broken bit in screw?

As Snot said...ouch

What size? Question being is it big enough to drill into to where you can put a small screwdriver or pick in to leverage some wiggle?

Also try some penetrating oil, the stuff actually lubricates even really stuck in things to where tapping and wiggling might work better. I had a screw that seemed welded in, and a half hour after using penetrating oil it came out like normal.
 
I've done it more than once. It seems to happen when you have Chinese tools and American screws, hehe.

Just about every popular tool maker has a stuck screw removal kit. Stop by a home improvement store and get one. You can get it out without damaging the screw in most cases. An easy $5 fix.
 
You might take a small punch and see if you can tap it the opposite way you were turning it when it broke. May loosen it up enough to get it out.
 
Originally Posted By: woodguruAs Snot said...ouch

What size? Question being is it big enough to drill into to where you can put a small screwdriver or pick in to leverage some wiggle?

Also try some penetrating oil, the stuff actually lubricates even really stuck in things to where tapping and wiggling might work better. I had a screw that seemed welded in, and a half hour after using penetrating oil it came out like normal.

It is a smaller torx bit for CVA scope base/rings. they gave my buddy the wrong ring/base combo and the screws must have had loc tite on them because the others had a weird white crust on them and this one was a little harder to get screwed down and the tip of the bit snapped flush with the screw head. cva wants the rings/base back for exchange otherwise I would drill press it.
 
Could try the oil,then a little air pressure on edge of screw head to pop out the driver tip. Wd40 with the straw on the spray head might get you enough hydraulic pressure.
 
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You can work it out with a scratch awl. A tech at the harley dealership put red loctite on my primary cover screws one time. Cost me 4 t27s. Aero kroil will work its way in and degrade even red loctite. Put kroil on it and wait overnight. You will get the tip and the screw.
 
Just spot weld it with a wire welder and pop it out.
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A friend got one out by putting super glue on the tool tip with a toothpick.

When someone else or a repair shop may have installed them I usually use a hair dryer or solder iron to warm things up first.
 
Originally Posted By: tripod3Just spot weld it with a wire welder and pop it out.
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A friend got one out by putting super glue on the tool tip with a toothpick.

When someone else or a repair shop may have installed them I usually use a hair dryer or solder iron to warm things up first.



now that seems like a super idea. I will go home and see if I can put a little PB blaster on it then gorilla super glue the bit back to the tip and see if I can just wiggle it lose.
 
Alot of times, a torx or allen that is a bit worn or doesn't fit 100% can lock up in the hole. An extremely tight screw is hard to break loose and the torx will break. Seen it a jillion times working at my job. Like I mention before, if you have a very small punch and can catch part of the broken piece with the punch, a slight bump with a hammer to the punch MIGHT jar it loose. Make sure your are going the OPPOSITE direction of when you broke it. I've done it a bunch of times. No guarantees, but its work for me on a lot of occasions. I just don't think super glue will bond tight enough to the screw to allow you to use enough force to remove it. I guess you have nothing to loose trying it though.
 
If it were mine, I would do what ever it takes to get the screw out, eat the cost of a new base and forget about a replacement from CVA and go on. A new base can't be that expensive.
 
Originally Posted By: pyscodogIf it were mine, I would do what ever it takes to get the screw out, eat the cost of a new base and forget about a replacement from CVA and go on. A new base can't be that expensive.

that's what I told him. I am going to see if I can barrow a dremel and just cut a slot for a flat head and then go buy a $30 mount. it would have been $15 to ship the old so why not.
 
OMG why won't you just buy the $5 tool and remove it with a 90% chance that nothing gets harmed? I can't believe this is still a thing after more than a couple of days.
 
Originally Posted By: CZ527OMG why won't you just buy the $5 tool and remove it with a 90% chance that nothing gets harmed? I can't believe this is still a thing after more than a couple of days.

Because that would be too easy.

Even a small, sharp drill bit, centered in the bit...drill in, get a good bite and it'll probably come right out. Otherwise, a couple twist of an easy-out and he's done. This is middle school shop class stuff, and skills that any man should know.
 


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