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Title: Realforce screw
Post by: bocahgundul on Tue, 01 December 2015, 22:56:57

Can someone hlp me what to do with broken realforce screw? Like this(http://i.imgur.com/0caIXqU.jpg)

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: hwood34 on Tue, 01 December 2015, 23:10:35

http://www.amazon.com/Damaged-Remover-Extractor-Product-Stop/dp/B00MZCEBII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449033014&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=stripped+screw+extractor&psc=1

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: bocahgundul on Tue, 01 December 2015, 23:13:58

Quote from: hwood34 on Tue, 01 December 2015, 23:10:35

http://www.amazon.com/Damaged-Remover-Extractor-Product-Stop/dp/B00MZCEBII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449033014&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=stripped+screw+extractor&psc=1

The problem is the screw are so small

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: bocahgundul on Tue, 01 December 2015, 23:22:26

Well i think theres no hope yeah?  :'( :'(

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: jonathanyu on Tue, 01 December 2015, 23:50:28

try to use a pliers to unscrew it. you need to be very careful to not damage the pcb

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: ika on Tue, 01 December 2015, 23:56:51

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/02/the-12-best-ways-to-remove-stripped-screws/

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: bocahgundul on Wed, 02 December 2015, 00:18:19

I think i need to go to proffesional repair to pull the screw

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: remdell on Wed, 02 December 2015, 23:16:25

I repair laptops. This is what I use: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JCT3W0?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_5&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: Homenubbie on Wed, 02 December 2015, 23:29:35

Sears sells a stripped screw puller.

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: swimmingbird on Thu, 03 December 2015, 00:36:52

Quote from: bocahgundul on Wed, 02 December 2015, 00:18:19

I think i need to go to proffesional repair to pull the screw

I had a stripped screw inside my macbook pro and I very carefully removed it by drilling it out with a powerdrill

Bit of a last resort but got the job done

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: bocahgundul on Thu, 03 December 2015, 01:29:46

Pulled it out already thx man

Title: Re: Realforce screw
Post by: Homenubbie on Thu, 03 December 2015, 13:57:27

Great!  Thanks for the update.