stripped screw with a bonus!!

[ironhead79]

Kraton motor mount screw with a hex tip broke inside, tried heat, small chizzle to spin it out. Anyone have a suggestion on getting this SOB out?

 

[Aflan]

Dremel + Vice + Good screwdriver = No screw in hole...

Good luck, Erik

 

[slick2500]

Yup take a Dremel with a cut off wheel and cut a line in it to basically make it a flat head screw.

 

[ironhead79]

Yup take a Dremel with a cut off wheel and cut a line in it to basically make it a flat head screw.

Gonna have to wear down the cut off wheel, these are flush with the chassis plate.

 

[ironhead79]

Wth !!!! Dremeled a slot, Driver just took the sides of the slot off. So now back to the beginning. Can't get a cut off wheel in now w/o destroying the chassis. Used a butane torch also.

 

[slick2500]

Drill it out and you might have to get a new mount.

 

[ironhead79]

Finally got it out, Arrma WTH are you thinking!!!!!! Did all new bearings with Fast Eddie, all 3 diffs torn apart & cleaned and filled 60k/100k/20k.

 

[WoodiE]

What you need is a screw extractor set.

 

[Aflan]

@WoodiE :Those things haven't worked for me, yet.......
I use "father-in-law" ...For some reason nothing can beat that man when it comes to getting stuff unscrewed...
Even if I seriously trashed it.......

Groet, Erik

 

[ironhead79]

What you need is a screw extractor set.

The biggest problem was the piece of the Allen key was stuck inside it. I've got a nice extraction kit, but it was useless in this instance!

 

[rag6]

I find this doesn't happen often when i use quality drivers. How is this arrmas fault?

 

[ironhead79]

The driver was MIP, And does arrma really need all the loctite they use? Wasn't blaming arrma, stuff happens!!

 

[slick2500]

I blame whoever Arrma uses to assemble their vehicles. Most of the issues I have had with mine are from assembly. They even thread locked my lower shock caps on.

 

[Speedbuggiesrule]

The biggest problem was the piece of the Allen key was stuck inside it. I've got a nice extraction kit, but it was useless in this instance!

I'm a little late here but they make left handed drill bits. (Drills that cut in the opposite direction) they're really good for removing broken bolts n what-not.

 

[rag6]

Broke an mip driver... Damn that screw was locked in! Didnt realize the threadlock was the issue.

 

[Chandlerayotte]

They use that red loctite I've had a few issues and I damaged parts just trying to get those f...kin screws out lol Even vise gripped some and still didn't come loose!

 

[Crash]

Great title but sorry for the outcome. I recently broke off a screw into the hot racing Center diff carrier. No way I was getting it out I had to throw it away. I have quality hex driver set but the main issue for me are the low quality screws. So after that I went up to the hardware store and got some M4x12mm 12.9 grade screws. These are about as strong as you can get. Lol! And I just realized this post was from early September!