How Do I Remove A Stripped Screw? | DIY Basics

[@priscillawilson2634]

It's pretty easy to remove a screw that's already HALFWAY OUT! The problem is screws that are set in and can't be removed. Geesh.

[@TN_HondaDad]

Exactly! Usually they are still flush with the surface.

[@jkerber0]

Was just going to comment that...

[@minicented]

@@jkerber0 did you guys figure out a way to get it out, my pc screws are stuck too 😅

[@TheChocolatBlanc]

I’m trying to change the screen of a NDS tank , one of the Philips screw won’t unscrew , driving crazy.

[@akirazaki8526]

Any idea need to drill? Few mm only n stuck

[@TaylorMade511]

Why don't they just invent a screw that will not get stripped?

[@konoyarogaming6774]

+Taylor ∆ Make a screw too soft and it'll strip. Make it too hard and brittle, it can snap off. The key is making a perfect balance and the trick is doing it in bulk consistently

[@deepbluedrone]

It is called Torx. I never ever stripped a Torx in my life.

[@cloud552000]

in my exp the best screws that don't strip the screw heads are tri heads

[@clayashby1241]

lol I just stripped one of mine. Brought me here

[@ptolamaustittan]

Joshua Taylor Madison yes its called 5 sided nut on he head or 8 sided star pattern .

[@blueandbanana]

Spent weeks trying to remove screws attached to stainless steel. I tried EZ Outs/Speed Outs, screw extractors, rubber bands, super glue, drill bits, gloves, and the only thing that worked was using a rotary tool with cutter (Harbor Freight $10) to cut a line/slit(Phillips flathead) in the center of the screw so an Impact Driver can hold onto the screw. My screw was too short and the material was very soft. Put painters tape on the screw before using an Impact Driver(Amazon $12). This was the only thing that worked for me. Hope this helps someone out there.

[@rkmugen]

Words cannot accurately describe my sheer, utter, irrational hatred towards Phillips screws..... it's almost a complete religion for me. There are times I think those screws are actually made of friggin' ALUMINIUM or something, they're that bad! WHY can't hex or square-drive screws be standard?!

[@RocketLeon45]

Well I think in some products they're made of aluminum to keep the cost production low.

[@a121509]

Hex bolts heads are just as easy to strip, in my experience.

[@jenniferjuniper97]

and have deeper heads to keep the driver steady

[@luisechevarria6930]

Dude i get all my fuqin screws at grabber

[@whammeister3002]

@@a121509 yeah hex bolts are closer to a circle shape, they're even worse in my opinion

[@stvgrz9394]

Those screw are big enough with this method.. try to remove small head screw.

[@andyross2613]

yeah! those tiny screws used in gas stoves...

[@michelleoag8179]

Just had this problem, use a screwdriver one size bigger. It just worked for me

[@tariqrahim223]

@@michelleoag8179 The screwdriver one size bigger is usually what causes the problem

[@stacyk4965]

@@tariqrahim223 I agree, tried the one size bigger screw driver and it just stripped it more 😡

[@GROFOOPERS]

Wouldn't you know it? I can't find one, not one rubber band in my house1

[@goodun6081]

GROFOOPERS, I like to eat asparagus, and I save the heavy blue rubber bands that hold the bunch or bundle of asparagus together. By the way, if you have a ceiling fan with glass-globe light fixture combination, and the glass globe or globes over the bulb or lamp tend to rattle and buzz from the vibration of the ceiling fan, put one of those blue rubber bands on the glass globe and then tighten the set screws that hold the globe in place against the rubber band.

[@SincerelyKaotik]

GROFOOPERS that is EXACTLY where I’m at in the moment xD

[@yummyboo6237]

GROFOOPERS my one rubber band seems to have disappeared all of a sudden

[@pravda666]

I am the same - no rubber band!

