mufuggin stuckass screws UPDATE

"Übel" (ubel)
07/26/2014 at 13:33 • Filed to: None

They are incredibly stuck and I'd really like to get them out without damaging them. Any ideas? I've already tried drowning it in Liquid Wrench.

UPDATE: Managed to get them out by slowly ramping up the clutch on my drill, came out super easy without damaging them. HOORAH. One's still in there, but hopefully it will come out with a bit more enticing once my battery charges.

DISCUSSION (19)

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Übel
07/26/2014 at 13:35

Impact driver ? They always worked decent for me if there was room to get in there.

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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Übel
07/26/2014 at 13:36

Heat sometimes helps. Make sure there's nothing sensitive to heat nearby the screws first though.

thebigbossyboss > Übel
07/26/2014 at 13:36

Might have to wait a while for the wrench to set in. It's sad I know. PB blaster another choice.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
07/26/2014 at 13:46

for added benefit use the liquid wrench and heat at the same time.

Wait- no don't do that!

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Übel
07/26/2014 at 13:48

Some tricks I learned as an aircraft mechanic:

1. Try turning it to the right first.

I've done this many times and it works. Don't try for a full turn, just get it to move a little. Then try to loosen it.

2. Johnson Bar.

http://www.autotoolworld.com/product.asp?it…

Expensive, but it worked a lot of the time.

3. Air Hammer w/screw extractor. This was the last resort, but it worked all the time. Sometimes we broke the nutplate on the back of the panel, but those were easily fixed, and I bet you don't have a nutplate on there.

RaymondStantz > thebigbossyboss
07/26/2014 at 13:58

PB is loads better than Liquid Wrench. It's gotten some seriously stuck bolts loose for me.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > Übel
07/26/2014 at 14:04

Dude - you need one of these. They serve one purpose in life - set screws. Your life will be so much easier with one.

Kinja'd!!!

E92M3 > Übel
07/26/2014 at 14:20

You need to get yourself an impact driver.

http://www.handsontools.com/KD-Tools-1140D…

KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb > Übel
07/26/2014 at 14:21

Try an impact driver if that doesn't work. They can be had for cheap from harbor freight.

http://www.harborfreight.com/7-piece-revers…

Übel > 'Wägen, EPA LOL
07/26/2014 at 14:28

I sense that an impact driver might be a good idea, based on the number of people suggesting it! I managed to get them out on their own finally, but I have to imagine I'll be finding more of those buggers as the build progresses.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > Übel
07/26/2014 at 14:38

Well worth the $15. That's the exact one I own. Comes in a nice little metal case to stash in your toolbox and keep the bits with it.

All Motor Is Best Motor > 'Wägen, EPA LOL
07/26/2014 at 14:46

Is this the thing where you just push in and it turns the screw, almost in a ratchet type fashion? I saw something like this used in an episode of Breaking Bad and I instantly had to have one in my life. I cannot stand fumbling around with twisting and turning a screwdriver to get a long screw out. Also, flathead screws were invented just to fuck with people. Fuck flathead screws. The driver tip always slips out. And they still strip. Torx screws are the best.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Übel
07/26/2014 at 14:50

Kinja'd!!!

Had a similar problem the other day. I needed to change my control arm bushings, but the 8" bolts holding it onto the frame were so stuck that I had to go out and borrow a 30 lb 1" drive air impact wrench to undo them.

thebigbossyboss > All Motor Is Best Motor
07/26/2014 at 14:55

PFFFFT.

'Murica in general has inferior screws. Robertson screws (illegal in Murica) are the best screws, they take the most torque to strip.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > 'Wägen, EPA LOL
07/26/2014 at 14:57

I'll add my star to this and say that this is what you need(ed).

thebigbossyboss > All Motor Is Best Motor
07/26/2014 at 14:58

Murica has inferior screws. Even torqx suck.

Roberston screws are the best screw ever made.

Too bad Murica cannot into.

"When Henry Ford tried out the Robertson screws he found they saved considerable time in Model T production, but when Robertson refused to license the screws to Ford, Ford realized that the supply of screws would not be guaranteed and chose to limit their use in production to Ford's Canadian division."

All Motor Is Best Motor > thebigbossyboss
07/26/2014 at 15:04

I don't think they're illegal in America, I've seen and used them.

thebigbossyboss > All Motor Is Best Motor
07/26/2014 at 15:05

Indeed. I have since learned that robertson refused to liscense them for use in Murica.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > All Motor Is Best Motor
07/26/2014 at 15:51

No, you are talking about a ratcheting screwdriver. This is an impact screwdriver - it twists slightly as you strike the back of the tool, i.e. you would hit it with a hammer driving the bit into the screw to keep it from slipping and at the same time applying torque to break it free.