Okay here's one that navy mechanic shared with me. Get fine valve grinding compound. Dip the tip of your screwdriver in it. Seriously Works to get screws with stripped heads removed
@@TylerSmith-qx6uzScrewgrab and EZ Grip are good go-to's, but hell, even wet sand or fine gravel dust on the end of the bit is often enough to fill the space of the stripped screw head and provide a grip for the applied torque
Honestly anyone who has gotten that to work has some good luck. It's never worked no matter how many times I've tried. Kept me from opening an old PsOne for +10 years till I found it again and drilled the fucker out.
For some of the seriously small screws, micro screws, I use a small dot of super glue and the end of a paperclip. Glue the paper clip to the screw and use some pliers to unscrew.
I have a repair shop too and my method with these is use a tiny disc drill and basically grind a line on the screw, now you can use a flat screwdriver and get it out. It’s really effective
Exactly how I do it at my shop. Especially for those darn pentalope screws on iphones. If those get stuck it's the ONLY way to get enough torque to get them out.
@@VideoGameRestorationI mean in that case you might cause some cosmetic damage if you have the wrong size disc but yeah I've done it on recessed screws as well.
I honestly used a flat head bit that’s the same size and often had luck removing stripped screws like that. Worked for like 95% of all the screws I couldn’t remove otherwise.
when i volunteered for helpdesk at my highschool a few years back i was told if we couldnt open up a laptop, just break it open😂 ive had to snap my way through alot of cheap laptops
I had this problem with my DSi, I ended up taking a hammer and using it to jam a bit into the screw. Worked perfectly, I didn't go hard with the hammer tho
Bro dont drill! Last effort - take a flathead (or thin knife), jam it in 45 degrees from being stright up, apply lots of force and turn. You'll get out even screws who have circle head at this point
this is solid advice for anything with stripped screws and not just game systems. I have a teasmade that has stripped screws due to them being made out of soft rubbish.
You can also get drill bits that are reverse thread type so drilling it into the screw will pull it out - they make them to get sheared nuts / screws out
My original 3DS had screws under the back cover that were stripped because even though I used a J00 bit, they still were crap and stripped anyway. I ended up drilling them out carefully.
just use a flathead bit. The 3rd screw on my mouse wouldn't come out (too tight) so i used a 1.5 flathead bit. Got it right out, slips quite a bit though
The issue is the extracters are made for number 2 philips screws these are and order of magnitude smaller and the reverse thread part sometimes is bigger than the striped screw
@@sqike001tonthey make ones for small screws special order but they do exist kind of like the drilling part they mentioned a carburetor pilot jet drill bit is way smaller than the screws so yeah that are special tools sometimes outside the field you would think of that can work... In fact a 1/64 left hand bit would work
I have the same kit just black and blue, mine was a cheap ebay set for about £18 i got years ago thinking itd be a burner kit until I can get something better, its still perfect, no stripped bits or broken parts, definitely one of the better tool investments i made for smaller jobs.
Depends on the size I have an easy-out kit for that but I doubt it's small enough for laptop screws and phone screws. So I'm not certain what I would do. I have that tool kit and the damn driver lost its magnetic capabilities and so I bought a Jetfix kit so now I have a whole lot of bits and a really good driver that is still holding its magnetic properties.
If the screw is raised at all, file a small slot into the top and use a flathead. Another tried a tested why is to use a fine point needle, or file, and with the tip on any available anchor point, tap it and force the screw to turn CCW until you can grab it.
I feel like with enough thought, you could find a way to get super stripped screws with some solder. My first thought was to fill the hole with solder and then use a fine dremel bit to carve a new +
I have also used a small flat head to try to fit in the original grooves at the bottoms. Sometimes what I have seen is they used too large of bit so even going down a size has no where to grip. But that tiny flat head will get it out with that method you mentioned if downward pressure and slow twists
If you are patient and keep failing and don't want to drill the screw out, mix up a tiny dab of JB Weld, stick a blob into the stripped head, then imprint a torque bit into the blob. If its too runny you'll have to give it a little time to setup before imprinting. Then just unscrew it when it's cured. I've had this work on completely stripped heads. (to prevent the JB Weld from sticking to the screwdriver bit lightly oil the driver bit)
You just gave me a idea on how to save my limited edition 3d printer heat block. A screw got destroyed, but I have a Dremel that I actually never used.
