How do I get these screws out the chassis?

[parcou]

Fam

I should have added skid plates a year ago but I just added them mainly to try to protect and stop wearing the heads off these screws in the pic. The plates that cover the tire wells are 2mm screws. Cannot get the 2mm screw driver in there and 1.5mm is too small nothing fits now. Now that I have better protection I would like to remove them and replace them with new 2mm screws.

Any idea on how to get grind out screws out?

 

[Sargent_Horse]

You can try to "clean" the hex up with a little knife or worst case scenario just dremel is little slot in the screw head and use a flat head to get it out.

 

[Ginglehopper]

I always get a dremal with a mini cut-off wheel on it, then cut a slot in the screw head. Then you can take the screws out with a flat head screwdriver. You might wreck the cf parts if your not careful though.

 

[jkflow]

You can actually just try and press the standard hex driver into the hex. It looks like it's closed, but it's very thin metal. Do not drill, the hex is still fully intact, pure surface damage. I typically use a very small screwdriver to remove those little ridges, dremel might work if you have a small enough bit, but this doesn't need any machining.

 

[Rainger40]

If the hex is buggered you can tap a torx bit into it and get enough bite to unscrew.

 

[Edough13]

I agree with @jkflow I had this same thing happen on my Limitless and was able to get the 2mm hex in with some effort and pull every screw out and they looked just like yours or worse

 

[AIan]

Throw it out and get a new one
When’s trash pick up at your house


just kidding

 

[Dp1felony]

As said you have several options.
Tap the Allan key into it to force it in, a small torx driver may also work.
You can also use a center punch towards the outside tapping it round anticlockwise to undo it. If that fails as said cut a slot and use a flathead.
Tbh it shouldn't be that tight that it won't budge easily enough.

 

[Rigcheck]

 

[AIan]

I also love my micro grabbit screw extractor

it can go down to like m2 screws or the 1.5mm hex driver screws.