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Okay...

Does anybody have any ideas on how to remove a screw that was tightened to tight and broke IN the hole it was supposed to go in?

This is a big bummer. I was putting my car's rear seats back in, and I was tightening one of the screws that holds the right back cushion in.

BAM...it snapped in half. Of course, the bad part is it's stuck in there, and I can't get it out, and I need that screw to support the rear.

What in the world am I gonna do?

Please give suggestions/ideas on how to fix this.

Thanks.

 
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drill it out.

 
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Won't that damage the thread around the screw?

So I just take a drill and...well, drill away? I guess let it "fall" into the hole?

 
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go to sears.. or and hardware store buy the Screw removing bit for stripped screws

 
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If it is an open hole if you get another screw you should be able to screw it through. Although this would mean that you would have a half a screw rolling anounr in your floorpan. But, I personaly would get the back out kit from Sears that macko sugested, but ask a sales rep to make sure that it will do what you need it to do.

 
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Thanks guys.

I'll go to sears and see what they can do for me.

Does the screw have to be a particular size for this "back out kit" to work?

Thanks.