I have more than a few stripped hex screws.
Anyone have any tips to get them out?
Most are up front.
Anyone have any tips to get them out?
Most are up front.
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That works on some. Although, a lot of the flat head screws end up without enough stump to get a pliars onto. But that's about the only way (without an ezout) to get a caphead or buttonhead screw out of something that's recessed like your wing mount. For flathead screws, it's either ezout or dremel. Typically, they are on a part that is accessible to a dremel, so that's what I do as I've yet to buy an ezout. I just ignore the damage it causes on the part around it.Here's an alternative method I use from time to time on stripped screws...
For M3 screws that take a 2.0mm hex driver you'll need a 7/64" drill bit, drill and needle nose pliers or vise grips. For M4 screws use an 11/64" bit. The following example is a stripped M3 screw that holds one of the wing mounts.
Carefully drill the center of the screw head
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Check depth until the head of the screw pops off and starts rotating
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Remove part to get it out of the way
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Use needle nose pliers, vise grips or a pair of side cutters or dikes to unthread the remainder of the screw
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Took me longer to make this post than it did to successfully drill and remove the stripped screw.
Hope this helps others as an alternative method down the road when dealing with a stripped screw
200F isn’t quite hot enough. I would have went to at least 500F if not 750F.So was trying to replace the 4 bearings in the steering column. Heated to 200F still stripped the screws. I'm going to try a screw extractor. If that doesn't work I guess i can drill the heads off and pull the whole steering post out the bottom, with the front off the chassis. Then i can channel lock the post and the screw and seperate. Incase that doesn't work I ordered and posts (I have screws on the way). Any suggestions? Anyone have this problem. I changed my whole chassis heat worked there. IDK why it didn't here. Maybe all the plastic arount the metal. I'm pretty new to RC but this is kinda embarssing lol.
IDK alot of plastic around the screw. 200F was more than enough for the whole chassis including the dreaded motor mount. I don't want to melt anything. Don't want to buy a new plastic part so no dremel. I have a feeling Arrma used way too much locktite on a longish screw going into the metal posts. Oh well i will just leave it for now until my backup parts come in. No use removing it until i have some backup screws and posts anyways. The pic shows the screws are recessed into the plastic bracket.200F isn’t quite hot enough. I would have went to at least 500F if not 750F.
If they still stripped, then you didn’t have enough heat. ????IDK alot of plastic around the screw. 200F was more than enough for the whole chassis including the dreaded motor mount. I don't want to melt anything. Don't want to buy a new plastic part so no dremel. I have a feeling Arrma used way too much locktite on a longish screw going into the metal posts. Oh well i will just leave it for now until my backup parts come in. No use removing it until i have some backup screws and posts anyways. The pic shows the screws are recessed into the plastic bracket.
I mean how much heat can the plastic take? I'm noob lol. How are you heating it? I have a heat gun and a soldering iron.If they still stripped, then you didn’t have enough heat. ????
I would use a soldering iron with a large chisel tip. The more surface area you can make contact with, the better the heat transfer. Using an iron will make direct transfer of the heat and reduce the amount that hits plastics. You can also mask off plastics with aluminum foil if using a torch. The plastics will be good until they start smoking or bending. An iron will reduce this risk.I mean how much heat can the plastic take? I'm noob lol. How are you heating it? I have a heat gun and a soldering iron.
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