clip screw issue

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Got another M-Type because I've been regretting trading mine off. Still a great knife. Wanted to switch the clip to tip-up but one screwhead appears stripped. Any ideas how to get the bugger out and what size to order to replace it with?
 
I have never had trouble removing my Boker clips, but I did have troble with Benchmades - until I learned their 'secret handshake'. It seems they use blue Loctite - which releases easily with heat. A 25/30 watt soldering pencil, held on the screw head for 5-10 seconds, will soften that threadlock considerably. Dunking the screw in acetone, once removed, will dissolve the threadlock remnants - making re-use easier. If the Torxx head screw is stripped to the point where the appropriately sized driver - with lots of downward pressure - won't remove it, try the next larger size. Good luck!

Stainz
 
Belated thanks. I'll give the driver suggestion a shot. This is the first Boker clip I've had trouble with, and it's only the right-hand screw that's doing it.
 
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