stripped screw

[575 racer]

in abit of a tiz, one of the screws that holds the motor in on the slash has stripped means i cant get the motor out, and it has a really bad mesh so i cant even drive it any ideas of how to get it out?

btw, ive used the search, couldnt come up with anything:/

[Big_Mr_V]

If you have a dremel cut a groove in the head and use a flathead screwdriver to undo it.

[joe of loath]

superglue your allenkey in, leave it an hour and undo it.

[575 racer]

right thanks ill go and try that!

[h_nitro]

hey mate.

you could also try a screw extractor.

[Captain_Caveman]

Yeah but if its a motor screw it will only be an m3, good luck finding a decent quality screw extractor that small (buy a cheap oe that small and it will break inside the screw, and then you will have trouble getting the screw out)

Easiest option is to try super glueing an allen key in it as previously said. But dont use a decent allen driver, use an old crappy L shaped allen key.

If that fails, clear out the hex in the top and try using an 'equivalent' imperial sized allen key, you will find that they are ever so slightly bigger, but sometimes just big enough to bite the screw and loosen it.

[h_nitro]

Yeah but if its a motor screw it will only be an m3, good luck finding a decent quality screw extractor that small (buy a cheap oe that small and it will break inside the screw, and then you will have trouble getting the screw out)

Easiest option is to try super glueing an allen key in it as previously said. But dont use a decent allen driver, use an old crappy L shaped allen key.

If that fails, clear out the hex in the top and try using an 'equivalent' imperial sized allen key, you will find that they are ever so slightly bigger, but sometimes just big enough to bite the screw and loosen it.

fair enough mate. just an idea

hayden

[Captain_Caveman]

Aye i know, its a good idea but i would generally only do it on larger screws/bolts, just think how small the extractor would have to be to fit in a 3mm screw.

We're taking of about 1.5mm, would be very very brittle (they are made of HSS or tool steel) I have broke them trying to get m10/m12 bolts out before and they were fairly decent extractors.

[575 racer]

i tried the superglue method, left it overnight to dry tho, came back the next day, twisted and the allen key came straight out im gona go try again, im thinking its just bonded to surface rust but not too sure

[575 racer]

i just tried the dremel, got sparks so i thought it best to stop

[Big_Mr_V]

i just tried the dremel, got sparks so i thought it best to stop

You will get sparks - you're cutting metal!

[575 racer]

oh yeah well the dremel didnt work it blunted the cutting disk, and the screwdriver just slips any other ideas?

[badger906]

cut it deeper it works lol tis the best tested method, either that or get an electrical screwdriver and file it do its square, then ram it in and use lots of force lol my dad tought me that 1

adam

[575 racer]

i wouldve... if the cutting disk wasnt blunt

[badger906]

buy more then, however, dremel discs dont get blunt they jsut wear down till theres nothing left, or shatter

adam

[575 racer]

good point, but it wont cut through cheese at the moment lmao, ill have another go tomorow

[bb2120]

Agreed ^^^ I've managed to wear one so much that it was barely bigger than the shaft attaching it to the Dremel.

[575 racer]

ive found another one... im getting this mofo out one way or another, its probs going to come out not looking like a screw at all tbh but its better than throwing the transmission and motor away and buying new.

[575 racer]

all sorted... my grandad had some pliers that could spin it out