Removing a stripped screw... cool tool time!

[peskywinnets]

Just a heads up if anyone hits the same problem that I did.

I had a problematic screw with a stripped head on my washing machine that I couldn't get out...compounded by it being in an awkward location I'm now aware there are lots of 'workarounds' for stripped screws out there on the internet (rubber bands etc!), I even tried a couple....without success.

Whilse speaking to my neighbour about this yesterday, he gave me the heads up re some Japanese pliers designed for such a situation (he's a gas engineer so is always dealing with corroded/stripped screws). I just got my hands on a pair today & they work a treat...they're called pz-58 pliers (google them ...you should be able to find them ok)....they're really nice as just general pliers too.

I've attached a couple of pics snatched off the internet to show what they look like..

...I can put all my rubber bands back in the drawer now, lol! (problem is, I now have to sort the original washing machine problem out!)

 

[footprints]

Thanks for that I had a pair BG issued years back, until a couple of the deprived underclass relieved me of them together with another £1500 quids worth of gear!

I often missed them, thanks to you I now know what they are called. I Googled "screw removal pliers" quite a selection when you know what you are looking for

 

[GavThePlumber]

Am i missing something here? If you have a tight screw, there is no way on earth you are going to be able to apply enough torque to undo it and so just waste a load of time and potentially breaking your hand.

Drilling a hole in the center takes 30 seconds, then stick a reverse thread in an impact driver

 

[RF Lighting]

I've got a pair of mole grips. They'll apply ten times the gripping power of your pair of pliers.

 

[gregers]

ive got a set of those 'aston super wrenches' that were punted on the shopping channels a few years back.bought them at a local boot fair for a few quid.
absolutely brilliant in removing anything that normal tools cant.

 

[footprints]

It's suprising, I used to find the pliers were the only thing that would get rusted screws out of cooker hob electrodes and burner assemblies
without damaging the enamel.

 

[spannerzone]

I use EZ Grip paste on screws with success, assuming you use it before totally rounding off the screw head. I got mine on ebay for about £14 for large bottle sent from the US.

Prior to that I used Screwdoktor paste (which sounds much more like a dodgy 70's porno!) http://www.ezgrip.net/