Anyone On the Southside have exerience with Rounded Allen Bolts?

[223 Gunner]

You maybe able to tap a flat blade screw driver into the hole and get it out that way. I have done this before with "rounded out" allen screws.

 

[ryan3030]

When this happened to me it was on a 1911 with grips that I didn't care about.

I used a Dremel to cut a horizontal slot in the screw head and then used a flat-head screwdriver to back the screw out.

This also cut a small slot into the 1911 grip, but like I said I didn't care about those. If you were super careful you may be to avoid damaging the surrounding area while doing this.

 

[Leadster]

If you have a set of calipers or mics, we can help find proper size screw if you like.

 

[SaintsNSinners]

Im just going to have Sage send me a new one they are apparently only $.28 anyway.... Im betting the will just send me one free

its a

¼-20 x ½ Coarse-button head

 

[jeremy]

Repeat.


38.


Times.

Roger, I copy REPEAT times 38, break, be advised there are only 2 launchers with reach, break, it will be one mike of rain, 10 mikes nothing, one mike rain. break, SHOT OVER.

 

[Leadster]

I like your thinking and sounds like you had it under control the whole time.
It was hard to tell by the photo, that is alot bigger screw then I thought. I bought a torque driver set and it has saves me a number of times. I think that is what they are called anyway. You hit it and it uses down pressure and turns at the same time.

 

[kawtech87]

Got it out...I love Torx,


I pounded a torx bit into it and then hit it with a rarchet and out it came....now I just need to order a new screw from Sage....

This was gonna be my suggestion. Its worked for me 9 times out of 10 when an allen bolt is stripped. I have an extractor set for the tenth time.

 

[billybob44]

Glad you got it out..

Got it out...I love Torx,


I pounded a torx bit into it and then hit it with a rarchet and out it came....now I just need to order a new screw from Sage....

I was ready to suggest when I read your post ^^^.

If the torx trick does not work, sometimes using a Metric hex wrench will. If the bad one is Metric, then try a Standard hex wrench.

It always helps too to be able to hammer on the bit at the same time that you are turning it out. Just some tricks from an old retired mechanic..Bill.

 

[SERparacord]

Carbide bit and an easy out.

 

[BGDave]

Old bull and young bull

I guess that is the differences of the bull that walked down the hill and the one that ran

Do them all. I see what you did.