.
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