How to Remove Stripped Screws from a Phone; Overcoming Frustration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ต.ค. 2017
- This video tutorial will demonstrate how to remove stripped screws from a cell phone or tablet using several different tools and techniques. This can be difficult in some cases and while there is no guarantee that all of them will work hopefully following the advice given here will help you to accomplish your goal.
Thanks for the great comments! We have more than one person who pointed out that lifting up on the screen lightly while turning the screws can help them to grip better when the threads or worn so feel free to give that method a shot if your screws are just spinning around. A company sent me thread lock to try but unfortunately the texture was far too coarse as it was designed for much larger screws. However there is a comment below stating that sand might work and I guess that if it were fine enough that would make sense when used with a stripped out screw head. Just try not to get sand inside of your phone if you decide to give it a try. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
It astounds me the way people speak to a man who was kind enough to create a video explaining in great detail different ways to help you!! Im grateful he shared his knowledge from his experiences. I didnt have any ideas what to do and sure u folks didnt either....thats why we looked it up on youtube...right?! Thank you sir for your video. I appreciate it
I couldnt agree more 👌👌
rubber band ended with a hole inside
It’s been awhile since i ran into a stripped screw and i forgot about using tape on the tip and it worked, thank you SO MUCH for this video
Gotta say, when all other methods failed and was just stripping away more of the screw (size #00) the one method that worked was soldering the screwdriver to the screw. Had to repeat a few times, but it's out! Amazing, thanks!
Thanks man, great tips! I didnt have a lot of options. Eventually a flat tip and a piece of cloth for better grib along with some down force got it loose :)
I owe you a beer. You saved me
Thank you for the many different ways to tackle this situation! Great Video
Great ideas and video! Using your suggestion about using sticky packaging tape wrapped around the tip, I was able to loosen the stripped screws in my wife's iPhone 6s Plus. What also helped was using a second phone with a magnifier app which also turns on the flashlight while magnifying. That enabled me to see in great detail the stripped screws, as well as the initial slight movements that were occurring as I attempted to loosen it. Appreciate all the TH-camrs comments as well!
Thanks dude!!! That rubber band did the trick. I was wearing out the screw with each attempt, luckily I stopped before wasting them.
Thanks so much! I was a little annoyed at first when you didn't mention about spinning screws. Glad I stayed and you mentioned a magnet, worked perfect!
Thanks a lot! Drilling the screw out with an extractor was the solution for me.
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*WORKED*
That double tape method worked for me
Thank you very much
This was really thorough and helpful, thank you. I don't know what this Amazon vendor sent me, but 3 tools and only one is labeled with the Y 0.6 30mm and now I have two screws rounded on the inside of the phone on the motherboard. I am going to try electrical tape with sticky side down and a blunt tool like you said, just to get it going. It can't be THAT tight. Well, hopefully...
I had to use the drill. Thanks for the advice. This really helped me finally get past a stripped screw on my drone.
DUDE! U TRIED THE SECOND METHOD IN MY 3DS AND IT WORKED! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!
Unfortunately none of the "easy" solutions helped mut thanks for the tips, good to know in the future.
Thanks to @PreppyKiddo77 and @Alex Xomon for adding this tip: Try lifting the screen a bit so that there is tension on the screw. That may be enough to engage the threads so that you can unscrew it.
Thanks for the great video! I don't know what kind of screws my Huawei Mate 9 had, but nothing easy worked. I went down the drilling path which was nerve-wracking but worked well. Frankly, I don't even know why they have screws; there is so much tension just prying the case open, that even if there were no screws it wouldn't open by itself in a million years. I changed out my battery which wouldn't fully charge and I was getting constant overheating warnings. Got everything back together and it is now working perfectly. Thanks again for making this video!!!
thanks for the vid it was extremely helpful, my problem was the bottom screws were filled with crud and when i was trying to unscrew it lose touch and strip the head and the tool, i used the rubber band and it defenitly helped get the crud out and saved the tool a bit from stripping more but what got it turning was a good ol 1.0 flat head with some pressure.
I didn’t have a bigger bit so I took a file and filed down the tip of my 0.8 and it worked like a charm!
Awesome video thank you 👍🏼 I didn't try some of the method's but you did give me an idea tho. I used nail clippers to grab hold of the screw and it worked 👍🏼
solder the screwdriver with the screw ... wow is the best idea I've heard in my life, god, you're a genius, now if that damn screw will come out of a good time
I was looking for some tips on how to remove a stripped screw inside a phone. There are a couple options here that might consider. But I just wanted to add that if you’re just simply trying to remove a broken screen, you can use and I said some mowers badger and just ripped the screen off and break the screw tabs completely off of the old broken screen. I’ve done that a couple of times. I do in-Home/in-office repairs and sometimes that’s all I can do.
