Thanks for not making a ten minute video of this with the info we need in the last minute, short and to the point 👍🏻🇬🇧

@catlady8324

Ай бұрын

He didn’t even spend half the time saying what the video is going to be about! 😹 🇺🇸

This video is timeless young man. Its three years old but many will come to this channel to assist them with their upgrade. Easy to follow, clear instructions.. Good JOB from Los Angeles.

My man. You HAVE NO IDEA how happy I was after I followed your guidelines to extract a small titanium screw on my motorcycle! You saved me not only some bucks but put a huge smile on my face! It was super easy and best of all - it worked like a charm. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless you

@livefree6878

3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@logmeindangit

2 ай бұрын

Titanium screw? I find that a curious choice of metal for a screw, since it is so hard to work with, expensive, and doesn't save much weight (a big reason for using Ti instead of steel alloys). It would, though, be strong and never rust. Can you please tell me where it was on the bike? Thanks.

Amazing! My moen shower handle allen hex screw was stripped. This video saved me lot of headaches I was about to take. Follow the video, you are good to go.

How brilliantly simple compared to all the other daft videos I've seen .....Thanks

Saved me a few hundred dollars fixing, and not having to replace, my kitchen faucet. Thank you Thank you!

Amazing! I would have never thought of that. I tried your method of a 3mm allen screw and it worked like a charm. Great suggestion and video.

Being a maintenance fitter by trade, I learned that little trick many years ago, but still remains a valuable cost saving tip that you have shared!

This works a treat. I had a crappy little stripped screw on a light fitting that I stuffed around with for half and hour trying to remove. I was at the point of thinking I needed to replace it just to change the globe and this worked instantly. I cant that you enough!

Love this video! Short and right to the point! Very helpful! Thanks for posting!

Small project with a stripped allen screw was driving me CRAZY! I had tried everything, getting ready for brute force because I was so frustrated. This worked perfectly. Thanks so much!

Genius!!! Worked like a charm on my shower handle Allen screw...AND your video is less than 1 min!!!

OMG!! This seriously worked. Couldn’t remove our GE stove top Allen screws but I saw this video. Was about to throw out our stove. Thank you!!🙏🏻

This was amazing! I had 3 set screws on bathroom towel bars I could not remove! This worked instantly! Thank you!

Magic!!! Was looking at a set screw on my shower handle that looked like the plumber who installed it used a drill to round it out! This worked perfectly first time! Thanks!

So happy you taught me this trick. Not all heroes wear capes, thank you so much for sharing.

I leaned that long ago but it’s always worth repeating for the he younger and less experienced viewers. Well done! Short and to the point and no red X’s with buzzers!

Thanks for Video. I was able to use the rubber glove method to remove a slightly striped allen bolt out of my wheelchair brake lever and then replace it with a new one. You really helped me out of a jam.

It worked! Brilliant, thanks. We had been trying for ages.

I was in trouble. Stripped set screw. I found your 46 second video on how to remove it. Well it worked perfect. I can't thank you enough for showing me. If there's anything you need from New Orleans don't hesitate to ask, I probably have it.

@livefree6878

3 жыл бұрын

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Thanks champ. This worked for me. Appreciate the quick video. Straight to business

Okay, now how do you remove a torx bit that has broken off inside the allen screw?

@sttreetboy

Жыл бұрын

Same problem here

@StukaBituka

Жыл бұрын

Weld, make a weld mound then weld a t shaped small square bar innit slowly tap and move

@djones02

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, I found a weird looking screw one time only to realize it was a hex screw with a secure torx bit snapped off inside. I was able to grip the screw from below and turn it with some side cutters lol

@MoreEffinCowbell

Жыл бұрын

I had a similar thing happen just yesterday. I was using a hex wrench with a ball end. The ball broke off in the set screw. It took a while and was extremely frustrating but I was finally able to get out the ball piece by cleaning out all shavings and debris in there, making sure it was loose and wiggling around, then I took a pick up tool with a strong magnet on the end, stuck a 1/4” hex bit to it that was one size smaller than the ball so I could get as much surface area of the end of the bit to transfer the magnetic pull to the ball piece and it came right out! Now I'm here watching videos still trying to figure out how to get the damned set screw out! LoL I already knew about the trick he showed in this video and when I tried it, all I did was reem out the already striped hex socket that much more! I've been at this damn set screw for about an hour a day for 4 days now! Been Soaking it in penetrating oil over night for a week... STUPID KIDDIE RIDE! UGH! (⁠╯⁠°⁠□⁠°⁠）⁠╯⁠︵⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻ ...LOL

@BryceSena805

9 ай бұрын

Just happened to me on my RC truck 😂😂😂😂

As said below, short, concise with no bull shit for 15 minutes. I have subscribed!

By golly, it worked! Thank you so very much. It's been a day of things breaking, and I saved this until last. Voila! I replaced it with a bolt, which will be much less prone to stripping.

@livefree6878

3 жыл бұрын

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You just saved my butt! I have a guitar with a Raytheon knob on it where the screws were stripped. This worked perfectly.

Thank you so much for this video... this worked amazingly AFTER spending 20 bucks on a Grabit tool that didn’t do squat!

Simple and brilliant solution! Thanks!

Worked like a charm. Thanks!

Amazing tip! It worked for me using a T15 to extract a stripped 3mm allen bolt.

Excellent advice. Thank you!

Spectacular, saved me time and trouble! Thanks so much!