[@tiffanyg3584]

Omg there’s always rubbers all over the house and now that there’s a stripped screw to be removed there’s no rubber bands in sight 😩😩

[@petef7340]

This video helped me a great deal! I had a bolt that broke off flush on my engine. Went right to Lowe's and bought the extractor shown in the video. Couldn't believe how well it worked! Such a relief to get that out! Thanks Lowe's!

[@tsuchang1]

The rubber band idea looks great. Not wanting a striped screw but looking forward to concering the next one that way

[@jackvioxx727]

didn't help for me

[@tysonrinker5958]

didnt help me either i think I'm screwex

[@goodun6081]

Good rubber bands are hard to find! Try eating more asparagus (love it!), and saving the blue rubber bands that hold the bunch of asparagus together. Those things are pretty tough. I would imagine that a good auto parts store would have some thin but tough rubbery gasket material or square O-rings or something like that that you could try, that would be a little tougher than ordinary rubber bands. Often times, the real problem is a worn screwdriver or screw bit tip, or one that isn't sized correctly or manufactured to a tight enough tolerance to really grab the screw without any slop or play in the interface between the screw head and the driver bit. If you really need to be certain that you get the screw loose and are able to remove it the very first time, don't use an ordinary Screwdriver from your kitchen drawer. Buy a bunch of screwdriver bits and a nut driver handle that holds them, and I would probably buy several sets of identical size and style of bits from several different manufacturers, because you might find cases where one particular manufacturer's bit, be at Phillips or Torx or whatever, fits the screw in question better than another manufacturer's screwbit does. It has come to my attention recently that there is a Japanese industrial standard version of Phillips screws that is different from most of the others! Unfortunately, those screws are not marked as such, and the JIS bits that match are not a common hardware store item. There is also the Pozi Drive screw and matching bits that are frequently used in European and sometimes Canadian or even American products. They sort of look like a Phillips screw at first glance, but they aren't really the same! Learn to recognize them on-site! If it's a Pozi Drive screw, get a posi Drive screwdriver bit! Finally, don't attempt to remove screws with a powered screwdriver if there is any indication that the screws might be really tight (or made of soft material) and prone to stripping out, or if the very first screw you've tried to remove got stripped. Break them all free by hand with a properly sized and selected bit that has a high tolerance for fitting to the screw that you wish to remove. You could also try using heat, such as from a soldering iron or soldering gun, or perhaps even cold from a can of keyboard duster held upside down and dripped onto the screw head, which will act like Freon or another refrigerant. A couple of cycles of heat and cold may help break the bond between the screw and whatever it is screwed into. I have found that Anodizing unmetal chassis often has a tendency to bond to the paint or anodizing on the underside of a countersunk screw. Of course, you can't use heat if the screw goes into plastic, but cold might be helpful. Just be aware that plastic will become more brittle when chilled.

[@lowes]

Is there a sound worse than your drill bit spinning in a stripped screw? We don't think so. Here's how to make it go away.

[@NurdOfficial_tm]

+Lowe's Home Improvement The Music Please tell me the name of it

[@mateopresenta4999]

@@NurdOfficial_tm X2 🤔🤔

[@anonymousanyms7045]

@@NurdOfficial_tm volcano trap

[@李雯-z1z]

How to make it go away?

[@RUSH2112RUSH]

The sound of the word 'fire'.must come a close second when facing a firing squad.

[@Melriv201989]

those are easy to remove why don't they sink it all the way

[@Wylde_Ice]

What if it is a tiny screw and a rubber band wouldn't suffice, but the screw is not raised?

[@iaredisaster7771]

Seth Steinmetz yeah me too

[@hasoonnine]

Seth Steinmetz same here

[@bennetmr1]

Then you need an extractor.

[@CallMeMasterBabo]

wasn't there a tool that could like make marks in metal, if u scrape out a straight like on the service it should be able to be removed with a flathead screwdriver. not english so sorry if this doesn't say anything, goodluck though

[@Wylde_Ice]

MasterBabo It's alright. And yes you're correct

[@v.j.cooper2007]

Thank you very much for the pliers tip. It worked for me...

