Noisy Voice wrote:
> I am not too familar with screw heads.  However, I researched it - can you 
> believe it - I researched it on Google.
> It appears to be a Phillips screw head.  It is very small with a cross (+) 
> and is rather flat.  There are similar screw heads with sort of a star where 
> you need a special screwdriver, but I think it is closer to a Phillips more 
> than anything else.
> 
> I haven't dragged out or charged my drill but have all sorts of mini tools 
> for the computer.
> I've read that using the drill makes it worse not better.  Maybe I'll have 
> to buy the right bit.
> I haven't stripped the screws yet but am wary of doing so.
> The screws have been put in so that they have been screwed in below the 
> surface.  I got one out.
> 
> Why wouldn't putting a drop of Liquid Wrench on a screw work?


        Be careful with any chemicals as some will destroy printed wiring paths 
should it contact them.


> 
> 
> "Moshe Goldfarb." <brick.n.straw@gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:1sr8izaj58ewk.2ebyevx0jopc.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:12:35 -0400, Noisy Voice wrote:
>>
>>> I think I am going to try liquid wrench to see if that works.
>>> I then will try your suggestion to see if that works.
>> Bad idea....
>> You will make a mess.....
>>
>>
>>
>>> If not, then I am going to tear the *&%# case apart with my bare hands.
>>> I have heard of that being done.
>> That usually works :)
>> Unfortunately your laptop will never work again after that, but it's fun
>> anyway!
>>
>> Seriously, Asian screws, not the kind your dirty little mind is thinking
>> of, are weird in size....
>>
>> They are also made of pig metal, IOW CHEAP... and will strip the head in 
>> an
>> instant.
>>
>> Are they Phillips head?
>> IOW look like a cross not a slot?
>>
>> The heads will strip at the slightest touch of the wrong size screwdriver
>> blade, and I suspect you have used the wrong one.
>>
>> Most people do....
>>
>> By now, correct me if I am wrong, your screw heads are probably rounded
>> out?
>>
>> If so, do you have any QUALITY Torx bits?
>> By quality I mean SHARP edges...
>>
>> If so, find one that you can wedge into the phillips head screw with some
>> decent pressure or gentle tapping.
>>
>> Then tap on the driver while you apply pressure and try and turn it VERY
>> SLOWLY.
>>
>> That should fix it for you.
>>
>> BTW I have been in this situation before which is how I learned :)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Moshe Goldfarb
>> Collector of soaps from around the globe.
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