Uhoh stripped!

[simon woodstock]

the alan wrench bolt is stripped pretty bad on my gun, i know i'm not the only person who's done this, what can i do? i can't put a new screw in because i can't get this one out.

[ThooLou]

Go to an auto parts store, and look for a tool called and "Easy Out." It acts kinda like a drill bit, but turns the opposite way, and will allow you to remove the stripped screw. You may have to use a pair of pliers if you don't have anything to hold it with...

That is if it's only the head that's stripped. Even so, it may help you. If it's the threads, you can still use the allen wrench, and a pair of needle nosed pliers. Gently pull up on the screw with the pliers, and unscrew it at the same time. If you stripped the threads in the gun body, you may have to tap it, and use a bigger screw...

Hope this helps.

[Edited by ThooLou on 04-05-2001 at 08:24 PM]

[simon woodstock]

thank you so very much!

[PBSouLjAh]

hmmmm...........get some super glue.....get something really strong dat will fit in dat allan wrench hole....put dat something in there....super glue it in..and later unscrew it. then u can just get like a pen knife and scrape off da dried super glue on da wrench.

[simon woodstock]

yeah but i'll probly just break the superglue when i try to turn it or the super glue won't stick the the inside of the screw

[simon woodstock]

all thats stripped is the head, the hole where the allen wrench goes in is practically a circle

[Ded]

dip the screw in melted candle wax then after it dries on the threads you can screw it in and will hold super tight but you can still get it out. My CO2 connector deely screws used to loosen up all the time during games but after a guy who played with us told me about that I haven't had trouble since.

[Ded]

DON'T USE SUPER GLUE you will end up glueing the screw into your gun

[simon woodstock]

it's the top, not the threads

[simon woodstock]

can you describe what an "easy out" is?

[Jordan]

i hade stripped screws on my gun i took the dremel bought a thin cutting wheel for it and made a slit in the screw then i just took it out with a flathead screwdriver...if you dont have a dremel i guess u cant do it

[simon woodstock]

i can't do that, it used an alan wrench, not a screw driver
yunno the hole looks like this

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[Edited by simon woodstock on 04-05-2001 at 09:11 PM]

[A damn fool]

since its just the top part, fid an old allen wrench or nail, and fill the top of the scrrew with epoxy. Put the nail in the screw top, and then when it dires, unscrew it.

ThoolOu, nice avatar...

[Mad Ogre]

Jordan is right guys.

Thats how you do it. Talk to any mechanic.
You use a cutting wheel on a tool like a Dremmel or by hand with a small file - you cut a slit across the top of the screw deep enough that you can use a flat head screw driver or knife blade to remove the screw.

Adhesives to the top of a stripped screw will not work and only make things harder. Glue wont hold the torque required to get the screw turning.

Easy Out works great too... but its harder to find than just to cut the dang screw across the top.

[PaintKiller]

I thought this post was abouit girl stripping.
But thats gonna suck that that happened to you simon my stuff is starting to stripp.
Next time replace them before you stripp it :)