My screws want come out and they are striped?
how do i get my striped screws out?
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how do i get my striped screws out?
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Mostly depends from the screws.
Be calm, and search for other similar questions. It happens more than you think. I too passed under that crucible, but on a laptop.
I take you're speaking of the external screws.
Torx and pentalobe screws are kind of easy to strip, so prevention is in order: your screwdriver is obviously worn out. I stripped badly a Philips 00 with an old jewelry screwdriver, so I bought a new one from a reputable source. If you're not constrained by mailing fees, iFixit has good ones, and even kits with the dreaded pentalobe screwdrivers or their Philips replacements.
Respectively here with two philips screws and here with Pentalobes.
Granted you're sure to avoid spills on sensitive parts of the iPhone, there are lubricants that loosens screw enough to help in the operations. Otherwise, it's better act without.
But return to the issue you've got at hand. In order of destructivity to the screw and item you'd need to achieve that (I'll give you later the most effective) you may:
The safest course of actions passes through the use of the Screw Extractors, after evaluating that the screw is unable to be removed with other screwdrivers.
The drill is the last resort, use it only after everything else fails. The glue method and the dremel one seems commonplace, but the Extractors can always be kept for later occurrencies.
You will still need replacement screws however: some Apple Geniuses could be helpful enough to provide you with help and spare screws (they buy them in stocks) for a nominal fee.
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+ nice complete answer ;-)
The (fortunately) barely noticeable small dent on the back of the bezel of the Macbook I'm using is a reminder of how experience and testing the appropriate tools for the appopriate material is the best thing to do.
Luckily, I found a Beta Hand Tools shop just a 50 meters from my place, and better tools are helping me.
Wonderful advice. I've been looking for a way to remove a stripped tealight battery compartment screw. I bought a t5 driver, thinking it would be like a mini hex wrench, but it's too small. The light is special. It's a cute spooky ghost.
The easiest way to fix this problem is to simply file the tip of your pentelope screwdriver down until the grooves are big enough to catch on whats left of the stripped screw, I just had this problem with my iPhone 4s and it took only minutes to get back on track!
Another perk of doing it this way is that your not making any physical change to the phone itself (e.g. using a Dremel or drill) ((WTF!)) so there is no risk of damaging/scratching your phone, you may render your screwdriver useless for future use, but at least you have removed the stripped screws without damaging anything else!!! :D
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Awesome suggestions...one of the more comprehensive that I've found so far. After trying most of these, I was *finally* able to get the screw loose by etching (very carefully!) the sides of the screw with an every-day razor blade then using a flat screwdriver to twist it out. What a moment of victory!
Thanks again...many lessons learned :)
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They want to come out in stripes and you have a problem with that? I think that would be awesome! If they "won't" come out and are "stripped" please refer to the other answers.
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