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Nintendo's first 3DS handheld device released February 2011, identified by model number CTR-001.

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One of the bottom screws is striped

One of the screws on the bottom black piece thing in Completely stripped

help please

Can Anyone help?

The Screw in Question

https://imgur.com/pCqbDxa

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Theres a few different ways to go about this. You can either get a screw extractor set, superglue a small screw driver to or possibly drill it out. I would personally stick to the screw extraction set. They are basically reverse corkscrew drill bits that sink into the stripped hole. If you should attempt the other options please do so at your own discretion and be really careful. Hope this helps.

- Dolan

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May I have a link to a good set of bits?

-Micah

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Ifixit has a set here in their store. I've had a tremendous amount of luck using them. Here is the item code : IF145-118-1. The link did not want to work properly for me, sorry about that.

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Well Thanks!

-Micah AKA mineo72

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I Bought it

Thanks for the tip!

-Micah aka mineo72

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Glad to help! :)

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That looks pretty bad. a few months ago I discovered this nifty guide on iFixit!

How to Remove a Stripped Screw

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