How to Remove Stripped Screws from a Phone

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This video tutorial will demonstrate how to remove stripped screws from a cell phone or tablet using several different tools and techniques. This can be difficult in some cases and while there is no guarantee that all of them will work hopefully following the advice given here will help you to accomplish your goal.
Thanks for the great comments! We have more than one person who pointed out that lifting up on the screen lightly while turning the screws can help them to grip better when the threads or worn so feel free to give that method a shot if your screws are just spinning around. A company sent me thread lock to try but unfortunately the texture was far too coarse as it was designed for much larger screws. However there is a comment below stating that sand might work and I guess that if it were fine enough that would make sense when used with a stripped out screw head. Just try not to get sand inside of your phone if you decide to give it a try.

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@amralkhatib5031 6 лет назад

rubber band ended with a hole inside

@taraduncan7810 5 лет назад

It astounds me the way people speak to a man who was kind enough to create a video explaining in great detail different ways to help you!! Im grateful he shared his knowledge from his experiences. I didnt have any ideas what to do and sure u folks didnt either....thats why we looked it up on youtube...right?! Thank you sir for your video. I appreciate it

@jegmagterdetikke Месяц назад

I couldnt agree more 👌👌

@GoCellPhoneRepair 6 лет назад

Thanks to @PreppyKiddo77 and @Alex Xomon for adding this tip: Try lifting the screen a bit so that there is tension on the screw. That may be enough to engage the threads so that you can unscrew it.

@Hexium94 4 года назад

It’s been awhile since i ran into a stripped screw and i forgot about using tape on the tip and it worked, thank you SO MUCH for this video

@mjdelossantos2715 5 лет назад

Thank you for the many different ways to tackle this situation! Great Video

@SuperClotted 4 года назад

Gotta say, when all other methods failed and was just stripping away more of the screw (size #00) the one method that worked was soldering the screwdriver to the screw. Had to repeat a few times, but it's out! Amazing, thanks!

@adityag485 6 лет назад

im screwed literally

@mike80305 6 лет назад

LOL

@Matt-ui2bm 5 лет назад

i like your profile pic

@notbird 4 года назад

pause

@RondaHedges 4 года назад

Hahahahaha!!

@limzhehong4076 4 года назад

Me too

@RomboutVersluijs 6 лет назад

Thanks man, great tips! I didnt have a lot of options. Eventually a flat tip and a piece of cloth for better grib along with some down force got it loose :)

@Jamesreeves2007 Год назад

I owe you a beer. You saved me

@MWPeLLe77 2 года назад

Thanks a lot! Drilling the screw out with an extractor was the solution for me.

@ositear 3 года назад

Thanks dude!!! That rubber band did the trick. I was wearing out the screw with each attempt, luckily I stopped before wasting them.

@Fandil 4 года назад

Unfortunately none of the "easy" solutions helped mut thanks for the tips, good to know in the future.

@caturlifelive 2 года назад

*WORKED* That double tape method worked for me Thank you very much

@deepfinds 5 лет назад

Thanks so much! I was a little annoyed at first when you didn't mention about spinning screws. Glad I stayed and you mentioned a magnet, worked perfect!

@64ikon Год назад

Great ideas and video! Using your suggestion about using sticky packaging tape wrapped around the tip, I was able to loosen the stripped screws in my wife's iPhone 6s Plus. What also helped was using a second phone with a magnifier app which also turns on the flashlight while magnifying. That enabled me to see in great detail the stripped screws, as well as the initial slight movements that were occurring as I attempted to loosen it. Appreciate all the RU-vidrs comments as well!

@ultracombo764 5 лет назад

The super glue has stuck to the screw hole rip me

@keatoncrandall2471 6 лет назад

I had to use the drill. Thanks for the advice. This really helped me finally get past a stripped screw on my drone.

@Nenasan001 4 года назад

Very helpful! Thank you

@dunsmoregaines4239 2 года назад

This was really thorough and helpful, thank you. I don't know what this Amazon vendor sent me, but 3 tools and only one is labeled with the Y 0.6 30mm and now I have two screws rounded on the inside of the phone on the motherboard. I am going to try electrical tape with sticky side down and a blunt tool like you said, just to get it going. It can't be THAT tight. Well, hopefully...

@EvilEmpire07 9 месяцев назад

Awesome video thank you 👍🏼 I didn't try some of the method's but you did give me an idea tho. I used nail clippers to grab hold of the screw and it worked 👍🏼

@operaaida1964 2 года назад

Thanks a lot for your advice.. I did it successfully

@Propqueen Год назад

I didn’t have a bigger bit so I took a file and filed down the tip of my 0.8 and it worked like a charm!

