AZ Nomad wrote:
On Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:09 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote:
Ron Hardin wrote:
I've stripped two of the screws holding the hard
drive in my laptop (apparently lock-tite'd, from
the crack! noise the other two made when unscrewed
in my best philips screwing technique). (The chat
agent on the line unhelpfully had just asked me to
try removing the HD and memory, which is the rough
equivalent in this model of ``remove roof and
temporarily set aside'' for home repairs, as you
have to remove the screen and keyboard to get at
the memory. It must have been a little chat-agent
joke. Anyway that project stopped when the screws
stripped.)

I take it the next step is a screw extractor,
which I see too large a variety of to make a
choice. What's the most probably successful kind
of screw extractor? I have no experience with
extractors. I'd experiment, but would like to get
it done as neatly as possible on the first try.

Very tiny philips screw. A 3/32 drill fits in the
hole left by the other, removed, screws.

I've removed small stripped Phillips head screws
with a Dremel tool. I first cut a slot for a flat
blade screwdriver and if that doesn't work, it's
time to play dentist. There are also the Alden
brand Grabit screw extractors that work very well.

http://www.aldn.com/grabit/

That's great if you're working on a car.

Laptop's don't use #6-#14 screws.

Do you know how big the screws holding in
the hard drive are? Did you notice "Dremel
tool" not hacksaw or die grinder? I can
remove extremely tiny stuck screws with my
Dremel tool. I have some cutting tips that
are not much bigger than the head of a pin.

TDD