Thread: One-way screw removal?

had no idea you could get removal tools for these screws? where do you get em.

Sorry dont know where to buy the screws separately of hand.

Regards
Steve

try

http://www.kabaaustralia.com/dynapage.asp?WebPageID=229

In the ACT probably speciality fasteners in Fyshwick. They generally come supplied with window locks also.

Originally Posted by Zsteve

had no idea you could get removal tools for these screws? where do you get em.

Sorry dont know where to buy the screws separately of hand.

Regards
Steve

Drill them out is probally your best chance,careful they are hardened steel.

How about using ane Ezy-Out bit?
Wolffie

I imagine the tool pictured above is only good to screw them in by the look of it?

Why not just grind a slot with a dremel and just used an ordinary screwdriver to rmove them

Originally Posted by Zsteve

Why not just grind a slot with a dremel and just used an ordinary screwdriver to rmove them

That's what I do when I have to remove damaged Philips Head screws.
Wolffie

I can't see how that can be the removal tool. The screw heads have a slope on the anti-clockwise edge which is not supposed to allow any sort of tool or blade to be able to get purchase on the screw to remove it. That'd be why they're called "one way screws".
However, if you can grind this slope to a 90* edge, then a blade screwdriver should be able to remove them.

I have sucesfully removed these by grinding a screwdriver slot in them then using a flat blade to remove the screw, they then need to be replaced

Doug

Originally Posted by Yonnee

I can't see how that can be the removal tool. The screw heads have a slope on the anti-clockwise edge which is not supposed to allow any sort of tool or blade to be able to get purchase on the screw to remove it. That'd be why they're called "one way screws".
However, if you can grind this slope to a 90* edge, then a blade screwdriver should be able to remove them.

I agree. That tool is for snake eye screws.You will need to cut a slot, grab the head with locking pliers, or drill it out.

Tools

As the others have said, Dremel and then reverse them after cutting the slot. Not sure why they are used as they only seem to upset the honest people and do not bother the Crims at all - they just smash the window and don't bother with removal - they remove the glass and then your gear.

But someone made a lot of money selling them, didn't they...

I found out years ago the best way to remove them is to throw them out before using and replace with a conventional screw of some type, otherwise as said above Dremel

The only way I could remove such a couple of years ago was to cut through the whole lock with an angle grinder
needless to say the lock was not much good but I got them off
tried drilling - life's too short
now I have a dremel I'd try that approach
good luck