@mckmckmckmckmck Год назад

Thanks for valuable ideas.

@cleiltonalmeida5682 2 года назад

Thank you so much, best video to solve this problem on RU-vid A+

@chinaphonefixteam6300 Год назад

Great Video On iPhone Repair. It's nice to see a good POV to further my knowledge

@kyalokisangau1011 4 года назад

Thanks man, I was able to step up to T3 to open a Torx T2 at the bottom of my Huawei Mate 9

@petebeard324 2 года назад

Excellent instructions, thank you so much, it's saved my Iphone x

@gergthewerg 2 года назад

DUDE! U TRIED THE SECOND METHOD IN MY 3DS AND IT WORKED! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!

@accidk646 5 лет назад

thanks for the vid it was extremely helpful, my problem was the bottom screws were filled with crud and when i was trying to unscrew it lose touch and strip the head and the tool, i used the rubber band and it defenitly helped get the crud out and saved the tool a bit from stripping more but what got it turning was a good ol 1.0 flat head with some pressure.

@hackerxhgc 6 лет назад

solder the screwdriver with the screw ... wow is the best idea I've heard in my life, god, you're a genius, now if that damn screw will come out of a good time

@Dukefan1bk 4 года назад

tape worked for my screw thanks so much!!!!!!

@christophercrawford2736 4 года назад

I was looking for some tips on how to remove a stripped screw inside a phone. There are a couple options here that might consider. But I just wanted to add that if you’re just simply trying to remove a broken screen, you can use and I said some mowers badger and just ripped the screen off and break the screw tabs completely off of the old broken screen. I’ve done that a couple of times. I do in-Home/in-office repairs and sometimes that’s all I can do. Another thing is he mentioned the screws not wanting to come out. Sometimes on aftermarket screens, the screw tabs are bent inwards a bit and if you don’t bend them towards the frame of the phone before installation, the screws won’t come out. So one option is to screw the pentalobe screws back in with a bit of force so that you make those tabs bend outwards and then when you unscrew it it will push out of the phone.

@VU3ZNL 2 месяца назад

The soldering trick worked 😊 thank you

@GoCellPhoneRepair 2 месяца назад

Great!

@_self 3 года назад

If your pentalobe screw isn't coming out (as in it makes a slight click noise as you rotate it), try and unscrew it to just before it clicks. Get a magnet and place it on the screw and pull out. This worked for me.

@allens5582 4 года назад

Thanks for the great video! I don't know what kind of screws my Huawei Mate 9 had, but nothing easy worked. I went down the drilling path which was nerve-wracking but worked well. Frankly, I don't even know why they have screws; there is so much tension just prying the case open, that even if there were no screws it wouldn't open by itself in a million years. I changed out my battery which wouldn't fully charge and I was getting constant overheating warnings. Got everything back together and it is now working perfectly. Thanks again for making this video!!!

@Moebeastz 3 года назад

I appreciate a soldering guide for this . I just broke my phone glass just to change the. Battery

@memphisweyant5201 5 лет назад

Thanks I used the next size up for a rounded screw and it worked😀

@radwanamari8165 6 лет назад

Thank you so much man. You're a life saver.

@kaziazizulmostafa9517 3 года назад

Thank you very much. It really worked. I tried With tape and it worked. 😊😊😊

@osvaldodiaz6101 4 года назад

thank for your idea , I will try to do the same to you, i hope it to works

@TechIndiaPoint 5 лет назад

Thanks I am facing this problem

@mistergeorgie 5 лет назад

Thanks! A lovely, clear, well-presented instructional video. Going to try your solutions with a recalcitrant screw on the back of my LG Watch R. APPENDIX: Success!!!!!!! A million thanks! (Embarrassment: at one point, I had been screwing in the wrong direction! In the end, the duct tape worked....)

@kavindujayawardana1733 5 лет назад

I pushed then screen! thank you..

@talks2wall 6 лет назад

Great video! Duct tape did the trick for me.

@finbrfns7254 5 лет назад

Thanks a lot dude its working

@lonewolf3485 3 года назад

Alas after trying everything, I gave up but then recently I ordered a set of pentalobe screwdrivers and used the smallest one and it worked :)

@theandrewarellano 3 года назад

teflon taped worked for me!

@RyGuyDesign 2 года назад

If the screw is up at all from the edge of the phone, you might be able to use a pair of flush cutters to get enough grip to twist it out. When all else failed, this worked for me.

@nicoleb7328 Год назад

Thank you!

@andylib 4 года назад

Thank you, I will try these out!

