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PS4 HDD is dying and the screw to remove is stripped, any tips on how to remove it? :/

CharlesAznable

CharlesAznable

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So I think my PS4 HDD is dying. I have a replacement drive but the problem is that the screw to remove the PS4 HDD is caved in, so my screw driver won't work. I've tried using pliers a well but they just keep sliding off the edges. Also tried the rubber band tick as well, and it didn't work either. Not sure how else to proceed. Any ideas? Thanks.
 
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NewDust

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CharlesAznable said:
So I think my PS4 HDD is dying. I have a replacement drive but the problem is that the screw to remove the PS4 HDD is caved in, so my screw driver won't work. I've tried using pliers a well but they just keep sliding off the edges. Not sure how else to proceed. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Have you tried the rubberband trick? Put a rubberband between the screw and the screwdriver to get additional grip.
 
NeoRausch

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Put a rubber band on top of the screw, press the screw driver in hard and turn.
Or use a melted pen cap. Works too.

Edit: what he said.
 
Donniewahlberg

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Sometimes putting a rubber band or something similar inbetween the screw and the screwdriver works for me. It's a pain hah
 
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CharlesAznable

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NewDust said:
Have you tried the rubberband trick? Put a rubberband between the screw and the screwdriver to get additional grip.
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NeoRausch said:
Put a rubber band on top of the screw, press the screw driver in hard and turn.
Or use a melted pen cap. Works too.

Edit: what he said.
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Donniewahlberg said:
Sometimes putting a rubber band or something similar inbetween the screw and the screwdriver works for me. It's a pain hah
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Lol yeah I tried this. DIdn't work unfortunately.
 
SixelAlexiS

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CharlesAznable said:
So I think my PS4 HDD is dying. I have a replacement drive but the problem is that the screw to remove the PS4 HDD is caved in, so my screw driver won't work. I've tried using pliers a well but they just keep sliding off the edges. Also tried the rubber band tick as well, and it didn't work either. Not sure how else to proceed. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Why you thing is dying?
 
BarcaTheGreat

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I know for some of the larger screws, you can buy drill bits that creates a new hole essentially with one end and the other end use it to unscrew the newly created hole. I tried it with my tv mount and it worked but not sure about such a small screw.
 
Gradon

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Sometimes I've tried using a blunt knife on a stripped screw with success, or a flathead screwdriver if there's a bit to get a grip on the inside.

How did it strip?
 
dabri

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CharlesAznable said:
Games and apps keep crashing. UI is very slow and sluggish. Tried to both rebuild and reinitialize the PS4 and it didn't fix it.


Don't have power tools unfortunately.
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Keep trying with the pliers then. Maybe dab some wd-40 around the screw first. Just make sure you wipe off the screw head before trying to grip it.
 
skintBeastwood

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Maybe if you have a small file, make a slot across the top of the screw and use a flathead screwdriver to unscrew it.
 
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CharlesAznable

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