[@lowes]

Glad to hear it, +Vee Divagirl! Subscribe & share the love :)

[@ChefOregano]

this is by far the best video to solve this problem .. thank you

[@JuanGomez-jp2fo]

That rubber band option is amazing Thank You!

[@TheColorRed]

I've needed this for months

[@MsTomboati]

I just found another way just now.. I use flat screw driver, but hold it 45 deg.. push harder and rotate it simultaneously bit by bit.. And, it worked! Alhamdulillah (Praise to God) -

[@calebproductions5970]

There is no such thing as god besides you did it not your imaginary friend

[@goodun6081]

@@calebproductions5970 , I agree that there is no such thing as God, however, I sometimes feel as if the people who make tiny screws out of metal that is too soft and do not machine the socket head of the screw ( or the bits that are supposed to fit it) to a tight tolerance so that they make a good snug fit, or over tighten the screws during assembly of whatever the device is, using pneumatic or battery-powered screwdrivers, *those people are doing the work of the devil!*

[@Someone_KhabibbeatsJonesEASILY]

Islam is the only true religion.

[@AroundtheWayJ]

The rubberband method worked for me. Thanks for the tips!

[@TubeViewer23]

I usually use a drill bit to split the screw and remove it. Idk it always works for me but it may take some practice at first.

[@samuelthankachan3070]

1st one helped me

[@ilikememes9052]

Didn't helped me

[@TheJesse1959]

what's the best way to remove stripped out chrome button Allen head screw's from clutch perch on Harley sportster? any ideal's on this have two I need to remove and replace

[@Misterz3r0]

The vice grip suggestion worked for me

[@otywhksf9r6aiaryiyaeusmush40]

Thank you Lowes!

[@Drakmaster1337]

Can someone let me borrow a rubber band of them

[@madamhummingbird]

Awesome DIY. Thx Lowes 👍

[@siriusdarkblade]

(I know this is an old video but…) For anyone who doesn’t have a rubber band a bandaid will also work since it is sticky yet stretchy. Sticky part into the screw and the drill should be able to pull it out as long as it isn’t fully like rounded stripped.

[@Theodore_Pugin]

One of the screws in my camera got stripped in only a few spins (having moved not an iota from the insert) and I eventually got it out with a wood shaving to grip the hole.

[@CharlesSnyder]

Next, teach 'em how to use the right sized phillips bit. If the tip wobbles in the screw head, or there is a gap on the sides, then switch to a bit that has a flatter tip. No more stripped heads.

[@Meep_Mop]

Try removing a small, stripped screw that’s in a hole(you know, the screw is surrounded by walls to keep it from unscrewing and stuff) it’s so small I have to use a Bobby pin to unscrew it, but uhm that doesn’t work when one of the grip points wears off and now I’m stuck with half opened headphones that don’t swivel the right way XD :,)

[@Tokyo_Pessi]

The core on my qiyi square 1 stripped, any cuber advice?

[@cayrick]

Good ideas!

[@punchline43]

Now try it with rusted, tight curve-headed screws at a 90 degree angle on heavy old school shower doors. Ugghh.

[@lowes]

punchline43. Thanks for the offer but we'll pass. ;)

[@paulblackburn931]

Also, that are in a deep holder socket. That won't unscrew enough to get a grip on its head to unscrew

[@unknowntopik6396]

What if the screw is actually in the wood? Ya know like actually being a screw . How will u get it out ?

[@RHill-rv1ij]

love the screw removal how too

[@Maximilan20]

What about if my laptop screw are damaged. Can I used an extractor to take em out... Please advise on which one thanks in advance!

[@lowes]

Probably worth taking laptop to a repair facility to reduce risk of damage. Thanks for watching.

[@valjacko873]

the screw i'm trying to remove is flat into the material and I cannot grip it with pliers this is very challenging and I don't really have any tools to use to remove it.any suggestions would help! I may try the superglue method once I find the glue

[@lowes]

Have you tried using a screw extractor yet? It may be worth trying to avoid risking any damage to your project when the screw is flattened into the material. Let us know if you need a link to the sets we carry!

