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Ratty562
Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 839 Location: NSW, Sydney
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hi all
im putting on my hard top and cant get 3 screws
what is the easy way to get them out
thanks matt
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want33s

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Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 8134 Location: Sunshine Coast Qld
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Hotshot993
Joined: Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:46 pm Posts: 1270 Location: Brisbane
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Haha as soon as I saw the title I was like someone would have put that tutorial up.
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squizzytaylor
Joined: Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 381 Location: Bogged near Morisset
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My fav trick of mine depending on the size of the screw is to use a dremel, put 1 slot straight across the screw head and unscrew with a flat head driver.
GT
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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
Vehicle: 84 LWB NT
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squizzytaylor wrote: My fav trick of mine depending on the size of the screw is to use a dremel, put 1 slot straight across the screw head and unscrew with a flat head driver.
GT
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That's never failed me.
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shakes
Joined: Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 4895 Location: Northcote
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monkey wrote: squizzytaylor wrote: My fav trick of mine depending on the size of the screw is to use a dremel, put 1 slot straight across the screw head and unscrew with a flat head driver.
GT x2 That's never failed me.
hacksaw blade or grinder for us povo's
I always seem to snap the screw head off doing it this way
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14498 Location: Here there everywhere
Vehicle: A manly awesome man jimny
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i use a air chisel and wants33s method.
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Damo

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Joined: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 4661 Location: Brisbane
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monkey wrote: squizzytaylor wrote: My fav trick of mine depending on the size of the screw is to use a dremel, put 1 slot straight across the screw head and unscrew with a flat head driver.
GT x2 That's never failed me.
3x
I use a 1mm cutting disc in an angle grinder and a BFO flat blade screwy. I have one with a square shaft that you can put a shifter on. Works well.
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bohuler

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Joined: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:18 am Posts: 1376 Location: Avonsleigh, Victoria
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Just drill the middle of it out and use an easyout. 
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whincup

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Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 1588 Location: Gracemere, QLD
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recently took off my doors, and want33s method works perfect. either way you need new screws.
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303zuke

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Joined: Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2447
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You've rooted the head, so just tack weld a nut onto the head and take it out with a socket.
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Built4thrashing
Joined: Wed May 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 4972 Location: Dandenong .Vic
Vehicle: 1999 GV. Locked and Lifted
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Hanner and cold chissel. works everytime. doesnt always leave everything intact but the screw/bolt comes out
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want33s

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Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 8134 Location: Sunshine Coast Qld
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whincup wrote: recently took off my doors, and want33s method works perfect. either way you need new screws.
99% of screws removed by the method I detailed in the link are reusable.
No need to butcher them, you only need to crack it then undo with a large phillips.
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whincup

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Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 1588 Location: Gracemere, QLD
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want33s wrote: whincup wrote: recently took off my doors, and want33s method works perfect. either way you need new screws. 99% of screws removed by the method I detailed in the link are reusable. No need to butcher them, you only need to crack it then undo with a large phillips.
mine needed a little bit of convincing to turn...  maybe i was just unlucky, or too impatient.
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monley

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Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:58 am Posts: 11092 Location: Mandurah.W.A.
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I had a screw i had get out on Friday> It was a screw going though 2 real thin peaces of sheet metal, the head of the screw was fine but the thread was stuff just behind the head of the screw and it was just spinning, so got a old screw driver hit the head of the screw to bend it then it gripped and i got it out. 
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salih

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Joined: Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 1475 Location: melbourne
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mate i had the same trouble for the same job.
use a impact screwdriver gets em out straight away
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stiky
Joined: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:15 am Posts: 151 Location: brisbane
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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salih wrote: mate i had the same trouble for the same job.
use a impact screwdriver gets em out straight away
Not all way's, I've busted impact bit's & had to resort to the chisel trick.....
Even had to drill..
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Ratty562
Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 839 Location: NSW, Sydney
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thanks all
the chisel trick worked well how i just gotta move my roll bar because the roof was sitting in the bar
matt
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salih

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Joined: Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 1475 Location: melbourne
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steak_knife wrote: salih wrote: mate i had the same trouble for the same job.
use a impact screwdriver gets em out straight away Not all way's, I've busted impact bit's & had to resort to the chisel trick..... Even had to drill..
well it worked for me on like 3 diffrent screws
maybe just lucky
i have to admit on one of my old sierras it dident work so i grinded it off lol
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