Ive tried everything to get this screw out without damaging it but the more things I try the worse it gets. Its not stripped but its getting there pretty quick any suggestions?

 

^bump^

 

Which screw is it?


I'd go for the vise grip pliers.

 

Well. Get a dremel or something and cut your own deep slot to help undo it.

You can't really use vice grips because it is a small screw on the end of a pillar.

 

this one

 

Go to Sears and get a Screw-Out extractor set. They work well for stuff like this. You drill out the stripped middle of the screw, and then the extractor pulls it out:



You can get cheaper versions at other stores like this:



If buying tools is not possible - then soak it in relasing fluid, and add heat.

Worst case is that uou have to drill it out and retap the hole.

 

Thanks, i think ill try the screw out thing first since I can think of more than one shitty screw on my car that I didnt feel like retapping.

 

Use lots of penetrant.
I like to use a smal vice grips to grip the head and twist to loosen.
Sometimes it helps to file down two opposite sides so the vice grip has a better time gripping the screw head.
A torch can help with very stubborn screws too.


-Ted

 

Yeah I used a TON of liquid wrench on it , im gonna try filing the sides down and letting the vice grips have a go at her.

 

Ted's been there.
I've been known to dress the tips of my vise grips to get a bite on a screw head.
The last one was on the fuel pump pickup strainer.

 

dont file down the sides to use vice grips I just clamp them on so hard it bends the screw head to a flat surface

 

EDIT: Error on my part. That is a good picture of the thermowax, fast idle cam etc for folk who don't know what it is.