@akapal 6 лет назад

ill give my own advice that works 9 out of 10 times. just use whatever suction you have to lift the scren and at the same time unscrew. warning dont force the screen to much just a bit is enough

@GoCellPhoneRepair 6 лет назад

Good advice.

@nameshame 5 лет назад

correct!

@juzzthefuzz1341 5 лет назад

I can't thank you enough!!!!

@flexstine 4 года назад

You saved me money for magnet, and a trip to Home Depot. Thank you so much.

@cynixx8737 4 года назад

I had a screw stuck on the SE home button when I was replacing the lcd, so I pried the metal and moved it a little, took out the home button and the cable, ordered a new metal part for it, and boom (THIS WONT WORK FOR PHONES AND IF YOUT DOING IT BECAREFUL YOU MIGHT DAMAGE SOMETHING)

@lasi_eisbaer 6 лет назад

Very good video, I think I am going to soder a screwdriver to my MacBook tonight 😂

@TVkike 6 лет назад

Thanks man! Helped a lot!

@siddhesh6530 4 года назад

Tried everything, it’s jammed AND stripped (it’s inside of my iPhone, for volume buttons ) I tried spraying WD40, heating, ultrasonic, everything I could think of but bloody hell that screw won’t move EDIT: soldering worked

@umxrr8677 4 года назад

what did you solder with the screw??

@lalaloner1703 4 года назад

Sid hey how did you solder it? i couldnt figure out how to use the solder iron/gun

@josefrancis4875 4 года назад

Going a size up really solved my problem, thanks so much for the tips!!! Happy Holidays :)

@odyshape Год назад

Electric (like duct but thinner - what I had at hand) and a knife worked for me. The issue was a totally expanded battery blocking the screw.

@franciscoblanco3764 Год назад

thank you.

@PeterPetrakis 4 года назад

Please make a video on tapping new threads.

@dzsepettorezmuves2745 2 месяца назад

Thank you

@GoCellPhoneRepair 2 месяца назад

Welcome!

@Lucky_Star_B 2 года назад

You can make a tool for stripped screws by taking a skinny poking rod tipped screwdriver and dipping into liquid cement, let it dry and repeat until it is thick enough. I recommend making different sizes to comply with different screws and keep it as a set of additional tools that you know you can depend on. Something along the lines of a .060 inch steel tip hobby punch tool and liquid Flex Seal. Curing is key!

@j.rjunior5584 9 месяцев назад

Couldn't you just heat the tip of the screwdrivers, and try it. It could be a possibility of working, since heat expands.

@soda989 Год назад

You da’ man!!! Thank you!!!

@GoCellPhoneRepair Год назад

You bet!

@gemischte-tuete 4 месяца назад

Another way (I just found out) is great for internal screws. As the Y-screws wear out pretty fast, that indicates that the metal is quite soft. So I took a scalpel and forced it in the screws head so it bites. After a few turns, the screw was finally out. Screw was f***ed, but I had a replacement.

@muhammadkashif4216 2 месяца назад

There are times when the screw head comes a bit out, in those case try pushing the screw from the side of it, a sideward and an upward force might work

@hellagrant 3 года назад

Super Glue worked for me. You have to be very careful obviously with this, doesn't take much glue. leave the glue for 5 minutes to let it dry. Then pull slowly.

@Blazmartinez 5 лет назад

no rubber band.... no duct tape... hmmm crest whitestrip? lol it worked

@leandriamuniz2541 Год назад

Razor worked for me !!

@harpiaharpija Месяц назад

Thank you . My screw is in a recessed hole

@jayjo456oui5 4 года назад

Thanks now I know how to make some good spagetthi

@literalperson 5 лет назад

I just used nail clippers on a screw, I was able to get the nail clippers to squeeze the screw tight enough to turn it a little bit and then used tweezers to finish rotating it. My screw was inside and not on the outside like in this video.

@bluetick1971 4 года назад

Stuck a strong magnet to the screwdriver and got the screw out!

@justaguy4real 4 месяца назад

1:45 they should include the proper bit with devices these days, or at least the proper "size" description so we know what to use without damaging the tiny soft-metal screws 6:20 left handed drill bits would be best bc it might even back out the screw

@capncarlz 2 года назад

Thank you I literally tried everything else, I ended up just having to break the screen off on my xs, however, when I opened it, nothing actually broke, it just opened, the little hole on the screen side is bent, as though the screw was put in not aligned properly and they just pushed the little bracket back and bent it, and was never actually through the hole at all 🙃 no idea how that works as this is its first opening but thanks!

@emko7 Год назад

Do you have a link to where you got your screwdrivers from?

