There is a type of Phillips driver which has serrated edges on its flats for a better grip. Sears sells them, and I'm pretty sure that Snap-On and Mac/Matco do as well...
There is a type of Phillips driver which has serrated edges on its flats for a better grip. Sears sells them, and I'm pretty sure that Snap-On and Mac/Matco do as well...
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use a gas pliers or if you dont have one a water pump pliers.
grab the jewlers screwdriver with it onb as shallow an angle as you can to give maximum down ward pressure.
the the trick... give the pliers a SHARP twist.. the sudden snap should break the screw loose. I have done this many times on printers, fax machines, dictation equip. radios,..
effectivly its a 'one shot' impact wrench.
The gas pliers helps as its jaw is rounded on the end too. where a water pump pliers is flat on the jaw.
if you look at the end of a gas pliers ,it looks like someone drilled a hole down the end plane.
a water pump pliers ,looking at the end , is just two flat planes.
water pump pliers is the basic, generic, farmer inthe pants pocket pliers.
Yeah, but does it come in strawberry flavor?Originally Posted by KB3LAZ
Works on frozen (I mean literally) carabiners.Honestly, and I know from experience, a top dollar screwdriver will bite harder and is less likely to strip the head out. A Snap-On phillips-head of the proper size should do the trick, especially if you have a buddy who has the complete set of Snap-On Precision screwdrivers. I have a set, and they've saved my bacon many times.
And, if you can find a can of "PB Blaster" penetrating oil:
That stuff is the real deal ...
:drool
How does PB Blaster work on ~15-year-old exhaust-manifold fasteners that probably haven't been popped loose since the car they're on was built? I may have a need... :think
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That is exactly what the stuff was designed for! If PBB can't break it loose, your next option is breaking or cutting! I'd soak them down the night before you need to wrench on them and let the oil soak into the threads, but I have had really good luck with that stuff... It seems to just dissolve rust.
John (N9MXX)
For radio work, it is always a good investment when buying quality bench tools. Several companies make very nice multi-bit jewelers sets that go on a single shaft that is designed for applying a little more downward force and horizontal torque.
A standard trick is to place a driver bit that properly fits into the screw into the head, and gently tap the bit a few times. This can also be done with a single unit screwdriver. The tapping will loosen various oxides in the threads--and at the same time improving the seating of the bit by reforming the cross of the head. Then attempt to remove the screw.
Worst case analysis is that you wring off the head, and end up drilling out the hole or finding a new way to secure that part of the case...
Give a man a fish, and he will eat it. Teach a man to fish and he will spend lots of money on tackle...
I second both recommendations, That penitrating oil is the Bee's Knees.Honestly, and I know from experience, a top dollar screwdriver will bite harder and is less likely to strip the head out. A Snap-On phillips-head of the proper size should do the trick, especially if you have a buddy who has the complete set of Snap-On Precision screwdrivers. I have a set, and they've saved my bacon many times.
And, if you can find a can of "PB Blaster" penetrating oil:
That stuff is the real deal ...
Nothing beats a good set of Snap-On screwdrivers. :)
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I have seen techs twist off screws holding power transistor flanges in place because they believed in BFFI.
Bruit
Force &
F*(king
Ignorance.
The same guys also make crappy dates.
For what it's worth - a drop of tincture of iodine will often loosen rusty bolts or nuts. Just put a drop or so on, let it soak ovrnight, then try it. This has worked for me using the dark iodine. Haven't tried it with the clear iodine.
pb blaster is good but kroil or aerokroil put it to shame. another trick it to try to ever so slightly tighten them. this will break loose any threadlocker that might be on them.
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