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Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares some tricks of the trade for backing out stripped screws. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.)
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Shopping List for How to Remove Stripped Screws:
- Tapered wood plug, to conceal screw hole
Tools List for How to Remove Stripped Screws:
- Screwdriver
- Self-locking pliers
- Cordless drill
- Screw extractor
Steps for How to Remove Stripped Screws:
1. Try removing the stripped screw with the proper size manual screwdriver.
2. If the screw head is protruding from the surface, grip it with self-locking pliers and twist out the screw.
3. Use a cordless drill, set in reverse, and left-handed bit to drill a small hole into the head of the stripped screw.
4. With the drill still set in reverse, use a screw extractor to back out the screw.
5. If the screw head has snapped off, use a hollow-boring screw extractor to drill out the entire screw. Fill the resulting hole with a tapered wood plug.
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Replacing the sun roof on my 1996 P 38 Range Rover. Not a bad repair, just takes some time and organization. After thoughts: Total of 6 10mm bolts hold the roof in (mine had been replaced before so only had 4 bolts), Rear dome lights tend to be fragile so be careful removing, Handle clips need to be glued back in – they break easy -be very careful removing them so you can reuse them.
Only the front pillars need to be removed, the center and rear pillars can have the headliner ‘stretched’ over them so no need to remove them.
Good luck – not a difficult repair project! Make sure your replacement sunroof works before proceeding.
SET process: D/C battery for 1 minute. Reconnect and set each window by holding ‘down’ for 3 seconds, then raise and hold for 3 seconds. Sun roof UP for 3 seconds, then down and back for 3 seconds, and forward for 3 seconds. You will need to d/c battery for this step or the computer will not recognize the new sunroof.