ATRS rings and rail arrived yesterday.
Rem 700 drilled and tapped for scope mount. Three of the tiny little slotted screws came out easily. Front one refuses to budge.
It’s as if that screw was installed by an anti-gunner mole in the factory, using epoxy and an air gun.
Or maybe it's not a screw at all; only an etching where the hole's supposed to be.
Tried the rubber band and cardboard techniques. Let it sit with Release-all overnight. Still won’t budge.
Got any ideas?
Thanx
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Factory screw stuck
"There is always another way." - Kwai Chang Caine
“The trouble with practical jokes is that they often get elected.” - Will Rogers -
Heat it up, soldering iron on the screw. breaks down the loctite.
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Heat it up and then try. Maybe some loctite on that 1 screw.
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Soldering iron on the screw head -- or what appears to be a screw head -- didn't work.
I sent Remington a message via its support contact page."There is always another way." - Kwai Chang Caine
“The trouble with practical jokes is that they often get elected.” - Will Rogers -
Use a soldering torch to heat it up and heat the crap out of it, if that doesn't work place the screw driver in the slot and give the screw driver a tap with a hammer
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Get a set of easy outs
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Spray with Krown 53 penetrating oil
Have a coffee...
Push down on the screwdriver and grip the screwdriver as close to the screw as you can with vice grip
While pushing down, turn the vice grip slightly to break the seal -
and a drill bit the corisponding size i guess?
Originally Posted by can14
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I have seen the "easy out" suggestion several times on these threads - do they actually make such a thing for using on a #6 or #8 screw?? A #6-48 uses a .120" tap drill, or thereabouts, so a hole for an easy out would need to be even smaller?
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Use these steps in the following order: Originally Posted by Waffles1
1 - Heat up screw a lot.
2 - Let cool down on it's own ( hours?)
3 - Soak with penn oil, overnight.
4 - Hit lots with light to med. hits, using screwdriver bit ( no handle).
5 - Using more pressure "Down" than by turning , unscrew it.
In otherwords ; if using 20 lb. force to turn then use 25-30 lb. + pushing
down on screw , so it will not strip out.
I have used the above method for years on all size bolts on Cat. Equipment, with success.
