Unscrew Damaged Phillips Screw: Tips for Removing Broken Motherboard Screw - Urgent Help

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Hello.
I have a serious problem.
I have a broken screw that secures the motherboard to the case. But it's broken and I can't twist it? What to do? I urgently need help as I have sold my motherboard and have to ship it tomorrow.

Pedros050 · Accepted Answer

Hello. You can use a small wrench to unscrew the threaded sleeve from the bottom or a small drill and drill it.

ta_tar · Accepted Answer

In such situations, I use small but very sharp front cutters. I put the tip into the treated hole and the other outside and try to unscrew it.

Pedros050 · Accepted Answer

Drill with the diameter of this screw and drill. You have a screw that has been processed so that even a flat one will not unscrew it. Added after 1 [minutes]: The diameter of the screw.

Rezystor240 · Accepted Answer

You have to be a specialist to make a screw like this.
A 2-2.5mm drill bit and a screwdriver, with a drill you have the risk of damaging the drill bit.

For a trained hand, it is a few moments of work.
Good luck.

Pedros050 · Accepted Answer

And the tin for the screw will grab hold of you and the display next to it and the plate will no longer be for sale.

Added after 4 [minutes]:

If you are afraid to drill from the screw side, drill the sleeve from the bottom.

sowczak77 · Accepted Answer

Another idea is the drill chuck, try to grab the screw with it.

Rezystor240 · Accepted Answer

This has a lot of thermal inertia, you would have to solder with a gutter soldering iron. Provided if it can be soldered at all. And you risk damaging the PCB very much. In a word, unprofitable. Better to try to unscrew the tweezers from the top. Added after 1 [minutes]: Wrong idea, the drill chuck will not come up. There is a fairly tall display next to it.

tos18 · Accepted Answer

You can also grab with cutters like pliers and twist. These screws are not hard and the sharp cutters will jam.

kierbedz4 · Accepted Answer

Soldering is not required because the strength of such a connection is equal only to the strength of the tin, the more so as the tin solder will be loaded to torsion.

Rezystor240 · Accepted Answer

I am also of this opinion, because it is the best solution in this situation.

retrofood · Accepted Answer

Special bits for loosening. They are shaped in such a way that they do not even pop out of the formed screws when turned left.

marqqv · Accepted Answer

Just use the pincers with a side cut, squeeze well and twist in the direction you want. None has resisted yet -)

spinacz · Answer

A flat screwdriver properly fitted and an attempt to unscrew.

Packie2012 · Answer

On the other hand, it looks like this: Possibly what size drill will be needed from the smaller ones?

raudek · Answer

This screw is definitely a cross? Looks like a torx with a hole

Packie2012 · Answer

Yes, the cross.

Packie2012 · Answer

I had an idea with a soldering iron. What do you think about soldering and then trying to unscrew it? It makes sense?

retrofood · Answer

If there was time, you can buy special bits for unscrewing such screws on a well-known portal. They work.

Anonymous · Answer

You cut the head with a dremel and unscrew it with a flathead screwdriver.
If you don't have a dremel, re-drill it (slowly) as suggested above. Nothing else will help you - because if you pulled off this screw, it is tightly tightened (or glued).

Packie2012 · Answer

What bits are we talking about? Tomorrow I will buy a drill and try to drill it if I can. I'll let you know. Edit: What instead of a dremel?

Packie2012 · Answer

Can I have a link to this item? How does it look like?

Marian B · Answer

There is also something like a Russian key, that is, a gentle hitting of a hammer on the shaft of a screwdriver or a sharp chisel applied diagonally to the head of the screw. Of course, put the bolts on the edge and hit in the direction of unscrewing. All this, in line with the old saying of locksmiths, nothing by force but a hammer always works.

retrofood · Answer

For example, KIT FOR REMOVING BREAKED SCREWS SCREWS THREAD

E8600 · Answer

The way to eraser or tape have you tried?

Covul · Answer

You can try to cut with a saw blade and then a flat one.

Rezystor240 · Answer

@ E8600 It only looks so nice in the movie. The reality is completely different - it doesn't work.

tc · Answer

use a small drill with a left twist, while reaming it will heat up the screw a bit, it should jam in it and unscrew it

Jawi_P · Answer

It basically works like a screw is only turned off, but not fully screwed in. As someone wrote, I unscrew with pliers with a side cut, only sharp must be.

E8600 · Answer

It is known that this is not a miracle solution, but personally I unscrewed a few screws this way, but I used a harder rubber.

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