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Stripped SSD T5 screw

I tried to remove the T5 screw holding the SSD down, and it got stripped instead. I tried several different approaches to remove it: larger screwdriver, Philips screwdriver, higher quality screwdriver, micro screw extractor kit (those did not look like reversible drill bits, so maybe i need to look for something else?), and superglue… nothing worked. I’ve read people recommending Dremel to cut a slit so a flat-head would fit. How is that done? I have a Dremel but it’s a rotary tool?! How do you make a slit with a rotary tool? Any other ideas?

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@danj - can you let me know if you think the pliers will work given the layout of the components in the above picture?

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@Noam Krendel - YES! I've had to do it a few times!

Whats VERY IMPORTANT is not going more than 10 degrees of rotation and you are going at it straight down (not from the side) Think of it this way you are kissing the screws head with the pliers jaws. And think how a clock has the minutes marked off all you want is the distance of one minute moved! Again, all we are trying to do here is break the loctite thread lock seal.

Once the screw moves I would go back to the screwdriver, or if you can't get it to grab a smaller plier should now work.

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@danj Thanks! I will try that in addition to the screw extractors!

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It maybe too late now, I use a soldering Iron to heat the screw to soften the loctite thread lock that someone put on the screw. I also use a pair of Lineman pliers

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I use the flat end of the plier to grab the screw head straight down and give it a turn as I squeeze. All I want to do is to break the thread lock.

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Thanks for the suggestions! It might be too late for the soldering iron idea, but it probably should've been the first thing I tried. Maybe a pair of pliers that was designed for micro screws and small spaces might work... For now I ordered another set of screw extractors and will post an update in a few days when I try them.

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@Noam Krendel - The exact reverse!

These pliers are the ticket! You need to grasp it around the head. The strength of the jaws is important here. The smaller piers will just bend and release the screw and likely damage something from the kinetic energy your grasp had on them.

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I can vouch for Dan's pliers recommendation. I've removed stripped screws using pliers before by holding the pliers perpendicular to the screw head, grabbing the sides of the screw head, holding them firmly by squeezing the pliers, and rotating. If you can do this carefully enough to loosen the screw at all then it becomes easier to remove it from there.

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Thanks again for the replies. I'm convinced that these pliers are the ones to use. However I don't believe there is enough room around the screw for the flat head of the pliers to fit. I can't seem to be able to post a picture in this comment, so I'll add a picture in an "answer".

Update: I was able to post the picture as an "update" to the question.

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