Recone help

[CleanSierra]

Hey guys, I just went to pull my baskets from my motors and I ran into a problem. These don't appear to have been reconed before since they had the plastic spider ring down clapped with Allen screws, but a couple screws appeared stripped looking as is. I thought, no big deal, I'll wiggle then loose with my impact and a lot of pressure. Nope, now I have two baskets that won't come free from the motors due to one having 1 stripped screw, the other having 2 stripped screws.

I'm at a loss and don't know how to get these things free, the screws completely rounded over inside and I don't know how to get them out. Replacing the hardware is easy, I've got a place right down the road. I need these screws out so I can get my recones done.

Anyone have a suggestion on how to get these screws out? I wonder if I could just send them in to Soundqubed and have them deal with it. I'm starting to think these subs are cursed. Any help is much appreciated. The subs are Soundqubed HDC3 10s.

[CleanSierra]

P.S. Id really like to avoid sending them in to SQ because shipping is gonna suck

[pa-pa-platypus]

be very careful doing this but,

take a metal drill bit and drill very carefully straight down (emphasis on straight) into the screw

then take a pair of pliers and twist the bit and hope the bit doesn't break lol i've done it this way before and it'll work just gotta be careful

[Tecomah]

I have heard a lot about these. They may work for you. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006YJKAPQ/ref=aw_d_dsc_hi

[audiofanaticz]

Use a easy-out bit, should be able to find them at your local home improvment or hardware stores.

You can get them in multiple brands, sizes, price, etc..

Just an example. http://www.tools-plus.com/irwin-53406.html?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=froogle&utm_term=HAN53406&gclid=CPvUk6HD3rwCFY07MgodaXcADw

[audiofanaticz]

If the head of the screw is stripped, and you have a dremil, you can also go about cutting a straight slot in the head of the screw, as if it was a flathead screw, and take it out that way as well..

DO NOT use an impact on either method, the constant kicking of an impact driver strips the head. If anything use a drill, try on low speed first with lots of downwards pressure on the drill to prevent it from slipping out.

[Jessica]

They also make reverse cut drill bits, if you go slow with them you can get them to bite enough to sometimes remove a bolt. It worked on my starter bolts on my 89 astro van. All else fails you can take it to a really good welder and have them tack a allen key in and then remove it that way.

[ChevyBoy95]

screw extractor, you can get them at home depot, made by ryobi, comes in a pack of 4 for like 10 bucks. Use them on 4 baskets so far, yet to have a fail. you drill out the specified hole in the top of the screw, and the extractors are reverse threaded so as the drill spins left, it squeezes into the hole and eventually gets enough friction and pressure to unscrew the screw.

link! ---> http://www.ryobitools.com/catalog/accessories/drilling_and_driving/A96SE05

[audiofanaticz]

IMO drilling it out should be the last method of attempt after everything else has failed, and probably even before drilling the screw out Id break the head of the screw off so I could remove the basket, and than grip the bolt with a vicegrips and turn it out.. Gotta protect the threads in the top plate and like said if your not straight when drilling out the screw damage could happen.

[Jessica]

do the heads stick up enough to put vice grips on them?