[stampit]

I get all the tools I need to repair my mac. All the parts.

Now, when I take apart my iBook, one screw is giving me a headache to take off the ram shield.

It's a used ibook i got of ebay, it seems the screw has been stripped a little, my #0 won't get it out, it just runs without gripping, it got the other one out perfectly.

anyway, the scre that's stripped, seems to have a little grip keftm it's not completely rounded off in the middle of the screw.

I'm scared to mess with it, I don't want to strip it anymore than it already is.
Is there anyway you guys know that could help me?

I was thinking about putting super glue on the screwdriver and in the screw.
lol

[Hi I'm Ben]

Your superglue Idea is pretty bad.

However, as far as the screws go... I couldn't find any that weren't either a normal screw or a Torx.

[EnVoy]

That #0 was too big for alot of the screws in my iBook. I had a set of small screwdrivers I use on cameras, those did the trick.

[Dailyplanet]

Yeah, superglue would prove disastrous. Maybe try a wrench to get it out?

[ghporter]

Actually, super glue does very poorly with almost all stresses. It does not handle torque well at all, and would shear quickly, leaving you with a messy screw that's still stuck.

Can you get at the edges of the screw, or is it countersunk into the shield? (I don't have the tear down instructions handy right now.) If you can, you should be able to use a fine pair of needlenose pliers or even hemostats to get the screw started, then just (slowly, I know) turn it out with the pliers or your fingers. You should of course order a decent replacement screw before you start...

I should note here that this stripped screw is a Bad Sign™. It says someone has been there before and not played nice... Procede with caution.

[stampit]

I got the screw out by just pressing hard and turning it. It finally came out.

Although later on in the process of taking apart my ibook, I came across another stripped screw that holds the tin down over the hard drive and all that good stuf, so I just bent the tin out of place to take the wires out, so I could take off my display.