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JARVIS518
04-27-2009, 12:33 AM
i took apart my plastics for my up coming move and was looking to remove my headlights from my plastics and this one screw is giving me a hard time
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk144/jarvis518/031.jpg

it just keeps spinning freely as if it was stripped but wont come out.
i got the one on the other side off this is what it looks like inside


http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk144/jarvis518/032-1.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk144/jarvis518/029.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk144/jarvis518/030.jpg
im thinking the gold piece in the last picture is spinning with the screw, anyone have an idea as to how get this off?

thanks in advance

TommyHotWheel
04-27-2009, 09:26 AM
Try a gentle pressure to the back side of the screw while you loosen it.

JARVIS518
04-27-2009, 10:54 AM
tried that still spins, tried getting a pair of plyers around the whole thing but cant do it by myself (broken bones suck)

shmike
04-27-2009, 11:04 AM
You probably have it cross threaded inside the insert and that is why it is spinning.

I can give you a hand with it later in the week.

If we can't break it free, you can just cut off the head of the bolt and replace the insert piece when you put it back together.

JARVIS518
04-27-2009, 11:07 AM
i didnt think of that one, but i think the inside will still spin freely

shmike
04-27-2009, 11:15 AM
Not if you epoxy it it won't.

JARVIS518
04-27-2009, 11:30 AM
good thinking, u so smart