How to unscrew a screw that doesn't screw anymore?

[Aflan]

Well...The tittle says all...

I was rebuilding my nice little Mojave and I tried to unscrew a screw that doenst screw anymore...
Btw, I have no idea what the right word for it would be in English...But in Dutch it would have been "dol gedraaid", which translates in "gone mad"...

Anyway, how do I get the screw out without thrashing or damaging the chassis?...
I tried a worn out hex driver, cleaning agent, even a pc hex driver...I cant think of anything else but drill it out...And I don't want to do that...

So...........HELP!...

Thx in advance for tips, jokes and other stuff...

Groetjes,

Erik, aka Aflan

 

[ajdragon]

Hi

Where is it located at?

 

[Dustin Mustangs]

Are you talking about a hex stripped out such that your driver can not get a good enough grip on it? If so, use something like a rotary tool to cut a slot in the head and remove it with a flat bladed screw driver. If that doesn't work, or if the head breaks, try an 'easy out'.

 

[Aflan]

Yes, "stripped out", need to remember that one, thx...
Going to get my trustee dremel out and attack the sucker, ehm, screw...Lets see if it works...
Never heard of a "easy out"...Going to look for it in my tool shop...
Thanks for the tip @Dustin Mustangs ...

 

[Dustin Mustangs]

No problem. The translation on that Dutch word cracks me up, although I am typically the one 'gone mad' when dealing with stripped out fasteners.

Btw @Aflan, I live in a town originally settled by Dutch Calvinist separatists. So I suppose there might be an outside chance I am over here tipping mugs at the local pubs with some of your distant relatives. Cheers from Holland!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland,_Michigan

 

[Aflan]

Well...If you want to taste some beer over here...

 

[WoodiE]

If you can cut a slot in the screw and use a flat head screwdriver to remove it, that would be an easy and cheap way of fixing it. Otherwise get yourself a small screw extractor set and it'll remove the screw without any issues... more times than not.

 

[Jerry-rigged]

For hex head screws that have 'gone mad" - stripped out, I will try a torx / star bit. Often they will grab where a hex bit will slip.

If the Torx / star bit does not work, I will use my dremmel and cut-off wheel to cut a slot in the screw head, then use a flat blade screw driver.

 

[Dustin Mustangs]

That's a good tip. Sometimes a square bit will work in a stripped out phillips head too.