Hippy Generation (BUMMER) Stripped 3mm Button Head and Flat Head Screws.

[John Parks]

I have found one of the best ways is to use a dremel with a tiny cut off wheel. Dremel a slot into the head of the screw then use a flathead screwdriver, will come right out. Never have not been able to not get one out this way

 

[Z.hb71]

I have found one of the best ways is to use a dremel with a tiny cut off wheel. Dremel a slot into the head of the screw then use a flathead screwdriver, will come right out. Never have not been able to not get one out this way

that as well is a good option, except its only good for bolts that arent countersunk, if u use one on a countersunk bolt ull just mess up the part as well.

 

[John Parks]

I have done it on counter sunk bolts also. Just save one cut of wheel that's worn down small and use it.

 

[Z.hb71]

I have done it on counter sunk bolts also. Just save one cut of wheel that's worn down small and use it.

could do that too if u have 1

 

[1Coopgt]

Id assume so by the design, I've with sum torx screws when doing things on the bmw, but those u didnt need o torque down alot as they were going into plastic, my question is how they hold up to high torque

I've had to jam allen wrenches into them when the heads get stripped out by worn torx bits . They do last longer than hex/allen heads

 

[Z.hb71]

I've had to jam allen wrenches into them when the heads get stripped out by worn torx bits . They do last longer than hex/allen heads

So not something I would like to deal with lol.

 

[1Coopgt]

All tools wear which means later in life there is potential to strip the head out of the screws .

 

[Phill2]

I have torx on my drone and am not a fan.
Would rather hexes any day.

 

[Seandonato73]

Neither is much better than the other imo. On full sized engines torx is better but just marginally. I'm assuming I've never had major issues stripping the hex out from using snap-on hex wrenches?...Maby im just lucky.

 

[Phill2]

I ALMOST stripped one that had blue Loctite on it but applied a little heat and saved it.
I find small torx much easier to strip.

 

[Z.hb71]

I ALMOST stripped one that had blue Loctite on it but applied a little heat and saved it.
I find small torx much easier to strip.

oh ok, so what i gather is torx isnt much better than hex. i always heat the screws which have loctite, don't wanna risk it.

 

[Phill2]

oh ok, so what i gather is torx isnt much better than hex. i always heat the screws which have loctite, don't wanna risk it.

Torx drivers always seem to want to jump back out of the bolt head.
It may just be smaller ones that do it as I've never used car sized ones.

 

[Z.hb71]

Torx drivers always seem to want to jump back out of the bolt head.
It may just be smaller ones that do it as I've never used car sized ones.

ok ill try to see if I got some spares to test for myself.

 

[1Coopgt]

At work we are slowly switching everything over to Torx from Hex bit and Phillips bits . The heads don't strip out as easy as hex and phillips do . . I'm the lucky one that gets for fix these when they fail . Hex bits round off way to easy. And phillips bits are junk too.

 

[Phill2]

Gotta agree about Phillips heads.

 

[Z.hb71]

At work we are slowly switching everything over to Torx from Hex bit and Phillips bits . The heads don't strip out as easy as hex and phillips do . . I'm the lucky one that gets for fix these when they fail . Hex bits round off way to easy. And phillips bits are junk too.

philips are the crappies bits ever, those strip if you look at them wrong in my experience. i guess torx is the best u can get

 

[DougStar]

+1 for the trox

 

[Phill2]

Can't find trox anywhere

 

[Z.hb71]

Can't find trox anywhere

???

 

[DougStar]

made a how too vid