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Family Computer => Technical & Repair Assistance => Topic started by: YoshiFan501 on March 24, 2012, 10:08:01 am

Title: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: YoshiFan501 on March 24, 2012, 10:08:01 am
title says it all.
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: 133MHz on March 24, 2012, 10:18:07 am
Ouch.
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: YoshiFan501 on March 24, 2012, 10:19:26 am
any way to fix it
Post Merge: March 24, 2012, 11:52:20 am

heres a photo
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: MasterDisk on March 24, 2012, 01:29:58 pm
I guess you could try to remake a line for screw drivers with a dremel.
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: YoshiFan501 on March 24, 2012, 02:06:59 pm
how will i do that without damaging the disk system
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: fredJ on March 24, 2012, 03:09:11 pm
just leave it !!
if it hasn't been moved (and I suppose someone worked very hard because he couldn't move it), then leave it as it is.
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: YoshiFan501 on March 24, 2012, 03:19:04 pm
i actually moved it cause an article told me that it will help the fds work a lot better
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: fredJ on March 24, 2012, 03:42:58 pm
stupid article...

Rule of thumb is, if it hasn't been moved, don't move it.

Even if it is off by a little, that may by compensated by the position of the spindle hub.

I don't understand how you managed to strip it so badly, while turning the screw? Maybe it is still in the same position.

If you do need to turn it (if you haven't done enough of that already...) I think you need to be creative. Put some glue in the hole maybe, then you can push a screwdriver into it after it gets solid. Worst case, drill into it, unscrew it, and ask if someone can send you a new screw.
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: 80sFREAK on March 24, 2012, 06:09:33 pm
I think you can find a special glue for screwdrivers
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: YoshiFan501 on March 24, 2012, 08:20:00 pm
ok. ill try that. maybe a dremel would work
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: YoshiFan501 on March 31, 2012, 03:09:50 pm
after realizing that flashback has closed for a while, anybody in the US know how to fix a stripped head
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: Drakon on March 31, 2012, 08:56:20 pm
Quote from: YoshiFan501 on March 31, 2012, 03:09:50 pm
after realizing that flashback has closed for a while, anybody in the US know how to fix a stripped head


I unscrewed a stripped screw using a power drill once.  Just make sure it's rotating to the left.
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: HokusaiXL on April 01, 2012, 06:18:59 am
I would try very carefully to turn it with a pair of needle nose pliers.  After removal, go to your nearest Lows or Home Depot and find a metric threaded screw of the same diameter and length. 
Usually found in the hardware section and they usually have a size chart that you can turn the damaged screw into to find the exact size.
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: YoshiFan501 on April 01, 2012, 09:46:29 am
tried. didnt work. screw stripped even more. should i just buy a new one
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: MasterDisk on April 01, 2012, 10:43:30 am
Quote from: YoshiFan501 on April 01, 2012, 09:46:29 am
tried. didnt work. screw stripped even more. should i just buy a new one


With a dremel?
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: YoshiFan501 on April 07, 2012, 01:41:29 pm
tried. didnt work
Title: Re: fds read head screw stripped
Post by: YoshiFan501 on April 08, 2012, 12:53:36 pm
glue was gone when i got it
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