Removing a small stripped screw?

[larryinc64]

I got a Dr. Eggman Sonic Adventure figure that is held together by screws, His shoulder joints are screws and come loose after a while, so I was trying to take it apart to tighten one of them, I stripped one of the screws on his back. Its deep, small + screw, and is very striped.

I was thinking of using super glue to attach a stick to remove it, is that stupid?

[Arseen]

You might still be able to unscrew it if you find perfectly fitting screwdriver.

Stick + super glue might work ... but very huge chance that you glue the hole shut and/or the screw permanently in place.

If all other fails try to drill the screwhead away and then using pliers unscrew the rest once you get it open.

[bender3455]

The stick probably won't hold since the crew is stripped.  A screw will usually get stripped if it's over tightened, and then when try to loosen it, the head is too weak to handle the torque.  The usual trick is to use a drill with a bit slightly smaller than the head of the screw.  Put the drill in the center of the stripped screw, and if you're steady, you'll basically remove the head off of the screw, allowing you to remove the part and then taking the rest of the screw out later with pliers.

[Araden64]

The stick probably won't hold since the crew is stripped.  A screw will usually get stripped if it's over tightened, and then when try to loosen it, the head is too weak to handle the torque.  The usual trick is to use a drill with a bit slightly smaller than the head of the screw.  Put the drill in the center of the stripped screw, and if you're steady, you'll basically remove the head off of the screw, allowing you to remove the part and then taking the rest of the screw out later with pliers.

That's what I did with my bros genesis controller.

Another thing you can try if you want to sacrifice a screw driver is use some epoxy and fuse them together.

[wiggy]

Not sure how small the screw is, but a screw /bolt extractor may work.

[TDIRunner]

Not sure how small the screw is, but a screw /bolt extractor may work.

I thought about this, but I was assuming that the screw was too small for something like that.

[wiggy]

Not sure how small the screw is, but a screw /bolt extractor may work.

I thought about this, but I was assuming that the screw was too small for something like that.

Yeah, I sorta figured such as well, but aside from drilling the cap off of the screw, this was all that I could think of

[Beastman1975]

depending on how tight the screw is  try placeing a thick rubber band between the screw and the the screwdriver sometimes that can work as long as the screw isnt super tight

[palmer6strings]

If you decide to drill it be very careful. The screw can get hot and melt the plastic making your attempt kinda futile. (Speaking from personal experience. Lol) but sadly it was my last resort on the 3DS I was working on because the screw were so stripped it's all I had left I could do.