Due to my friend's mistake, he had destroyed the screw head (+ shape) at the back of his laptop. Any epxert got idea how to remove it?

one way to force remove it by drill it all the way

in your case its not an option as it is a laptop

left one option

super duper glue (epoxy or any other damn hard adhesive material) the screw driver with the spoilt screw head

this will make the screw driver stick to the spoilt screw head really really hard (as if they were one part altogether)

then just unscrew it

This post has been edited by E-J@1: May 14 2008, 07:56 PM

Use grinder grind of the head of the screw.

u wanna grind on lappy ah?

use a small hand drill n use a small drill bit. but u should be careful tho...

This is the best way tho. If something goes wrg only the screw driver. but if use drill when something goes wrg the whole lappy is doom.

so, any recommended for the super duper glue? where can get it?

there's a tool called EasyOut. it's normally used in aviation industry where mechanics/engineers use it to remove a screw that has damaged phillips + recess. the tool looks just like a screw, with threaded shanks but with a square head for it to be driven/turned by a wrench.

a normal fastening screw has right hand turn. it means by turning the screw clockwise (CW), you'll drive the screw inward. to loosen it, you have to turn it counterclockwise (CCW).

the EasyOut tool has left hand turn. it means by turning the tool CCW like a screwdriver, you'll drive the tool inward (which is opposite from the screw), hence the sharp thread of the tool will bite into the screw's worn out phillip recess, gripping the screw. at the same time, while the tool is being driven CCW, you're also removing the screw.

p/s: the usage of the tool in removing the damaged head screw is easier said than done.

i've no idea where to buy the tool. maybe you can try your luck in ACE?

hey...the glue thing really worked...
last time i go mod my digimon
den the screw head become one hole there...
i tried ur way now at it worked...lol...thx m8

most hardware shops got it

just describe to the salesmen, surely they know

just tell them u want a super-duper glue to stick screw+screwdriver permanently

glad it did

anyway what kinda glue u used, coz there's couple of em as an option

LOL so easy mah

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Added on June 4, 2008, 2:48 amJUST use a GRINDER!!!

This post has been edited by sexy93: Jun 4 2008, 02:48 AM

haha u sleepy or noob bro?TS stated the screw broken at back of his fren laptop..u will use grinder ah?

anyway what kinda glue u used, coz there's couple of em as an option

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i had some super glue at home...i just apply a tiny bit on the screw tip...

HAHAHAHA!!! grinder...lmao..use BRAIN POWER!

izzit all the screw got magnetic?can use he magnetic to suck it out or not?

WOW. Magnetic? Why not? Provided of course you hired Magneto to do it for you.

prefer use very hard glue.
then you can twist easily.

i made it. :-)

lol... i got same problem. but this time the screw is on my hyper 212 cpu cooler, the one philips small head to screw in the mounting kaki to the copper plate touching the cpu (the bottom one)

for that small space, i think if epoxy glue if not careful will lekat all da way around the mounting. and grinder is also no-no... how ah? im really screwed... (pun intended )

can la, but u wanna suck out using magnetic force

forget it

why not epoxy it at the screw driver not on the screw (dip the screwdriver head into epoxy glue)

This post has been edited by E-J@1: Jun 6 2008, 05:53 PM

If it stick together with non sensitif material, i prefer use welding set to stick the screw and screw driver bar
and twist it
Or, u use small hand drill
6mm or smaller
just to tebuk itself