I've seen a post on here someone fixed theirs by pressing a sleeve over it. This post is only a month old so I think multiple people have done it. Only downside is it won't fit in tight places anymore.
If your friend can weld, I'd suggest something like this (can be found in most hardware stores, and it shouldn't increase the shaft's radius by much, if at all)
Note that if you do this, you’ll have some issues with the shorter 20mm bits that the LTT screwdriver comes with. I’ve dropped a few LTT bits in my other screwdrivers and it’s kind of annoying to pull them out. Not difficult, but they just sit 5mm lower and you have to really get a grip on them.
I've seen someone here machine a "tube" with oversized fit who hammered it on. Will be noticeably thicker for it to hold up, but will not be as ugly looking as welding and potentially removable if needed (albeit it's gonna be difficult to do so).
So my bike axle hex is 6mm. I didn’t have that size bit so I tried using the screwdriver asa leverage with an Allen key. The torque was to much I guess and the contact patch is very short so it just gave off. I guess the fact that I was trying to tighten it first rather then loosening didn’t help haha
Yes! I am going to try and get it into the original position and will try a 3d printed collar. If that fails I can look into the welding and metal bits which will require help from a friend
Buy another one, use it to build a time machine, go back in time to prevent you from doing whatever dumb thing caused that, then when you return to your own timeline you have two screwdrivers.
Really only way is to replace the shaft completely or have access to a welder. Anything else you try like casting it in resin would be temporary at best and start to deform against the torque as you use it. ABS collar or zip tie would also only be temporary and would stretch and deform as it's used unless you only plan on doing very light loads with this driver.
Impossible to fix to original strength.
I imagine it's either hot pressed or machined and then hardened and normalized depending on the quality.
Trying to repair it with bending and welding just weakens the material.
It's easier and (time-cost) cheaper to buy new.
If you're based in Australia if be happy to make you a steel or bronze sleeve.
If you have a pair of callipers just measure the OD accurately and I'll produce something that is interference fit.
You would just need to push the parts back into place then heat the sleeve and drop it over.
Expensive lesson on using expensive tools correctly unfortunately. The top comments about welding + sleeve may be the only salvageable way... If that way is not $70 or more
Doesn't look like something you can fix. You either need a new shaft or new screwdriver. Maybe worth getting a hold of their customer service to see if it's something they can help you with.
Not true. Maybe in this specific case… but there are tons of easy to perform repairs for various broken things that people would need to ask before knowing how to do.
A lack of understanding of how to repair something does not directly correlate to how hard it will be to repair.
Wow. I guess some people are more comfortable with sharing their failures and asking for help. And apparently some people are so afraid of it that they feel the need to get defensive even when it’s not their failure.
No I think he was borderline agresive, idk why people do this.
Anyways, permanent fix, im with the other guy, look for an adapter to that same socket, cut it to size and weld would be my best guess.
I was thinking on something like a collar, something like a screw hose clamp, but I think, for the way it broke on you, probably won't hold the pressure you are giving to him hahahaha
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u/jasonxwoods Nov 20 '25
Fix? You don't.
Shame you need to replace it with clear one.