how to remove stripped screws
 

Hiya,

I just received my used Hyper 8, but many of the underside countersunk hex screw are stripped and wont come out.
Is there a tool to remove them?

Also, the center driveshafts on the car have a lot of movement in them - they can move back and forth a large amount. Is this normal for this car?


Many thanks for any help!

RE: how to remove stripped screws
 

you'll need to dremel out a slot in the head of the screw make sure its deep and use a flat head tho it could be the differance between metric and SAE too, idk about the driveshaft you can use feul tubing to make up the differance

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RE: how to remove stripped screws
 

Dremel cutoff tool, make sure you get a nice clean cut so the screwdriver will grip.

If it is back and forth play, it is fine. If the outdrives have a slot in them from being worn by the driveshafts, then you might want to replace.

RE: how to remove stripped screws
 

the thing about the screws, i think the previous owner might have used red loctite on them, because i was breaking my allen keys trying to get them out

RE: how to remove stripped screws
 

If there's red thread-lock, then you'll have to head it up with a small torch or lighter.

RE: how to remove stripped screws
 

Don't use allen keys, they will strip out very easily causing the screws to strip.

RE: how to remove stripped screws
 

I imagine you plan to replace the screws. Then you could use worn allen wrenches of that specific size and glue them in. That should even overcome the locktite

RE: how to remove stripped screws
 

i'd epoxy over glue... its a much stronger bond imo

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RE: how to remove stripped screws
 

Doesn´t epoxy belong in the glue-category?

RE: how to remove stripped screws
 

imo epoxy is different because its a chemical reaction between two compounds where as glue is a reaction bewteen the air and the glue but yes you could argue that expoy is a glue but you can't really compair epoxy to elmers, or wood glue, or even super glue while the super is the strongest epoxy is stronger just becuase there's a stronger chemical reation going on this makes stronger molecual bonds so it will take more force/heat to break them apart

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