If I am understanding this right, all I have to do is get a bigger bit, use a rubber band or damage the stripped screw to the point where I can take it out. Neat. Thanks.
I have that exact same "phone repair" kit. Its unbelievable how many different kinds bits it comes with for such a cheap price. I had to do some searching to find out what some of them like the "security torx" was.
If that's bigger exposed screws like on a washing machine or dishwasher, you can just use a Dremel with a thin disc to cut a slot and remove the screw with a flathead.
For the second case, use the correct bit, hit the back of the screwdriver 3 times with a rubber mallet while bit is in screw head. Now just unscrew as if it were not stripped (while pushing into the screw)
I might be crazy but I sometimes solder both screw and the bit on hopeless cases before I drill the heck out of it and it actually works. "Does not work for very small screws or seriously stuck or hard ones.
Probably not ideal for such small screws and plastic enclosures, but you can drill out just the splines and then hammer a torx bit into it and twist it out that way
Get stripped screw extracting bits. Looks like a drill bit mixed with a regular bit that catches and then pulls it as you tighten and it digs in. It's an absolute need because drilling it out is almost never needed. I've never drilled a screw out since I've had those special bits. I always make sure I have new replacement screws, but use a star bit head because stripping is almost impossible. I'll give a free screw driver or free bit to my customers who really appreciate that little change I do for free. Any and all repairs, mods, upgrading or cleaning get a free screw replacement on all screws. In bulk, on average it's about $1 for the screws and bit or screwdriver they get.
Baking soda and super glue to attach the bit to the stripped out screw. Once removed the screw can be put in a vise and the bit removed for next use. Sometimes ruins the bit, but sometimes that is the price to pay!
When the acrew head are a lot destroyed i usually do a very little dot of weld combining the screw head with a old screwdriver. It's the best method? No. But it works.
Superglue on a screwdriver bit, preferably a detachable bit and bam, comes out with little effort while unscrewing. Also try backing soda on the superglue for an instant and harder bond
One idea that I had, would ruin a bit till you cleaned it off, put just a dot of super glue in and stick the bit in till it cures. This will be more intensive after getting the screw out to be able to beep the bit but it should work for most electronics.
Those bits come in clutch the rubber band always just fails I don't even try it anymore unless the screw seems kinda loose, I got tired of messing with consoles the boards are way to small, I like restoring CRT TV's currently the boards are huge and they mostly all have service manual you can still find
I bigger screws i usally use a tool with left hand thread and tiny drill head, it catches the screw without the need to rethread it at all, just need a replacemwnt. These tools come in all sizes and is 100* better than drilling it out or using a disc cutter ant making a flathead out of it.
Okay here's one that navy mechanic shared with me. Get fine valve grinding compound. Dip the tip of your screwdriver in it. Seriously Works to get screws with stripped heads removed
Ouuu!!! I'll have to try that!!
They make a product used in aviation Called screwgrab that’s like grinding compound with wax and it will pack in the hole.
We use that trick on planes all the time. Titanium screw are notorious for stripping out
everything become harder when the screw is on pcb
@@TylerSmith-qx6uzScrewgrab and EZ Grip are good go-to's, but hell, even wet sand or fine gravel dust on the end of the bit is often enough to fill the space of the stripped screw head and provide a grip for the applied torque
that rubber band trick never works lmfao
Ive used it a few times and worked for me
worked every time :)
Literally never works, I don't know why people spread misinformation like that.
Honestly anyone who has gotten that to work has some good luck. It's never worked no matter how many times I've tried. Kept me from opening an old PsOne for +10 years till I found it again and drilled the fucker out.
