Strip nd Screw

[ke2nv]

Theres a screw holding in the headlight surround on my car, the head of which is completely stripped. You put the screwdriver in and it just spins, really annoying . Does anyone know an easy way to get these ba5tards out?????

[FouRacer]

Couple of ways if you cant get the mole grips onto it, drill it if you can get a drill in, either drill it right through or drill a small hole in the centre and get an EZ out into it. Other than that you'll probly have to weld the end of a small bar to it, 20 - 30mm long. Shouldnt be too much of a mission. Usually though the right size screwdriver, pushed hard enough, will do the trick. Good luck bro.

[ke2nv]

hmm yea the grips wont work, theres not enough surface area to grab on to. Ill try drill it, hopefully that should do it. Cheers man

[Stealer Of Souls]

Jaycar sells a screw extraction kit... Kinda expensive but if it works...

[Crucible]

shouldnt need to get too carried away, just use side cutters

[evil_si]

as edyn has said, use side cutters, make sure they bite into the outside of the screw head nice and tightly and it shud undo!!

[Ae92typeX]

does it screw into metal or a plastic bung? Ive come accross some that screw into plastic, and it is the plastic, not the screw that has been stripped. Either a 'safe' yank or squezing the plastic while screwing worked.
Can you get behind it, or is it in a box section?

[ke2nv]

sorry, i didnt phrase my first question very well The head of the screw is stripped, meaning the X on the head of the screw is now rounded out to a circle.

[Ae92typeX]

ah, as above then, drill...unless you can hacksaw a groove for a flathead (+ soak in crc first if all metal)

[evil_si]

sorry, i didnt phrase my first question very well The head of the screw is stripped, meaning the X on the head of the screw is now rounded out to a circle.

use a pair of side cutters,
make the jaws bite into 2 points 180' apart, if that doesnt work then look at drilling out etc.