Another thing is he mentioned the screws not wanting to come out. Sometimes on aftermarket screens, the screw tabs are bent inwards a bit and if you don’t bend them towards the frame of the phone before installation, the screws won’t come out. So one option is to screw the pentalobe screws back in with a bit of force so that you make those tabs bend outwards and then when you unscrew it it will push out of the phone.
Thank you very much. It really worked. I tried With tape and it worked. 😊😊😊
Great Video On iPhone Repair. It's nice to see a good POV to further my knowledge
Excellent instructions, thank you so much, it's saved my Iphone x
Thanks a lot for your advice..
I did it successfully
Thanks man, I was able to step up to T3 to open a Torx T2 at the bottom of my Huawei Mate 9
Thank you so much, best video to solve this problem on TH-cam A+
If your pentalobe screw isn't coming out (as in it makes a slight click noise as you rotate it), try and unscrew it to just before it clicks. Get a magnet and place it on the screw and pull out. This worked for me.
The soldering trick worked 😊 thank you
Great!
Thank you so much man. You're a life saver.
Very helpful! Thank you
I appreciate a soldering guide for this . I just broke my phone glass just to change the. Battery
Thanks I used the next size up for a rounded screw and it worked😀
Thanks for valuable ideas.
Thanks! A lovely, clear, well-presented instructional video.
Going to try your solutions with a recalcitrant screw on the back of my LG Watch R.
APPENDIX: Success!!!!!!! A million thanks! (Embarrassment: at one point, I had been screwing in the wrong direction! In the end, the duct tape worked....)
The super glue has stuck to the screw hole rip me
tape worked for my screw thanks so much!!!!!!
Alas after trying everything, I gave up but then recently I ordered a set of pentalobe screwdrivers and used the smallest one and it worked :)
Going a size up really solved my problem, thanks so much for the tips!!! Happy Holidays :)
Great video! Duct tape did the trick for me.
Do you have a link to where you got your screwdrivers from?
Very good video, I think I am going to soder a screwdriver to my MacBook tonight 😂
Thanks a lot dude its working
hello mate i got this problem the head of the screw is rounded would i be able to put a little pry thing in between the bottom of the screen and the case and lift it up to snap that little mettle bit of the screen that the screw goes into because the screen needs replacing anyway would that work thanks dennis
If the screw is up at all from the edge of the phone, you might be able to use a pair of flush cutters to get enough grip to twist it out. When all else failed, this worked for me.
thank for your idea , I will try to do the same to you, i hope it to works
Please make a video on tapping new threads.
You can make a tool for stripped screws by taking a skinny poking rod tipped screwdriver and dipping into liquid cement, let it dry and repeat until it is thick enough. I recommend making different sizes to comply with different screws and keep it as a set of additional tools that you know you can depend on. Something along the lines of a .060 inch steel tip hobby punch tool and liquid Flex Seal. Curing is key!
Couldn't you just heat the tip of the screwdrivers, and try it. It could be a possibility of working, since heat expands.
Thank you!
Thank you I literally tried everything else, I ended up just having to break the screen off on my xs, however, when I opened it, nothing actually broke, it just opened, the little hole on the screen side is bent, as though the screw was put in not aligned properly and they just pushed the little bracket back and bent it, and was never actually through the hole at all 🙃 no idea how that works as this is its first opening but thanks!
Thanks I am facing this problem
I pushed then screen! thank you..
Electric (like duct but thinner - what I had at hand) and a knife worked for me. The issue was a totally expanded battery blocking the screw.
My screw on the back of the home button is stripped. It is a Y screw, and I do not want to damage the home button. What should I do?
I just used nail clippers on a screw, I was able to get the nail clippers to squeeze the screw tight enough to turn it a little bit and then used tweezers to finish rotating it. My screw was inside and not on the outside like in this video.
teflon taped worked for me!
How do you properly use the crazy glue method?
Thanks man! Helped a lot!
Thank you
Welcome!
Thank you, I will try these out!
You da’ man!!! Thank you!!!
You bet!
thank you.
I have screw stripped on the lcd frame that i need to take off but it came off what's the best option here
Hello, Great video I just lost 2 - 2.7 mm-long T3 (bottom USB screws) ? where to find? Can you help what exactly do I need to replace, Xiaomi Poco F1 Android. Thanks
Thank you .
My screw is in a recessed hole
no rubber band....
no duct tape...
hmmm crest whitestrip? lol it worked
Super Glue worked for me. You have to be very careful obviously with this, doesn't take much glue. leave the glue for 5 minutes to let it dry. Then pull slowly.
ill give my own advice that works 9 out of 10 times. just use whatever suction you have to lift the scren and at the same time unscrew. warning dont force the screen to much just a bit is enough
Good advice.
correct!