Worked for me
Think it depends on how damaged the screw is
At a certain point you gotta drill it out
I use that exact screwdriver set for work and it’s a great one. I never asked my boss what brand it is though
Just a cheap Amazon one!
@@VideoGameRestoration glad to know I can buy them easily for if I lose pieces after I buy it muself
I got that exact one for 14$ on Temu
@@VideoGameRestoration yinsan? I have the same one 😂
@@VideoGameRestorationyeah I got a set for 16 AUD on Amazon and it's awesome
For some of the seriously small screws, micro screws, I use a small dot of super glue and the end of a paperclip. Glue the paper clip to the screw and use some pliers to unscrew.
I have a repair shop too and my method with these is use a tiny disc drill and basically grind a line on the screw, now you can use a flat screwdriver and get it out. It’s really effective
Even with the screws buried in a screw hole????
I did that exact same thing for a vita I repaired recently
Exactly how I do it at my shop. Especially for those darn pentalope screws on iphones. If those get stuck it's the ONLY way to get enough torque to get them out.
@@VideoGameRestorationI mean in that case you might cause some cosmetic damage if you have the wrong size disc but yeah I've done it on recessed screws as well.
I found that using a plastic glove instead of a rubber band works great on small screws
I honestly used a flat head bit that’s the same size and often had luck removing stripped screws like that. Worked for like 95% of all the screws I couldn’t remove otherwise.
Use a drimel to cut a slot
@@jamIam6548 A bit overkill for a quite small screw, isn’t it?
Came here to say the same thing. This is what always works for me.
I got that same toolkit for 10 bucks on amazon. One of the beat things I have bought in a long time.
Best*
when i volunteered for helpdesk at my highschool a few years back i was told if we couldnt open up a laptop, just break it open😂 ive had to snap my way through alot of cheap laptops
I had this problem with my DSi, I ended up taking a hammer and using it to jam a bit into the screw. Worked perfectly, I didn't go hard with the hammer tho
Bro dont drill! Last effort - take a flathead (or thin knife), jam it in 45 degrees from being stright up, apply lots of force and turn. You'll get out even screws who have circle head at this point
this is solid advice for anything with stripped screws and not just game systems. I have a teasmade that has stripped screws due to them being made out of soft rubbish.
Possibly the most helpful thing I've seen all day
I always use flat heads, they seem to work better for me than torx bits
same lol, works every time.
That lil tool box you got was the best $20 I spent on something it is so useful for the price
You can also get drill bits that are reverse thread type so drilling it into the screw will pull it out - they make them to get sheared nuts / screws out
My original 3DS had screws under the back cover that were stripped because even though I used a J00 bit, they still were crap and stripped anyway. I ended up drilling them out carefully.
People strip those screws out because they're not Phillips head screws, they're JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) screws.
Use a left handed drill bit. Sometimes they will bite hard and come out.
WOW ... elastic band worked like a charm on my stand up fan. Thank you so much.👍👍
I've used the sane kit for years. I've fixed thousands of phones with it and i still love it
You can also use a dremel to cut a notch in the top of the screw head and then use a small flathead on the notch.
just use a flathead bit. The 3rd screw on my mouse wouldn't come out (too tight) so i used a 1.5 flathead bit. Got it right out, slips quite a bit though
Phillips bits: always use the biggest bit that will fit. Usually, it is the next size larger than the driver you selected.
I had no luck at all with any of these "tricks", neighbor is coming over, but will be very impressed if he succeeds.
There's special bits for strip screws you can buy.
The issue is the extracters are made for number 2 philips screws these are and order of magnitude smaller and the reverse thread part sometimes is bigger than the striped screw
@@sqike001tonthey make ones for small screws special order but they do exist kind of like the drilling part they mentioned a carburetor pilot jet drill bit is way smaller than the screws so yeah that are special tools sometimes outside the field you would think of that can work... In fact a 1/64 left hand bit would work
Yep, micro screw extractor set. 22 pc set on amazon
I have the same kit just black and blue, mine was a cheap ebay set for about £18 i got years ago thinking itd be a burner kit until I can get something better, its still perfect, no stripped bits or broken parts, definitely one of the better tool investments i made for smaller jobs.