@hasudungannapitupulu4246 5 лет назад

thanks dude..your tutor its good idea...i can give you like

@PreppyKiddo77 6 лет назад

A better way that always workd for me is lifting the screen just a but like just enough to have my fingernail between the frame and the screen and then unscrew it and works like a sharm every time for me. :)

@GoCellPhoneRepair 6 лет назад

Good call. I should have included that as it will create tension on the threads. Thanks for the comment.

@prathibhar5919 5 лет назад

Worked out for me, I was almost ready to give up. Was checking in the comments if anyone else had similar problems. This should be added to the video

@lukejoseph95ljdc 5 лет назад

Took me 2hrs before I saw this comment! Thanks!

@ballplayer4301 5 лет назад

Thank you! It worked

@muckingfental2432 5 лет назад

Thanks mate, this worked for me too.

@Derqnx 5 лет назад

How do you properly use the crazy glue method?

@__Jesus_is_God__ 6 лет назад

bigger screw driver worked for me

@Osprey1994 3 года назад

Torx bits drive me insane...After I get the screws replaced on my pocket knife I am going to pick up some Wera drivers and hope that keeps me from stripping the next set.

@jyuppiter4540 4 года назад

Dude, the screw that holds the M.2 SSD on my laptop isn't coming out and while I'm waiting for the right size tools to come, just the idea of these ideas of yours not working are giving me the big anxiety lol

@dennis12879 4 года назад

hello mate i got this problem the head of the screw is rounded would i be able to put a little pry thing in between the bottom of the screen and the case and lift it up to snap that little mettle bit of the screen that the screw goes into because the screen needs replacing anyway would that work thanks dennis

@GigitalMoney 5 лет назад

My screw on the back of the home button is stripped. It is a Y screw, and I do not want to damage the home button. What should I do?

@beamngcrashcompilationsd6690 4 года назад

Didn't work. Ill probably have to drill it out, and im super scared because i'm doing it to a board screw... And the board has no iCloud so if I screw up and drill the board, that's the end of my 5s. Edit: Thanks, it worked.

@maidros85 6 лет назад

3:35 You're welcome.

@floofydragom5282 5 лет назад

He says when to slip to in the begening of the video

@KarelleDIY 5 лет назад

GOD BLESS YOU!

@victorerickson4621 5 лет назад

He literally said what time at the beginning of the video

@kaiidoiso644 5 лет назад

for small screw you can use nail clipper if possible

@alexisvega8906 4 года назад

THANK YOU !! im replacing my switch joycon analog stick and the last screw i had to get out sticks out a bit, so i turned it with a nail clipper!! LOL

@MaliceSpeedwagon Год назад

Thanks thought my steam deck ssd was forever stuck

@ultimatespidermanultimates3811 5 лет назад

It so smart

@bhowlerr 4 года назад

Vid starts at 3:31 👍

@pranaysao8045 5 лет назад

YOU ARE AWESOME MAN THANKS A LOT

@dislikebotton7360 5 лет назад

Mission failed Had no option

@afpseb4582 Год назад

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@phillipmeza3459 2 года назад

Hello, Great video I just lost 2 - 2.7 mm-long T3 (bottom USB screws) ? where to find? Can you help what exactly do I need to replace, Xiaomi Poco F1 Android. Thanks

@copralcollinmoore6653 4 года назад

I have screw stripped on the lcd frame that i need to take off but it came off what's the best option here

@repairaholic4858 6 лет назад

Working at a phone repair shop the only time I get I round screw is on iPhones 6S on the back of the screen side frame.

@kendzambro4411 5 лет назад

Robbie_L_B how to remove it

@Naeem20100 4 года назад

I have an iPhone 6s and when I try turn the screw so it comes out, it starts clicking as I turn it and it does not come out can anyone help

@amarabidali5316 5 лет назад

what worked for me was using a different screwdriver, a better one.

@riksdangol4994 6 лет назад

What’s you solution for stripped iPhone 7 tri point screws on the home button?

@GoCellPhoneRepair 6 лет назад

I've only dealt with one iPhone 7 Y000 that was stripped but it was on the battery terminal cover not the home button. In your case I think it would depend on which screw. The one directly behind the button could be a problem if you applied pressure which is what I did in addition to using a similar sized Torx bit that was able to grip enough for removal. You might be able to carefully use a blade and cut a straight slot into it then use the smallest Phillips you can find. Jewelers use a ridiculously small one that supposedly can fit into a stripped Pentalobe screw from what I'm told but I don't have first hand experience on that. If I think of anything else I'll add it here later.

@BareFlame 6 лет назад

I'm having that same problem with 2 stripped battery terminal triwings. With your experience what did you do to fix it? I have superglue and a soldering iron. Which method do you recommend? Thanks for the help keep up with the good videos!