[jsab48]

The awesome people at Lionel managed to send me a brand new Jimmie car for my collection with a 100% stripped screw attached at the bottom. Anyone have an idea as to how I can get the damn screw out of there so I can actually display my new car?

/rant

 

[Pier39er]

Whats that?

 

[jsab48]

....the screws that hold the car to the styrofoam. I figured that was pretty self explanatory when I mentioned screws, but I guess not.

 

[Pier39er]

....the screws that hold the car to the styrofoam. I figured that was pretty self explanatory when I mentioned screws, but I guess not.

I know, but whats a stripped screw?

 

[jsab48]

I know, but whats a stripped screw?

The edges around the screw are worn off, therefore a screwdriver won't work due to the screwdriver head not fitting in properly.

 

[Pier39er]

The edges around the screw are worn off, therefore a screwdriver won't work due to the screwdriver head not fitting in properly.

Oh, I have had that a couple times, if you have a rubber grip for bottles and twist that around the screw driver then that might work, otherwise you may have to break apart the styrofoam and twist the pegs

 

[jsab48]

Yea, that's what I'm trying to avoid doing. Don't really wanna tear up the styrofoam, but I'm thinking that's my only option at this point.

 

[yukonsjoy]

Pretty sure most hardware stores sell some sort of damaged screw extracter. Would be worth the few dollars, you never know when it will come in handy, Industrial Series High-Speed Steel 3-Piece Pro Grabit Kit-8430P at The Home Depot

 

[jsab48]

Ripped the styrofoam off. That does no good because the damn plastic 'container' (for lack of a better term) for the screw is still there. I'm seriously so irritated right now...it really shouldn't take this much effort just to get a car out of the box.

 

[Pier39er]

Ripped the styrofoam off. That does no good because the damn plastic 'container' (for lack of a better term) for the screw is still there. I'm seriously so irritated right now...it really shouldn't take this much effort just to get a car out of the box.

Twist the peg

 

[jsab48]

Twist the peg

Yea....it's un-twistable. I've tried. Evidently I need super human strength to get this one out.

 

[Pier39er]

Yea....it's un-twistable. I've tried. Evidently I need super human strength to get this one out.

Idk what to say, this seems really odd

 

[jsab48]

You're telling me. I've taken tons of die-casts out of these things without any problems though, so I guess it was only a matter of time until one came up where I couldn't get it out.

 

[yzerman19harvick4]

I had that happen to me. I had to cut the pastic part off of with wire cutters and then I cut off the piece of the screw that was sticking out of the diecast.

Pain in the ass.

 

[17nut]

Take a dremel with a cutting wheel on. Cut a groove into the screw then use a regular screwdriver to take it out.