Posted: 4/20/2016 9:14:44 PM EDT
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Gents,
One of my grip screws is stripped. While I can confidently detail strip the 1911, I've never run into this. Is there a stripped screw tool? Do I drill it? I've had this pistol for many many years, shot the living piss out of it, and replaced multiple springs. (Both due to wear, and rounds fired recommendations) I don't want to screw it up. Your advice would be apreciated. |
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Need more info on what is going on.
Reason is sometimes the grip screw bushing is turning and will unscrew from the frame. Then you remove the other screw and then take the bushing off the back of the grip and put in a new one. I use red (permanent) locktite on the grip screw bushings to keep them in the frame and blue on the grip screws if it needs it. If a bushing ever needs to be replaced I use a soldering iron at 750 degrees to break the bond and remove the bushing. If it's stripped "grip screw to bushing" then try to unscrew it while pushing on the bottom of the screw and see if it will catch. Do this by removing the bushing on the opposite side and push through the frame from the stripped screw bottom. Let us know what's going on. Good luck. |
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Gents, One of my grip screws is stripped. While I can confidently detail strip the 1911, I've never run into this. Is there a stripped screw tool? Do I drill it? I've had this pistol for many many years, shot the living piss out of it, and replaced multiple springs. (Both due to wear, and rounds fired recommendations) I don't want to screw it up. Your advice would be apreciated. Screw stripped? Bushing stripped? Can't remove screw? Drill it and use stripped screw removal tool. Can't remove bushing? Use bushing tool, Challis is best. Vise pliers work, too, but you'll make a mess of things. Frame bushing thread stripped? Limited options, see gunsmith. |
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Dremel and cutoff wheel. Carefully cut a slot in it and use a flathead screwdriver. If that doesn't work, drill it and use an EZ-out, or drill the head off entirely and then remove and replace the bushing as well. Then buy some quality torx screws and a good driver, not gummy chinese stainless socket heads |
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Dremel and cutoff wheel. Carefully cut a slot in it and use a flathead screwdriver. If that doesn't work, drill it and use an EZ-out, or drill the head off entirely and then remove and replace the bushing as well. Then buy some quality torx screws and a good driver, not gummy chinese stainless socket heads Quoted:
Dremel and cutoff wheel. Carefully cut a slot in it and use a flathead screwdriver. If that doesn't work, drill it and use an EZ-out, or drill the head off entirely and then remove and replace the bushing as well. Then buy some quality torx screws and a good driver, not gummy chinese stainless socket heads Cool. I already have the replacement screws and nice torx driver purchased. I knew that much! |
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Don't use screws that require a special tool. Get grip screws that are for a flat screw driver. That way you can take the grips off with a .45 acp case rim if necessary. Just like JMB intended.  Great minds think alike. Most my guns are slotted or I'm about to convert them. |
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Don't use screws that require a special tool. Get grip screws that are for a flat screw driver. That way you can take the grips off with a .45 acp case rim if necessary. Just like JMB intended. Great minds think alike. Most my guns are slotted or I'm about to convert them. Slotted grip screws are the way to go. I have no idea why you'd use anything else. |
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EZ-Out with a manual impact tool that you strike with a hammer. Or if the grip is not something rare. Bust the grip off, take the screw out with Vice Grips. Buy another set of grips on eBay. An impact tool is liable to bend the thin metal of the frame holding the bushing. Complete overkill. |
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EZ-Out with a manual impact tool that you strike with a hammer. Or if the grip is not something rare. Bust the grip off, take the screw out with Vice Grips. Buy another set of grips on eBay. An impact tool is liable to bend the thin metal of the frame holding the bushing. Complete overkill. ETA: It can be done if you reinforce the grip between the side rails with something substantial. (Piece of metal, wood, brass, etc). I've done it before with no problems. The only problem is that the bushing might turn with the screw. Which is not a big problem. Just use common sense and don't use a 10 pound sledge hammer. |
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If this was an Aesop's Fable, the moral of the story would be flat head grip screws. I have head some of them fail by fracturing half the head off at the driver slot. Probbaly over-machined and then over-hardened. A few others twisted off the whole head. Likely NOT hardened and muscled in. My range bag has a reduced set of screwdriver tips down in the bottom. |