how I remove bad screws easy

[slowmotion4x4]

I know I am not the only one to have those stupid Phillips screws strip out when trying to remove them. What I do is use a 1/2" drill bit for all bolt removals.
For door bolts
Take a half inch drill bit and drill the heads of them almost off. Then you can take a chisel and remove the head on the mounting bolts. Then when you remove the hinge. You can just un screw the bolt. No having to drill or tap the hole since it is un touched.
for small screws.
I drill the heads all most off like above. Then take a chisel and tap the edge of the screw. Normally a few hits and the bolt breaks free and you can just un screw it. If you can get a bite on it with vise grips. They work too. I have never had a screw that I could not remove easy this way
Here is a picture of what a screw looks like after it is drilled and removed.
I hope this helps some one else

 

[Zukifever]

Air chisel with pointed tip to th eside of the head will break them loose. Then a screwdriver will work fine. 

 

[Blue Ridge Runner]

If they are in a place that I can weld on I will weld a nut to the top of the screw and they usually come out easily with a wrench.

 

[slowmotion4x4]

I have done that allot but I figured not every one has a welder. As for the air chisel, that is another of my friends. Mine wouldtear up most of my body around the screws. both great ideas too though 

 

[ZukiJon]

These are all good ways, tried all and they work. Even tried easy-out's, they suck, stay away from easy-outs 

 

[slowmotion4x4]

I agree there. I have broke a few of them and they are worse to try and remove than the bolt you wanted out

 

[ZUKWHEELER]

I took a thin cut off wheel and cut a straight slot in them then removed them with a bid screw driver / impact driver! I replaced them with stainless steel allens.

 

[microzuk]

I m p a c t D r i v e r 

 

[Strange]

yea i did the cut a giant slit and use imapact gun as huge flat head worked great....and then it slipped off and riddles the side of my car  :-X haha its ok tho i just used some rubbing compund and you cant tell it happned, the compund is farly common its called trees and boulders haha

 

[ddement]

I know I am not the only one to have those stupid Phillips screws strip out when trying to remove them. What I do is use a 1/2" drill bit for all bolt removals.
For door bolts
Take a half inch drill bit and drill the heads of them almost off. Then you can take a chisel and remove the head on the mounting bolts. Then when you remove the hinge. You can just un screw the bolt. No having to drill or tap the hole since it is un touched.
for small screws.
I drill the heads all most off like above. Then take a chisel and tap the edge of the screw. Normally a few hits and the bolt breaks free and you can just un screw it. If you can get a bite on it with vise grips. They work too. I have never had a screw that I could not remove easy this way
Here is a picture of what a screw looks like after it is drilled and removed.
I hope this helps some one else

A left handed drill bit will get them out without the chiseling...

 

[Warpig]

It works that is exactly how I got the bolts of the Targa bar on my zuk, I fingered it out for myself though.  Great write up!!!



Caleb

 

[supazuk]

i used this method till i found a micro torck free's them up  easier with less work

 

[matty89suk]

all mine came out no prob, 1 i had to chisel loose

 

[Zukifever]

The correct screwdriver goes a long way also. 

 

[zuku26]

I trick I learned many years ago on ORC, is the sodering gun trick. Touck the sodering gun tip to the screw you plan on turning. It's seems that the heat from the gun melts the suzuki super glue and turns it to butter. Works very well.

 

[DSAMI4X4]

Dremel works great,I cut a new slit for a straight screwdriver works great.

 

[SamiAK]

A needle nose visegrip sometimes comes in handy.

 

[cale]

If I can get my face in there, I use my teeth.

 

[ZukiJon]

If I can get my face in there, I use my teeth.

 

[HUMZUKI]

I m p a c t D r i v e r 

Yea there cheap and thats really the "correct" way to do it without damaging anything, not like I reuse the philips heads