I can't thank you enough!!!!
You saved me money for magnet, and a trip to Home Depot. Thank you so much.
I had a screw stuck on the SE home button when I was replacing the lcd, so I pried the metal and moved it a little, took out the home button and the cable, ordered a new metal part for it, and boom (THIS WONT WORK FOR PHONES AND IF YOUT DOING IT BECAREFUL YOU MIGHT DAMAGE SOMETHING)
Razor worked for me !!
There are times when the screw head comes a bit out, in those case try pushing the screw from the side of it, a sideward and an upward force might work
Stuck a strong magnet to the screwdriver and got the screw out!
I have an iPhone 6s and when I try turn the screw so it comes out, it starts clicking as I turn it and it does not come out can anyone help
Thanks now I know how to make some good spagetthi
Torx bits drive me insane...After I get the screws replaced on my pocket knife I am going to pick up some Wera drivers and hope that keeps me from stripping the next set.
YOU ARE AWESOME MAN THANKS A LOT
Tried everything, it’s jammed AND stripped (it’s inside of my iPhone, for volume buttons ) I tried spraying WD40, heating, ultrasonic, everything I could think of but bloody hell that screw won’t move
EDIT: soldering worked
what did you solder with the screw??
Sid hey how did you solder it? i couldnt figure out how to use the solder iron/gun
3:35
You're welcome.
He says when to slip to in the begening of the video
GOD BLESS YOU!
He literally said what time at the beginning of the video
What’s you solution for stripped iPhone 7 tri point screws on the home button?
I've only dealt with one iPhone 7 Y000 that was stripped but it was on the battery terminal cover not the home button. In your case I think it would depend on which screw. The one directly behind the button could be a problem if you applied pressure which is what I did in addition to using a similar sized Torx bit that was able to grip enough for removal. You might be able to carefully use a blade and cut a straight slot into it then use the smallest Phillips you can find. Jewelers use a ridiculously small one that supposedly can fit into a stripped Pentalobe screw from what I'm told but I don't have first hand experience on that. If I think of anything else I'll add it here later.
I'm having that same problem with 2 stripped battery terminal triwings. With your experience what did you do to fix it? I have superglue and a soldering iron. Which method do you recommend? Thanks for the help keep up with the good videos!
for small screw you can use nail clipper if possible
THANK YOU !! im replacing my switch joycon analog stick and the last screw i had to get out sticks out a bit, so i turned it with a nail clipper!! LOL
Thanks thought my steam deck ssd was forever stuck
Another way (I just found out) is great for internal screws. As the Y-screws wear out pretty fast, that indicates that the metal is quite soft. So I took a scalpel and forced it in the screws head so it bites. After a few turns, the screw was finally out. Screw was f***ed, but I had a replacement.
thanks dude..your tutor its good idea...i can give you like
Mission failed
Had no option
Working at a phone repair shop the only time I get I round screw is on iPhones 6S on the back of the screen side frame.
Robbie_L_B how to remove it
I have a stripped screw on my iphone 5 at the leftside of the inside charging port i cannot get it out
A better way that always workd for me is lifting the screen just a but like just enough to have my fingernail between the frame and the screen and then unscrew it and works like a sharm every time for me. :)
Good call. I should have included that as it will create tension on the threads. Thanks for the comment.
Worked out for me, I was almost ready to give up. Was checking in the comments if anyone else had similar problems. This should be added to the video
Took me 2hrs before I saw this comment! Thanks!
Thank you! It worked
Thanks mate, this worked for me too.
bigger screw driver worked for me
Dude, the screw that holds the M.2 SSD on my laptop isn't coming out and while I'm waiting for the right size tools to come, just the idea of these ideas of yours not working are giving me the big anxiety lol
Vid starts at 3:31 👍
Whats the model of the pentalobe screwdriver from wera?
Wera 030160 IPR #1 Kraftform Micro Pentalobe Precision Screwdriver
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why does apple make the screws so small?
It so smart
Didn't work. Ill probably have to drill it out, and im super scared because i'm doing it to a board screw... And the board has no iCloud so if I screw up and drill the board, that's the end of my 5s.
Edit: Thanks, it worked.
what worked for me was using a different screwdriver, a better one.
1:45 they should include the proper bit with devices these days, or at least the proper "size" description so we know what to use without damaging the tiny soft-metal screws
6:20 left handed drill bits would be best bc it might even back out the screw
I wrapped a rubber band on tweezers and that worked
Mine is a vivo y53 1606 the screws are in a star shaped I have screwdrivers that have a tip that's star shaped sadly all of them can't make screws come out :/
What's that blue rubber board called?
"Insulation Silicone Soldering Mat" was the description for this one.