How do i get out a stripped s***w?

Question

i recently found an old snowboard that was in really good shape, the only problem it has are that the bindings are trashed. upon closer inspection i found that the screws holding the bindings to the board are completely stripped. what can i use to get the screws off with out damaging the board? i could care less what happens to the bindings, but i really want to salvage the board. please help!

Answer 1

They make special bits for removing stripped screws just go to any hardware store and pick one up.

Answer 2

Is it rusted?  You could try some WD40 to loosen it up first.  Let it sit for a bit to loosen up the screws.  Also, if there's residual salt, it sometimes dries and hardens, taking a little more effort to remove.  I assume that it's nearly impossible to access the s***w head, so you might have to get a specialty screwdriver/screwdriver head.  Most home improvement stores will probably have it.  (Lowes, Home Depot, etc.)  You could also check any hardware store.

Just tell them you need to take out a stripped s***w.  The head of the screwdriver I believe has more smaller teeth usually.  There are other ways to take it out, but it could damage your board.

Answer 3

Use an Easy-out s***w extractor.  Snowboard binding screws are usually loctited in, use a little heat (a blow dryer will do) to ease the removal.

Answer 4

After you remove it, if you damage the thread in the board, you can use a thing called a helicoil to restore the stripped out thread.

Answer 5

hi. depending on how bad and the position of the s***w is how you can tackle the problem, you don't need to buy a s***w/stud remover, if you can access the top of the s***w with a hacksaw you can cut a new slot into it for a flathead screwdriver, if not and it is a phillips drive you can get a flat head into it depending on how badly stripped, or you can stick the screwdriver in and hit it with a hammer as you press down and turn to shock it loose, or drill the top off the s***w then remove the binding and use pliers to remove the studs. just take your time the main thing is patients

Answer 6

use a grabit.

they can be found here

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/s...