Try ez grip friction drops a liquid you put on the bit and it grips even badly stripped screws
Depends on the size I have an easy-out kit for that but I doubt it's small enough for laptop screws and phone screws. So I'm not certain what I would do. I have that tool kit and the damn driver lost its magnetic capabilities and so I bought a Jetfix kit so now I have a whole lot of bits and a really good driver that is still holding its magnetic properties.
This happened to my friend's new 3ds xl and I just used an extractor bit and it worked ridiculously well
I've taken a throw-away-bit and superglued it into the screw, worked like a charm, just threw the screw out and put a freshie in.
Dremel a notch across the head of the screw and use a flat head in the new notch.
Eyyy, I got that EXACT same screwdriver set like 2 years ago. Best investment I've ever made! I still use it every day!
I superglued a flathead bit onto it and was able it removed it that way.
Another trick for Philips heads that are stripped out is to use a posi-drive bit
Really help full thanks dude!
omg thank you for helping me I thought Im not going to fix it.
If the screw is raised at all, file a small slot into the top and use a flathead.
Another tried a tested why is to use a fine point needle, or file, and with the tip on any available anchor point, tap it and force the screw to turn CCW until you can grab it.
I have that same screwdriver set in blue lol.
I feel like with enough thought, you could find a way to get super stripped screws with some solder. My first thought was to fill the hole with solder and then use a fine dremel bit to carve a new +
I have also used a small flat head to try to fit in the original grooves at the bottoms. Sometimes what I have seen is they used too large of bit so even going down a size has no where to grip. But that tiny flat head will get it out with that method you mentioned if downward pressure and slow twists
Great tips! You can also glue the bit to the screw, that has worked for me in the past but not always
I'll have to try that way!
Try buying a set of left handed drill bits, works really well on small screws.
Buy left handed drill bits. The drill in the opposite direction that will sometimes reverse the screw out
If you are patient and keep failing and don't want to drill the screw out, mix up a tiny dab of JB Weld, stick a blob into the stripped head, then imprint a torque bit into the blob. If its too runny you'll have to give it a little time to setup before imprinting. Then just unscrew it when it's cured. I've had this work on completely stripped heads.
(to prevent the JB Weld from sticking to the screwdriver bit lightly oil the driver bit)
I got that robocop tshirt too! I got it from an old lootbox they sold about the 80s
I find it hilarious how I live in the UK and have THE EXACT SAME SCREWDRIVER SET
a goodmethod for small screws you can super glue your bit to the screw
Try a square drive on a partially stripped Philips. It works great.
That galaxy ds is gorgeous
I love what this guy does!! My main mission is to save the consoles. I fix them all the time! 😊
Save em all!!!!
Left hand drill bits work great for this
I have a red version of that kit. It may be $20 but its great
another way is if its a philips screw you can use a robbertson bit which is a square bit
Reverse twist drills are great
Hats off for using the cheap $5 eBay screwdriver set, I have the exact same one, good investment
You just gave me a idea on how to save my limited edition 3d printer heat block. A screw got destroyed, but I have a Dremel that I actually never used.
Looks exactly like my old Micro!
This method worked on my 2017 Nintendo switch. Thank you. Now I gotta buy new screws😅
If I am understanding this right, all I have to do is get a bigger bit, use a rubber band or damage the stripped screw to the point where I can take it out. Neat. Thanks.
Nintendo hiding the memory that you are allowed to expand behind screws will never fail to grind my gears.
I have that exact same "phone repair" kit. Its unbelievable how many different kinds bits it comes with for such a cheap price. I had to do some searching to find out what some of them like the "security torx" was.
What I like to do is use solder. Melt some on top of the screw to fille the hole before letting it cool place screw driver on
the bic pen and lighter trick is the classic way of doing stuff like this and works better than what he's doin
Small flat one helps me with this sometimes 👍
All of these problems can solved by manufacturers simply using flathead screws.
