Hey all got a bit of a problem with my hex screws, a couple of them have been threaded and i cant remove them. Has anyone go any ideas or ways of removing them any advice will be greatly apreciated.

Cheers George

hi have you threaded it or just rounded off the corner of the hex

If you have stripped the head of the screw (the hex) I usually just cut a slot in the head with a dremel cutting wheel and remove with a blade screwdriver. Then throw the screw in the bin. This has even worked on pinion grub screws.

If it is the thread you are talking about then you will have to be more specific, ie what is it threaded into and where its located and what kind of head does the screw have.

Yeah its the head of the screw, the only problem is i dont have a dremel .

can you take a pic of it

If its a button head screw then you may be able to file or grind the head off and remove what it's holding down, and grab the shaft of the screw with pliers and undo.

I would say buy or borrow a dremel though.

you could drill it out with a 3mm drill

George

If you have any intentions of staying in this hobby buy I dremel.
You can get like Super Cheap ones for like $10 or something, but the only way your getting that screw out is by grinding a slot into it

George

you don't need a dermal i have never used one i all ways drill the screws out

They come in very handy though, even around the house and stuff

Funny you should mention this, I just had one of my engine hex screws strip. It was a 2mm screw.

I drilled it out with a 1.5mm drill bit, then was able to insert a 1.5m hex (yes 1.5) and twist it out. Also, make sure you spray some WD40 around the screw.

If you like drilling out screws good luck too ya, but I know which way Id rather be removing it

there is a product on the market that contains oil and iron fillings that help with strip screw ect. sorry dont remember the name

but dremel has to be the easiest option if the head is exposed

Since you dont have a dremel, just get a flat head screwdriver with the blade just a bit wider than the hex, tap it in lightly with a hammer or something it should go in it's not as we are talking about a 22mm bold or something like that,

After you have taped it in you can then remove the screw

Cheers,