Am I screwed?lol My other car's tags expired so I went to get new ones and since Michigan has new License plates one of those too(mandatory).My problem is the old License plate won't come off the screws have rusted on.I tried WD-40,a screw driver,a drill.I went and got the special drill attatchment especially for rusted screws..........still nothing and now the screws are really messed up is there any way to get them out?
2007-02-19 17:08:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you can saw a line across the screw then do that and take a flat head screw driver to take the screw out. I would also keep spraying WD-40 on it to hope keep loosing it up. Maybe try CLR on it too you never know just try and avoid to get it on the paint.
2007-02-19 17:17:29 · answer #1 · answered by Bullz_ eye 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on how mangled the head of the screw is try this. Get a hacksaw and cut a deep slot across the head of the screw. Then pour on lots of Gunk Liquid Wrench (forget the WD40) and let the scews soak for about half an hour or so. Then take a screwdriver with a large flat blade and put the blade in the slot you cut. Take a hammer and tap the end of the screwdriver while twisting it counterclockwise. Repeat this last step a few times, but be careful not to strip the slot you cut. If no luck pour on more liquid wrench and repeat the process again. If you can, leave the liquid wrench soak in overnight.
If all else fails take a cold chisel to the head of the screws and cut them off and make some new screw holes. Attach the plate with self-taping screws. Coat the screw threads with lithium grease before driving them in so they will come out again when you need to remove the plate.
2007-02-20 14:08:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Worse case senario, take it to a garage, I've done that many times. It is a pain to do and is never fun, depending on how they are attached. I've had steel bumpers that have the plate attached, and I've had to drill the screws out and retapp the holes and put in new screws. I've had to use damaged bolt extractors, before. On a rare case the customer had a plastic bumper and she ended up cracking the bumper and it needed replacement (it was cracked, still worked, replaced for cosmetic reasons, her choice). I've had plastic bumpers wehre i've had to drill out the scres and feed a bolt up behind and attach the plate that way, with a nut and bolt clamping the two together not holding it. Few ideas, if you can't get it, don't be afraid to take it to a garage and have them do it. Rust is a pain to work with, and Technicians are around it all the time, they learn thier own tricks that work for them, but not others.
2007-02-20 01:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by gregthomasparke 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a product called " PB Blaster " you can try. It is sold at Autozone, Wallmart etc. and comes in a spray can for around $3.00 and change. Use it and then drill a hole in what's left of the screw heads and use an "easy out" to complete the job.
2007-02-20 01:57:01 · answer #4 · answered by Dusty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grind the heads off of them so that they will release the plate, then drill out the inserts in the bumpers. Buy new screws with new inserts, mount your plates, and enjoy the drive.
2007-02-20 12:36:49 · answer #5 · answered by Doug R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If enough of the screw head is sticking out take a file and square off the head then use vice grips to grab it.
2007-02-20 05:45:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a shop,, or find a niegbor with a grinder, basicly you have to grind the heads off,, then grip the studs with a vice grip,, treat the studs wit penatrating oil overnight, and turn them out.
2007-02-20 01:31:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
cut them off take off bumper then cut it off from back or front ot use wd 40 agan souk it in it
2007-02-20 02:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by ... 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have used an impact screwdriver, it looks like this : http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://z.about.com/d/autorepair/1/0/s/4/11747499.gif&imgrefurl=http://autorepair.about.com/library/images/bl255a-lib.htm&h=252&w=144&sz=29&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=nzmnVeE4TtqUjM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=63&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimpact%2Bscrewdriver%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN
2007-02-20 01:53:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
take a small grinder or worst case a torch
2007-02-20 01:12:00 · answer #10 · answered by gregs111 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