Awesome trick! I got a very tiny grub screw out of a 3d printer hot end using this. Much better than having to try to weld on to a tiny dot of metal.

If you have some allen head screws that you have a high chance that you will have to remove and they are pretty susceptible to stripping, it would be a good idea to put a little dab of anti-seize compound on the threads before reinstalling. A torque screwdriver would also be a good idea, so that you know it's tight enough but not too tight.

You saved my day brother thank you I didn’t think it would work

I didn't realise torx bits are tapered. You star, so simple but so effective.👍

Just saved me some hassle on a bicycle restoration. Thanks!!

Worked like a charm! Thank you!

GREAT tip and to the point. Thanks!

Omg, this works! I'm not good with tools, and was just changing the easywheels on my folding bike when i realized that the bolt on one of them was rounded (probably because I reused an old wheel to temporarily replace one that broke, hence the need to change). I tried different methods suggested by those professional-looking videos, including using super glue with a sacrificial key. I was getting seriously depressed until I tried this and it works! Thanks a million!

@davidniven6665

2 ай бұрын

I bet it was a Brompton 😂

This is brilliant! So helpful! Thanks!

Awesome, the torx bit removed it right away, I was about to go buy some epoxy or a screw remover kit. Thanks

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I was able to remove my set screw on my 3d printer pully.

Dah best video! Thanks for your wisdom 🔮 I was able to unscrew a very stripped e-collar remote

dude. you rock! T6 took out a 1.5mm set screw that was stripped.

Worked great!! Thanks soooooo much!!!

worked as described. thank you!

Worked like a charm thank you so much

Brilliant. Thanks for sharing

Thank you for the info! Very helpful

Excellent, thank you!

Had a 5/64" screw stuck in a controller, used a T9 bit and some WD-40 and got it out PERFECTLY. Thanks for the tip.

Straight to the point, no bs 👍

@livefree6878

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

Thank you so much!

Life saver - thank you!!

Life saver thank you so much!

Great tip. Thanks🇦🇺

Genius. Thank you.

Just saved the day, thanks man!

awesome! you the man!

Thank you!

Thank you , save my day!

Thank you!!

Man good idea! Trying this right now but the screw I am trying to get out is for the cage/wheel for my blower motor so very tight space and the stripped set screw and the tore bit between t15 and t20 and too small a space to hammer in the 20.

Great trick , thanks for no intro song and dance no dog or pets introduction, just get it done 😊

Nice work

great idea thanks thats a really great tip i nan engineering workshop that really handy will definiitely try it

Greatly appreciate my man !

LOVE YOU BRO, I was going to grind the hole handle off, you rock

i have a stuck allen screw just like that on a drill bit extension i will have to try that to get it out

I like the pulley puller at the end lol

Unreal!!!! This worked like a charm. Saved me a lot of aggro and $.

Thanks man! This helped me

@livefree6878

Жыл бұрын

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Thanks for the info. I already drilled mine out of the pipe fitting (wish I would have watched this first!). The pipe was stuck in the fitting. I got the pipe out of the fitting, after I drilled out the set screw. Yah! But now the threads of the screw are still in the fitting. Boo! Cannot get a new screw in. Any help your wise mind can lend me on this?

omg, thanks so much !!

thank you

Have done so successfully with larger sizes, but now have 1/16 hex set screws. I have a set of mini-torx, but closest is too small and larger one won't fit.

Awesome. I'm certain this saved me an hour of frustration.

THANK YOU

I have been using the same method as you Sir. The other way is putting in small metal shim stock which takes up the closeness of the FIT !!!!!!!!!!

how can i get a rounded allen 5/64 aluminum its about 1/4 long very small, its strip it just the allen just spinning round and not catching ,,you got a great video,,

thanks man ... just saved me

How about a left hand drill bit?

Nice.

What’s that tool called

Did you say tork spit, I couldn't quite hear what you said, thanks pal 👍

If rusted or corroded, I find a squirt of B.P. Blaster penetrating oil and let it set for several minutes also is a big help.

thank you very very much

@livefree6878

2 жыл бұрын

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Would that work on removing a stripped grub screw from a light sabre?

Oh my goodness! 2 seconds and the freaking thing is out. Good thinking on using Torx!

Metric “usually never” works. Which is it? Usually or never?

I think Allen screws need to all be changed out with torx screws. The torx screw is vastly more efficient than an Allen pattern. Although to be fair, a large percentage of the time that they strip out, is due to someone using a poor fitting Allen wrench, or over torquing, or even failing to insure that the Allen wrench is properly seated. On torx screws that are stubborn I've had good luck by putting it in there and tapping it with a hammer to really seat it well and help loosen the threads.

Option use a left hand drill by design once it cuts/grabs it will pull it out

any idea how to remove a really tiny allen key screw thats rusted and the top is stripped? its holding a doorbell onto front door, so its a really small allen key screw. allen key keeps turning in it. i tried wd40 to loosen it up.

great

Is a brand name, hex is the term most used

Set screws are always a pain. They are typically tiny, and usually exposed to conditions that cause them to freeze or degrade. I never re-use one when I do a repair. Always replace it with a fresh one.

Why don't you come over to help me with my leaking bath tub faucet? The Allen screw is stuck inside a deep hole. I am frustrated. The Allen screw is 7/64", very small. Thanks.

Nice

Ugh. I have a panhead Allen nut stuck on a bike, and it is not coming loose at all, despite me using star bits, rubber bands, and so many other solutions.

Ahhh, so this is what Torx was invented for, good to know 👏