[@MegaSpurs1961]

very useful to know

[@lesliepeoples2857]

HELP! I have 1 screw out of 4 stuck in my tv stand to a samsung curved screen tv. screw will turn but won't back itself out. how can I get this out?

[@adamwest9177]

Leslie Peoples dude wtf im having the exact same problem. How did you get it out?

[@sstefx]

The Dremel Method works! Cut the groove deep, have a wide enough Screw driver bit and go slow with 1st turns.

[@goodun6081]

Much harder to cut a slot with the Dremel tool if the screw is flush and you don't want to damage the surface of whatever the screw is countersunk into. Also, the metallic debris thrown out is conductive and therefore you need to take great pains to not let it get into the circuit board or hard drive or whatever if it is an electronic device that you are working on. If it is merely a metal chassis, you can heat the screw with a soldering gun or soldering iron, and that might break the bond enough that you can get it out; and if the first couple of screws give you trouble removing them, or strip out, then you should try heating all the other screw heads *before* attempting to remove them for the very first time. This might help prevent stripping the screw heads on the very first try. Somebody else on KZbin likes to use a can of that pseudo compressed air stuff (for blowing dust out of computer keyboards and such), as a Freon substitute, because cold liquid will drip out of it if the can is held upside down and the trigger squeezed. You could try this method of cooling the screws instead of heating them, especially if the screws are going into plastic where heat is not an option. The metal screw will contract when cooled. The plastic might tend to get when severely chilled so caution is advised.

[@davidpanetta5492]

I wanted to know how to get a BROKEN screw out! But since they didn't show that - I used a plug cutter around the broken head, then used a needle nose pliers to grip and unscrew it!

[@prithvisingh3476]

How can i open a M2.0X2L screw ? Please help

[@arnon-jaya]

thanks

[@KBMB47]

Use your dremel tool... to cut two sides of the screw off. Use a small wrench 🔧 to unscrew

[@justasorethroatmaninabatco8978]

You know you are done, when your screw driver just rotates freely while reversing a screw in a deep hole.

[@darflexswolez2266]

The rubber band one worked thanks

[@MochaMilk595]

Could I bring a laptop into the store and have someone remove a single screw for me? I don't want to break anything, and can't afford any tools right now.

[@anonymousanyms7045]

You just need to say "Chazem" and the screw will come up by itself. No need to thank me.

[@U2fan24]

i have this problem in a very small scale on some sunglasses. i can't use a rubber band, dremel or pliers. :/ and a screw extractor will just kind of push a broken screw through. so... how do i get it out? the threads aren't stripped, just the head is.

[@lowes]

Definitely tricky. You could try carefully putting some super glue or fast-setting epoxy on a nail or tack, letting it dry against the stripped screw head, then twisting it out once it's set?

[@sristisingh9648]

Some toys have battery slots which require you to unscrew the screw but the quality would be so cheap or they are screwed so tight that it wont rotate and instead the screw looses its inside borders which holds the screw driver. What to do in that case??

[@pablitothegringo1913]

Saved me a tremendous amount of headache

[@josiavarghese]

Thanks a loads❣️

[@caitlintucker2588]

How do you use a rasp?

[@lukadericco5246]

I like it

[@StankyCloud]

You can super glue the screw with the screwdriver

[@babyhubert4447]

dig the music though

[@tonilegere5237]

Rubber band didn’t work, so far the 2 piece extractor hasn’t either.....😠

[@tonilegere5237]

POS never came out! I improvised around it.

[@pirihern9329]

Tryed all head broke off rest of screw still in

[@3k4landrew]

Does it work with small screws as well?

[@crazyprepper7483]

how do you remove it from a deip hole

[@sitaramalakshmanamurthy86]

I have removed one screw with polyethane bag under srew driver

[@nomames9808]

How can i get my screws from getting stuck?

