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Subject:Re: Help !! stripped screw
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Wed, 27 May 1998 18:59:09 -0400

> While trying to take off my window crank knob
> I stripped  the  head of the screw that attaches  the handle to the crank
> mechanism
> I tried an impact wrench, easy out bit , any ideas?

use a dremel or other portable disk grinding tool, and use the edge of it
to "cut" a notch into the head of your screw.  then, take a flathead
screwdriver that is the correct size, and get that stubborn screw out of
there.

my $.02 worth,
good luck,

Sudhir H. Desai                         1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6
cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu            1996 Subaru Outback 2.2 liter flat-4
sudhir_desai@geocities.com              1997 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter I-6

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