How to get this screw out

[ghetdjc320]

2 minutes ago, Jesse J said:

yep so specialized you know 

[Jesse J]

Just now, ghetdjc320 said:

wow a third page

[ghetdjc320]

And the “hot topic” label

 

 

[Jesse J]

I thought this was going to get like 3 replies max

[Minuit]

Can we get this thread to the top of all time?

[Minuit]

With 55 replies at the time of writing, this thread is already on Page 8 of 1145 if you sort by Most Replied. 64 would get it to Page 5.

 

114 would kick the bottom of Page 1 down to Page 2. Come on, we can do this.

[Jesse J]

lol this is getting weird

[ghetdjc320]

We should either sticky it or delete it. Either would be done for posterity’s sake. Or maybe we could post this article in the DIY section: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/toolmanship-how-to-use-a-screwdriver/

 

[BeatCJ]

OTOH, We could choose to let it die a quiet death.

 

But where's the fun in that?

[mjben]

Realistic:

Get something like this, pry it back straight, and unscrew it like normal.

 

 

Unrealistic:

Tack weld a link of chain to the head, and use a tow strap through the passenger window connected to another Comanche to yank that sucker out loose tooth style.

 

 

Epic:

Leave it, paint that bad boy gold, and clearance the a-pillar trim so that it can be seen and enjoyed for years to come. It is ComancheClub famous at this point after all! 

 

 

 

[ghetdjc320]

Somehow you got the trim off with that screw still in there so why remove it . You can just bash it back on. 

[fiatslug87]

Come on page 4!!!

[AZJeff]

13 minutes ago, ghetdjc320 said:

Somehow you got the trim off with that screw still in there so why remove it . You can just bash it back on. 

LMAO

 

I had a 1991 F-150 that had the countersunk bosses break off the plastic windshield pillar trim.  That meant none of the OEM screws would retain the plastic.  

 

I ended up using sheet metal screws that had an integral washer to span the now oversized hole to mount the plastic trim.

 

Boy Ford used some really bad plastic resin for their trim back then that got SUPER brittle in the AZ 😡

[Ωhm]

Partake in silliness, not me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[watchamakalit]

On 2/15/2021 at 6:11 PM, Jesse J said:

there is this screw in my a pillar that got shoved sideways and I can't get a screw driver on because the dash is in the way. I hve tried pliers and need ideas

 

Did anyone suggest:

 

Righty tighty lefty loosey

[watchamakalit]

Oh and come on page 4

[89 MJ]

Very carefully

[youngfred]

...

 

 

Oh yea,  well...

when I was down in South America,

back during during the war, we didn't do-it.

that way.

 

 

youngfred

[BeaterComanche86]

Just grind the head off and forget about it. 

[fiatslug87]

Sawzall, cut pillar, remove screw, weld pillar. Easy peasy.

 

Forgot, replace windshield.

[89 MJ]

Use a torch and melt the metal around the screw

[54bobby]

On 2/18/2021 at 11:45 AM, Jesse J said:

easily the worst part about these things. good things we aren't into bmws

hey, hey, hey, i resemble that remark. 410k on the clock,

[54bobby]

not 2 pages anymore.

[watchamakalit]

What if you weld a nut to the head then you could use a swivel socket.

[Jesse J]

2 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said:

Somehow you got the trim off with that screw still in there so why remove it . You can just bash it back on. 

well I used some vice grips to no avail the screw might just live there