T6 Screw Will not come out of ZT 0350

[Swp321]

It’s not totally stripped I can still see the torx in the screw head but it will not turn both my t6 just turn on top of it. All the other screws came out except this one. Anybody have any ideas how to remove it from without tearing up the handle. BTW it’s a ZT 0350.

 

[000Robert]

It’s not totally stripped I can still see the torx in the screw head but it will not turn both my t6 just turn on top of it. All the other screws came out except this one. Anybody have any ideas how to remove it from without tearing up the handle. BTW it’s a ZT 0350.

I've sometimes been able to tap a screwdriver blade tip in the screw and get it out. Have you tried that yet?

 

[killgar]

Is there thread locker on the screws? If there is, then applying heat might be necessary to loosen it. A soldering iron is a common tool used for such a task.

 

[Swp321]

I've sometimes been able to tap a screwdriver blade tip in the screw and get it out. Have you tried that yet?

Don’t have one small enough at the moment. Headed to the hardware store when they open.

 

[Swp321]

Is there thread locker on the screws? If there is, then applying heat might be necessary to loosen it. A soldering iron is a common tool used for such a task.

Doesn’t appear to be the other 2 came right out.

 

[toker]

What drivers are you using? Hopefully, a quality one like Wiha or Wera.

I've taken apart dozens of ZT knives and I've never had issues or encountered thread lock from the factory.

 

[Swp321]

What drivers are you using? Hopefully, a quality one like Wiha or Wera.

I've taken apart dozens of ZT knives and I've never had issues or encountered thread lock from the factory.

It was a set that I’ve had for probably 20 years from when I was a technician for Toyota. I went to the hardware store and bought a craftsman t6 screwdriver and it came out just fine thanks for all the help and guidance. That’s what keeps me coming back to this forum. Oh and I threw the old t6 bits away!!

 

[ferider]

Scale screw ? If it's only the last one (and pivot is unscrewed as well), take the knife apart and manually twist the scales against each other counter clockwise. Once you have it down to one scale, wrap something around the standoff (copper for instance), and use pliers carefully.

 

[Swp321]

Scale screw ? If it's only the last one (and pivot is unscrewed as well), take the knife apart and manually twist the scales against each other counter clockwise. Once you have it down to one scale, wrap something around the standoff (copper for instance), and use pliers carefully.

On the 0350 these screws go through the scales and the backspacer and into a insert in the back scale so the screws are about 1/4” or more long.

 

[ferider]

On the 0350 these screws go through the scales and the backspacer and into a insert in the back scale so the screws are about 1/4” or more long.

Understood. If it's the last screw, you can still do what I suggest. Or twist the backspacer against the scale.

 

[Greggy]

In my experience, the driver bits strip out before the screw heads. This is fortunate. I replaced my bits with Felo bits and two Wiha 1/4" drivers. Haven't had issues since.

 

[Dadpool]

I've heard of folks laying a rubber band (or similar) over the troublesome screw before inserting the Torx head, for extra traction and to fill the gaps caused by the stripping. Might be worth a shot?

 

[Swp321]

In my experience, the driver bits strip out before the screw heads. This is fortunate. I replaced my bits with Felo bits and two Wiha 1/4" drivers. Haven't had issues since.

This was the issue as they were probably close to 20 years old when I was a tech for Toyota.

 

[Greggy]

This was the issue as they were probably close to 20 years old when I was a tech for Toyota.

I had a cheap set of torx bits from Home Depot. They stripped out easily, so I chucked the defective tools in the garbage and ordered Felo bits and the Wiha driviers. So far no issues and the tools perform as they should. Not sure what the HD bits were made of, perhaps compressed aluminum foil??? The quality disgusted me.

 

[Swp321]

I have no idea what brand they were those were back in the day when you could take a Toyota apart with a few sockets and wrenches but no torx so they were probably some off brand. The t6 craftsman I bought has taken apart 6 knives in the last two days to clean some and replace bearings in some.

 

[000Robert]

I love my iFixit bits. They have stripped a bunch of screws with not even a scratch on the bits. I have a Stanley precision screwdriver set that I bought decades ago and the tips still look new. I also love Wera and Wiha bits and screwdrivers.