I've got a hex post on bsd that won't undo it just spins and I can't get the bugger out. Do any of you have a trick to removing them without damaging anything? @pinballmania @replicas
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Unscrewing stubborn posts?
- Thread starter RudeDogg1
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You need to apply force upwards as you unscrew to try to get whats left of the thread ( if anything! ) to take. Try tapping a shallow bladed screwdriver under the hexagon section, maybe from both sides to give you that upward force. This exact thing happened to me, its a poor design. I ended up fitting a post with a nut underneath as the thread was lost in the hole. Trouble with that is the hole is too close to the side wall so I had to grind the side of a nut down for it to fit.
Is there a thread in the top of the post?. If so, a fastener & washer solidly wound into it could provide a grip to apply upward pressure.
I'd just attach molegrips to the top and unscrew it by hand whilst pulling it upwards.
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Git it out in the end by pulling, wiggling then the thread decided to bite and just unscrewed
If you get a pair of pliers/long nose pliers on the bottom of the thread and hold it tight while you unscrew the top of it, it will come out.