Hacking Unable to unscrew 2 Nintendo screws with Tri-Wing screwdriver

5% · Jul 5, 2009

Are the screws in my DS even Tri Wing? I watched & read a lot of the How To Disassemble A DS Lite & They took the 2 left screws out with the same screwdriver used to take out the screw near the NDS Slot 1, which I've removed.

Here are some photos:

These are the screwdrivers I ordered off of DealExtreme:

I don't know what i'm doing wrong.

Chris_Skylock · Jul 5, 2009

looks like your DS Lite has broken screws. Those are not on my DS Lite, AFAIK

5% · Jul 5, 2009

Well that sucks. I order the tools, only to find out the screws are different!(broken)

jaxxster · Jul 5, 2009

has anyone tried to undo them before? They looked slightly stripped.

Pimpmynintendo · Jul 5, 2009

jaxxster said:
has anyone tried to undo them before? They looked slightly stripped.

Yeah it looks like you stripped the screws.

5% · Jul 5, 2009

What can I do, now that they're stripped?

zidane_genome · Jul 5, 2009

Pray to various gods....

Or you could use a regular Philips head (+) to try to get them out... sometimes it works, and I'd get a new set of screws... maybe order a new shell from DX... snazz it up a bit!

jaxxster · Jul 5, 2009

I know you can buy screw extraction sets, but they usually required a drill. Nothing too dangerous, just you drill into the screw gently and as you drill into the screw the tool brings the screw out.

reuven · Jul 5, 2009

Ummm, I'm pretty sure what you posted there are taps, jaxxster. if you use those to unscrew it, you'll end up with just the head of the screw shaved off.
when i have a stripped screw, i often find the best way to deal with it is to find some scotch weld (gorilla glue works okay, but if you have scotch weld that's even better), and glue the tip of your screwdriver to the screw. let it set overnight, then unscrew in the morning. usually works a treat.

jaxxster · Jul 5, 2009

Im sure they're extractors, as they drill into the thread of the screw the thread on the extractor winds the screw upwards. Tho your idea could be safer.

zero383 · Jul 5, 2009

Yup, those are screw extractors.
http://homerepair.about.com/od/interiorhom...w_extractor.htm

That screw looks really worn though, it's so stripped that it looks like a circle. Would the glue even hold?

5% · Jul 5, 2009

It's ok. I think i'm just going to trip the back off & use the remaining parts for a Oreo DS.

Check the screen out:

Is there any way I can fix this or should I go ahead rip it apart

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