How can I remove a broken screw from a computer case?
I’m trying to open my computer case, and one of the screws holding the cover on won’t come out. The problem isn’t that it’s simply too tight and I can’t turn it; it turns just fine when I move the screwdriver counterclockwise. It just doesn’t come out, but stays flush against the surface of the case as it spins.
What are some possible ways to deal with this situation?
Yes its possible – you’ll need something thin but sturdy to be pried under the screw heads lip, while gently using a screw driver to turn the screw. The trouble here is the screw threading of what held that screw in place has either fallen off so the screw is free floating, or the screw threads were part of the case itself and they have been stripped.
Thin sturdy objects may include long nose needle pliers, flat blade of a slot headed screw driver, metal ruler, box cutter (x-acto knife), or tweezers depending on the nature of the location of the screw. Meaning if its on a flat surface accessible from all directions, or down in a hole where the screw head lies a distance from the flat surface above.
You may also try locking jaw pliers (Vise Grips) and lock the jaws around the screw head and gently pulling while turning in a counter clockwise direction to try to catch some threading to allow the screw to be extracted.
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Sounds like you stripped a thread. Grab it with a pair of vice grips and pull on it as you rotate it. either it will pop out, or it will back out far enough for it to grip the threads and you will be able to use a screwdriver on it again.
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Yes its possible – you’ll need something thin but sturdy to be pried under the screw heads lip, while gently using a screw driver to turn the screw. The trouble here is the screw threading of what held that screw in place has either fallen off so the screw is free floating, or the screw threads were part of the case itself and they have been stripped.
Thin sturdy objects may include long nose needle pliers, flat blade of a slot headed screw driver, metal ruler, box cutter (x-acto knife), or tweezers depending on the nature of the location of the screw. Meaning if its on a flat surface accessible from all directions, or down in a hole where the screw head lies a distance from the flat surface above.
You may also try locking jaw pliers (Vise Grips) and lock the jaws around the screw head and gently pulling while turning in a counter clockwise direction to try to catch some threading to allow the screw to be extracted.
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You can use a pair of vice grips..
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you stripped a thread. if you have a dremel now is a good time to use it. cut off the head of the screw and counter bore into it. make sure the PC is off, unplugged, and all power drained from it before doing this. you don’t want a short and breaking the computer.
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dremel owner. awesome tool for $35. one tip: don’t buy it from walmart, don’t buy the most basic one, a multispeed is good. its well worth the extra cash.
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