Stripped Phillips Screw on Dunlop Strap Lock

[soxhats]

I was installing Dunlop Strap Locks on my '08 Fender P yesterday. Will spare you the gory details, but I managed to strip the Phillips screwhead on the button -- the one near the bridge -- before the screw was all the way in. That screw is utterly, completely stripped.

The good news is, the screw is in far enough so the Strap Lock snaps in securely. But the button is a bit loose/dangly. The screw is in far enough so I doubt anything is going to move in either direction. And the felt will protect the finish. So do you think the dangliness is just a psychological issue, or something I should deal with. If the latter, any ideas on how to get the screw out. (Nothing I've tried will get it farther in, that's for sure.)

Thanks.

[dune2k]

Get some glue (epoxybased maybe? JD Wield? something like that) and put something on an old screwdriver/thin metal bar and glue it to the screws head. After like 24h it should be hard and in theory you should be able to get the screw out further.

[soxhats]

Thanks for the reply! So you're saying put the glue on the tip of the old screwdriver, insert the glued screwdriver into the screw, leave it there for 24 hrs?

[TigerClaw]

Or you could get a screw extractor from any hardware store and use a drill to take it out.

[soxhats]

Appreciate the advice, guys. (Kind of annoying to do the right thing by putting in Strap Locks and then have a problem.)

[Etienned]

+1 on the screw extractor solution.

Robertson ftw !

[anonymous122511]

Originally Posted by Etienned

Robertson ftw !

+1 on the Robertson screw to replace the stripped one!

[soxhats]

Used extraction method. Screw extracted. Patient resting comfortably.

Thanks again, all.