[@MOH3601]

If I had these fancy things I wouldn’t need to look it up

[@paramyw7129]

Its ps3 controller screw. Its very lil

[@rodrigocortesofficial]

That works wonders, WHEN YOU HAVE THE SPACE!!!!! I'm trying to fix a tail light here!!

[@MaxTruman777]

saved my balisong

[@thejasonbischoff]

Why do Phillips head screws even exist?

[@dougbryan6721]

Lowes: don't play upbeat jazz music for people that are dealing with this content..jeez

[@carmellibra690]

what about a stripped Allen wrench screw

[@BryceKimball7.3]

DA_TRUTH_ LIBRA same thing dumbass. Why would it be different. THINK

[@jonathanwade6926]

Does anyone have ideas how to remove a stripped screw from a new 3ds xl?

[@chronicbackpain6047]

What about screws without heads?

[@Dano-uf8ys]

None of those screws were fully seated, some of those suggestions were pointless. I have a stripped star or philips head and it is seated in a well, under a cover. How do I get it loose?

[@davidepochetti921]

alright.. i see. But... the main reason for a screw to strip, is beacuse it's stuck! .. all the methods proposed here (and in all other videos I watched on youtube) don't refer to the case in which the screw is stuck. Any suggestion for a stripped stucked screw? Thank you

[@sdkokIkg]

oxy torch if the screw is exposed, otherwise you could try to drill the screw out completely. (or at least the head if you don;t care what its screwed in to....)

[@nancywebb6549]

Davide Pochetti WD40

[@pirihern9329]

3 different types of extractor no go decided to move all 1/2" forward

[@tanneredwards8597]

I have a screw in my mouse that got stripped, and I cant get it out. The only tip that was usable was the rubber band tip, but that didn't work.

[@李雯-z1z]

Me too.

[@rkgsd]

Vise Grips (depending on the situation).

[@Josue-cm5yi]

That’s all done in wood not on metal “

[@theetomato1532]

The rubber band one was fake if you look closely

[@fahmimike4999]

I think this prob will remain unsolved for eternity to the notebook screw prob

[@HoudalothAli]

Try doing that with the screw deep inside. All your screws are already out. Very misleading video.

[@jade3825]

The rotary tool worked for me.

[@Jebusmike3]

It's like old Buzzfeed style

[@marwan0320]

Put a really small amount of super glue inside the screw and place your screw driver in and wait When its dry screw it out

[@highhitsofnicedpunk]

does that work?

[@doujakashmar1558]

yeah exactly its working with some super glue

[@paulblackburn931]

I have a chainsaw who's actual threads are too short to un screw enough to remove from its seat. How to remove?

[@dron2336]

I stripped the screw on my heat sync

[@theminimagic7255]

Bruh I have no rubber bands...

[@李雯-z1z]

1.It does not work on a toy.2. I do not have many Materials.

[@fesho6370]

These are gigantic screw I'm dealing with micro screw here

[@ZombieX13]

None of these worked. And now the head of the screw broke off and the rest is still in my brick.

[@Dude-mh3cu]

Does not work for me

[@brendawilder9018]

How can I remove a plastic stripped screw that is part of a toilet seat?

[@skillers1513]

So a vid showing how to make a fort

[@michaelcunningham4587]

what?!?!? just use a pair of vice grips!!! you aren't trying to defeat the huns!! -a (diy) professional

[@lowes]

+Michael Cunningham Attila made us do it (sorry, we can't resist a good huns reference). ;)

[@GhostHawk76]

Hello Airsofter wonderful day isn't it? Go drill it out this video will not help you anyway..

[@endzi3286]

My friend gave me her iphone to fix, but i can't bcs of the screw...

[@rippieray6002]

I got a rusty ps4 controller

[@SufyaanT]

3ds screws :/

[@MustJumpHigher]

IM having this exact problem how did you end up fixing it

[@debiasedchance4108]

Bad example

[@wiggy5209]

This was almost useless info

[@tj921able]

No help at all.