Very helpful! Now I know what to do if this happens, thanks!
Hope it works!!
If that's bigger exposed screws like on a washing machine or dishwasher, you can just use a Dremel with a thin disc to cut a slot and remove the screw with a flathead.
A tiny drop of Krazy Glue helps you get the needed grip, after removing it you can easily remove the glued screw
you can solder a small drill bit to the stripped screw if you get really desparate
For the switch lite I had to file down the tip of my try screwdriver to avoid the play and it fixed all my problems
I've done that before too!
For the second case, use the correct bit, hit the back of the screwdriver 3 times with a rubber mallet while bit is in screw head. Now just unscrew as if it were not stripped (while pushing into the screw)
Ouuu! That's a good one!
I might be crazy but I sometimes solder both screw and the bit on hopeless cases before I drill the heck out of it and it actually works. "Does not work for very small screws or seriously stuck or hard ones.
Probably not ideal for such small screws and plastic enclosures, but you can drill out just the splines and then hammer a torx bit into it and twist it out that way
another thing about the new 3ds systems is that the screws don't screw out completely, just loosen them and pop off the back panel
That "Oh yea" went full Canadian.
Get stripped screw extracting bits. Looks like a drill bit mixed with a regular bit that catches and then pulls it as you tighten and it digs in. It's an absolute need because drilling it out is almost never needed. I've never drilled a screw out since I've had those special bits. I always make sure I have new replacement screws, but use a star bit head because stripping is almost impossible. I'll give a free screw driver or free bit to my customers who really appreciate that little change I do for free. Any and all repairs, mods, upgrading or cleaning get a free screw replacement on all screws. In bulk, on average it's about $1 for the screws and bit or screwdriver they get.
Baking soda and super glue to attach the bit to the stripped out screw. Once removed the screw can be put in a vise and the bit removed for next use. Sometimes ruins the bit, but sometimes that is the price to pay!
The rubber band bs, has never once ever worked for me.
When the acrew head are a lot destroyed i usually do a very little dot of weld combining the screw head with a old screwdriver.
It's the best method? No. But it works.
I can finally change my psp's screen and analog stick! Thank you 🥹
You need a black and white "Obey" sticker on that, and you'll have my set!
Superglue on a screwdriver bit, preferably a detachable bit and bam, comes out with little effort while unscrewing. Also try backing soda on the superglue for an instant and harder bond
This right here awesome.
Bought that Robocop shirt at a yard sale. It's my favorite most comfy shirt. GF hates it.
It original came in a loot crate!
Get a left-handed drill bit. When the drill bites it will usually make the screw come out of its own. No need to clean out the threads.
Yes ! I now know how to use a screwdriver
One idea that I had, would ruin a bit till you cleaned it off, put just a dot of super glue in and stick the bit in till it cures. This will be more intensive after getting the screw out to be able to beep the bit but it should work for most electronics.
You could also try using a rubber glove and getting the screw driver into one of the fingers
Those bits come in clutch the rubber band always just fails I don't even try it anymore unless the screw seems kinda loose, I got tired of messing with consoles the boards are way to small, I like restoring CRT TV's currently the boards are huge and they mostly all have service manual you can still find
I used that last tool to slowly unscrew a stripped screw from my laptop’s mobo heatsink lol
flat heats have worked great for my stripped screw on my galaxy 3ds xl
Left hand drill bits. Give it a shot.
Easy outs! Get some!
I have a lot of success using flat head screwdrivers on stripped screws like these
Try a flat head slightly bigger or the exact size
I bigger screws i usally use a tool with left hand thread and tiny drill head, it catches the screw without the need to rethread it at all, just need a replacemwnt. These tools come in all sizes and is 100* better than drilling it out or using a disc cutter ant making a flathead out of it.
Bro be rocking that 1 dollar screwdriver kit
YES the old rubber brand trick XD
Dip the tip of a cheap bit in superglue and then put it in the screw top and wait for it to harden.
So far it has a 100% success rate for me.