I have a plasma TV which uses two brackets to mount it to the wall. Problem is, one of the screw heads (attaching the bracket to the TV) has sheared off so before I can replace it I need to get the old screw out. Any ideas how?
2006-06-09 22:54:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The broken off screw is in the TV, not the wall!!!
2006-06-09 23:01:51 · update #1
If you can't get Easy Out, you could try to superglue an old allen key to the head of the screw, wait till its really dry and gently turn it. Its not guaranteed to work, and don't accidentally glue the screw to the tv or you'll be worse off...
2006-06-10 02:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by sarah c 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There's a tool called an Easy Out. What you do is drill a hole into the sheared off screw. The hole must be smaller than the diameter of the screw. The easy out looks like a screw but it is tapered and has reversed threads. You screw the easy out into the screw and turn it anti clockwise. It doesn't always work. You have to be patient and take your time.
2006-06-09 23:18:11 · answer #2 · answered by Munster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you need to go to a hardwhere store and purchase what is called ease it out,its like a drill bit,but has a spirall on the shaft you will allso need a drill bit to suit,first you drill a small hole in the middle of the broken head then the ease it out is screwd into the hole you have drilled, it screws in anticlockwise,so as it tightens it unscrews the remaing part of the screw,its quite easy to do
2006-06-10 02:04:27 · answer #3 · answered by norman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A similar thing happened to me... i drilled the old screw out with a high powered drill... that's all u can do i'm afraid.
2006-06-09 23:07:42 · answer #4 · answered by lightweight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you cut a groove in the top of the screw big enough to put a screw driver blade into and then try to un screw it ?
2006-06-10 09:30:39 · answer #5 · answered by lucky steve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol i just gouge em out wiv a screw driver then use polyfilla 2 repair the wall
2006-06-09 22:57:23 · answer #6 · answered by amie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very carefully drill it out with small drill bits and work your way up to the same thickness of the scew then it should just pop out
2006-06-09 23:08:11 · answer #7 · answered by kep1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use the xout screw extractor available from www.axminster.co.uk
and www.screwfix.com
2006-06-11 09:22:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