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dremel cutter wheel and carefully cut head of screw so that you can make a groove to fit a flat head screwdriver in it. Other option is to drill out but that can create more damage if not careful
 
All four of my motor flat head bolts were stripped, I made the mistake of using a tiny amount of blue thread locker.
The heat turned the thread locker into a permanent bond.
I bought the speed outs from Home Depot for $21.00 they are titanium coated.
The bolts were to hard to drill a deep enough hole for the other end of tool to bit in the bolt to remove.
I return the SpeedOuts. Plan B. I purchased a carbide drill and a harden steel easy out and mounted it in a hand chuck. Success! Bolts removed. The SpeedOut extractors work great for medium soft fasteners but my problem needed old school machinist tools.
Best Regards ,
William E. Burrows Jr.
 
I've had some issues screws...blue threadlocker and all...speedouts worked for me. Heating the screw up with a butane torch helps alot.
 
Dear Members,
Blue Loctite breaks down at 428 degrees F, a lot of fasteners are in contact with plastic so heat is not an option.
Servo arms use small cap screws, the heads are easy to strip, heating this screw to 428 degrees may cause issues with the internals, so I use lock washers. Heat in great but cannot be used in all cases. Cobalt drills and fluted easy-outs work for me.
Additionally a lot of fasteners really don't need blue loctite, my motor mount screws on my Losi 5ive-T have never work their way loose, so why makes things more problematic. Kraken Vekta 5's are famous for drowning fasteners in thread-locker, see attached pic showing destroyed spindle with a simple disassembly, a lot of the thread locker is hidden inside the nut. Heat was not an option in this case because of the plastic.
Best Regards,
William E. Burrows J.
P.S. The spindles should be upgraded to aluminum to avoid this problem or don't use loctite, it is a lot easier to replace a lost screw than trying to disassemble the spindle.

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Hey William (y)
The extractor is no.2
The bit 3mm
It was just the right size (y) keep your drill straight and you should be good to go.

Dear Dougstar
Thanks for the information, I have a screw to remove with a stripped allen head. I think my problem is using to small of a drill bit and extractor.
I've had little success using smartouts, so l will give your method a try.
Best Regards,
William E. Burrows Jr.
 
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