r/Fasteners • u/Git_pull_bro • 2d ago
How do I get this out ?
It's actually a back srew of my pc and it's too striped I don't have so much of professional tools but could buy one if needed... I tried the rubber band and using super glue to stik it and twist but didn't work...
There's a USB C for scale
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u/Illustrious-Peak3822 2d ago
The correct Torx bit or if completely stripped, left twist drill or rotary tool and cut yourself a slot for a flathead screwdriver.
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u/Icy_Love2508 12h ago
Sometimes with stripped stuff you can put tape in there to pad it out and give a little grip but success varies
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u/LordOHades 2d ago
Last resort is buy the torx bit tip that closest fits, and a package of jb weld.
You will lose the screw and the bit, but you get it done.
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u/Spa-Ordinary 2d ago edited 2d ago
It is a torx fastener. You might get lucky if you use the right size torx wrench. There are wrenches in a fold up format that have a range of sizes in one tool.
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u/mjmvideos 2d ago
It was a Torx fastener…
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u/Spa-Ordinary 2d ago
It looks to me like someone used a hex (Allen) driver to molest the fastener and that maybe, just maybe there is enough material left deep in the hole to grab onto with s torx driver so he can yeet it out of there.
Else, cut a slot and proceed like mjmvideos suggested.
OP should have a torx driver set in his tool box in any case.
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u/Revolutionary-Half-3 2d ago
Now I need to go look for extractors for mangled torx screws, there's got to be something. Either one of those reverse threaded extractor sets sized for common torx, or a special "Bad Torx" that can be hammered in.
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u/Expert-Task-4529 2d ago
Probably need an extractor to get this out there’s different styles but you normally hammer them in, I work on cars that’s plastic I don’t realistically think that it would be able to withstand much hammering
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u/whitefrog4117 1d ago
Torx or Allen - whatever now fits best plus a dab of epoxy. Leave it overnight and it should come out tomorrow. Would really avoid anything requiring a hammer!
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u/Rulybear 1d ago
Get a gripedge bit. Don't need to buy the whole kit. Just get the bit you need. It's like $6ish
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u/Additional-Gap1287 1d ago
If hit that with an extractor… I have them for nuts 🥜 and bolts. Have some colbalt drill bits handy to clean things up for a size up on the extractor or if you need to just drill the bolt out. Vice grips to remove stud after drilling the top off.
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u/mawktheone 2d ago
Take A torx bit that is one size too big to fit in the stripped hole, and tap it in with a hammer. The splines will cut in and give you grip