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I read somewhere that Apple uses Loctite on their pentalobe screws. I researched what would melt Loctite and the answer was HEAT. Download Driver Lenovo G405 Win7 To Usb. So I carefully heated the pentalobe screws with the nozzle of a glue gun (without the glue, of course), and after a couple of minutes, we could screw the screws right out. This answer is for unscrewing pentalobe screws in general. For the guy with the screw with the stripped head, heat the screw and then use a pentalobe screwdriver (TS4 1.2mm or 1.4 mm) or a #00 or #000 phillips screwdriver to remove it. Hope this helps.

I have an iPhone 4, and I lost my pentalobe driver. It took 20 minutes, a pocketknife, a #000 Philips driver, and a set of tweezers to remove a stripped screw. I ended up using the pocket knife to carve a '+' shape into the head of the screw X) That got the screw out enough for me to use the tweezers to painstakingly remove it from the phone. How To Install Openproject On Windows. Luckily the second screw was not stripped, so I was able to unscrew it with the #000 driver.

It took a little force, but it worked. Ended up using an iFixit Liberation kit after that adventure:). A flat blade screw driver that fits between any two of the 5 'lobes' may work or between one out-pointing lobe and an opposite in-pointing lobe. Unless they're in there too tight. The right tool (pentalobe screwdriver) is really the right choice. It puts the force basically equally on the right places of the 5 edges.

I tried a tri-lobe (security bit area) from Menards for the tri-lobe screw for the trackpad and it was too pointed to fit. A flatter tri-lobe is needed.

I might have to spend the $$ and get the right sized tools as I plan on having to do some repairs. Then again, the tri-lobe from menards was only $2 so I might just try grinding down the tip with my Dremel.

Make the narrow end into a Y shape by cutting a 2'/2-inch (6.25-cm) notch in the strip and spreading the sides. With a small nail, punch two holes. Finally, adjustment (C) is made of the%- inch (.93-cm) brass rod threaded full length, with a hacksaw-cut slot in the rear for a screwdriver. At the other end of the rod, solder.

For the trackpad screw, a small flat blade did work from one outer lobe to the left or right of the opposite inner lobe (depending if loosening or tightening), but it wouldn't work on the smaller tri-lobed screws on the keyboard side of the trackpad as they were just too small for the blade. Ive tried all the above suggestions to mixed results. Some absolutely sucked for me but one worked great but I used a different take on it.

I took a glasses repair kit screwdriver that typically comes with new glasses or glasses wipes/spray. I had been ordering so many glasses online I had a pretty hefty stock of these tiny (though not tiny enough) drivers. I used a typical grinder bar and swiped the little flat-headed screwdriver on it for like 30-40 strokes until it was half the size tip it started with and it works flawlessly. It's time to speak out for your right to repair We have a chance to guarantee our right to repair electronic equipment—like smartphones, computers, and even farm equipment. This is a once-in-a-generation chance to protect local repair jobs—the corner mom-and-pop repair shops that keep getting squeezed out by manufacturers. Join the cause and tell your state representative to support Right to Repair.