is there a way

[nitrodude]

of removing screws with stripped heads

[dale_gribble]

Yes there is. If you have a dremel, what you do is put a cutting disk on it.

Then you cut a slot into the head of the screw, and use a flathead screwdriver to extract the screw. I used this method successfully quite a few times.

Now if you can't get a dremel to the head of the screw, that is another problem altogether. Can you get a dremel to the head of the screw?

[pedeboi364]

you can buy kits that have some kind of tap that drills into the screw and takes it out or something like that...

[nitrodude]

i think so but im not sure

[pottsgroverc]

Look at craftsmen, they have a reverse tapping kit for removing screws. Basically when you tap it, you turn counterclockwise so as you tap in, it will turn the screw out. Costly, but a nice kit to have and if you buy craftsmen you will have it forever, unless of course, you lose it. Or, do the dremel idea for the cheap method. But not as effective and be careful you don't cut the surrounding material.

[Philderbeast]

I hate to admit it, but I use the dremel method alot. My e-maxx tends to scrub off alot of the skid plate bolt heads. So getting them out is a chore with out the dremel. Tapps are a very nice tool to have, however, tapps that small tend to break easily, I have broken 2 craftsman, and 1 Mac tap. Now, something that is also effective, get a small, small chisel, and tap it @ a medium tap until you have a notch cut in enough to get a regular screwdriver into the bolt/screw. I had to use this method on my bulk head to chassis plate mount once or twice. Dremel works the best for the money, and you can re-use the screw/bolt when you are done. I have 6 of the NEWLY slotted screws on my maxx. Something else you can do, wich I had to do on my rear bulkhead, is drill out the screw with the same size drill bit compared to the screw, re tap the hole a size larger, or to the corisponding larger sized screw/bolt that you have handy. If going to a larger screw/bolt is not do-able, you can get a longer than original screw/bolt and put a lock nut on the other end, If that is do-able.

Or send my the truck with a stripped out screw, and get you a new one. Just a thought.

[Mouse4666]

there is a tv commercial with drill bits that put a cone in a stripped screw and use another end that grabs it with blade teeth like things