Questions tagged [screw]
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Is there a way to remove a broken screw?
I broke the screw that holds the fluid hose going into my power steering pump. It is a 10 or 12 mm screw head. What came out is the head plus maybe a quarter inch while the rest is stuck inside. Is there a way to take the stuck part out, maybe by…
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Set screw keeps coming loose
I have a motor with an an internal parallel keyway and a sprocket with a set screw. The sprocket set screw keeps coming loose allowing the shaft key to slip out. Usually I'd use some blue loctite on the set screw but I'm scared I'll never get the…
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How to remove snapped screws holding radio?
A year and a half ago, I put a new radio into my 2012 Ford E-350. This week, I needed to take it out in order to fix some other things.
When I tried to use my ratchet to remove the screws, three of the four screw heads snapped off. I have tried to…
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Screw that remains attached to shaft
How do you call a screw that once loose won't fall off from its shaft?
I don't mean a stuck screw, but a screw that per design remains attached (for not losing the loose screw).
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