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Stripped Torx HD Retainer on my Late 2008 MBPro - Go To Top - 05-29-2014
I am removing the dead new SSD. TIA
Re: Stripped Torx HD Retainer on my Late 2008 MBPro - cbelt3 - 05-29-2014
Re: Stripped Torx HD Retainer on my Late 2008 MBPro - Speedy - 05-29-2014
Or careful drilling.
Re: Stripped Torx HD Retainer on my Late 2008 MBPro - cbelt3 - 05-29-2014
Speedy wrote:
Or careful drilling.
Teeny center drill ONLY or a diamond burr at high speed. Regular twist drills that size snap if you look at them.
Re: Stripped Torx HD Retainer on my Late 2008 MBPro - decay - 05-29-2014
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Screw-Extractor
Re: Stripped Torx HD Retainer on my Late 2008 MBPro - Speedy - 05-29-2014
decay wrote:
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Screw-Extractor
That would require a mighty small screw extractor.
Re: Stripped Torx HD Retainer on my Late 2008 MBPro - decay - 05-29-2014
Speedy wrote:
[quote=decay]
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Screw-Extractor
That would require a mighty small screw extractor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJx0QPCVXR0
http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/81141/Torx+T6+stripped-stuck+screw+removal.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1158306
they do make them that small.
http://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Precision-Screw-Extractor-Set/IF145-118