Stripped screw on stock AMD cooler mount.

gaooo

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Hello everyone,
I bought a 212 evo to replace the stock cooler on my FX-6300, but I ran into an issue. One of the screws on one of the stock cooler mounts was really stuck, and not having the right sized screwdriver I used one a few sizes too big. Since it worked with the other 3 screws, I tried it with that one too, but instead I stripped it. I know, I'm stupid.

Is there any way to unscrew it?

Here's a picture for reference, taken out of google: http://puu.sh/uAjkh/9740627124.PNG
The marked screw is the stripped one.

I'll try and update with an image of the screw itself tomorrow.
 
Uhhh, i'm like 75% certain that those screws are perfectly fine to leave!
The 212 connects using a tension clip, it hooks to one side of the blue thing then clips into the other side of the blue thing.... I don't believe there is any need to remove the AM3+ mounting solution!

Nice picture man, has an artistic flair to it.
 

gaooo

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Unfortunately the 212 evo connects with a screw-on mount, and a custom backplate. The screw-on mount screws into stand-offs that are placed into the holes that are occupied by the stock mounting solution, not to mention that the custom backplate can only be screwed on after removing the stock one, which is being held by the said stripped screw.

I've scanned a portion of the manual for your convenience: http://puu.sh/uAqNZ/0ef53110ea.jpg
 

gaooo

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I guess it's about time I bought a full screwdriver set and just epoxied the old screwdriver to the stripped screw if nothing else works. Already tried adding electrical tape for more friction and pushing down, but since the screwdriver is a few sizes too big, it slips out and strips it even further. I'll update on how it goes tomorrow.
 
I can't tell how badly you have stripped out the screw head, but you could try some epoxy glue with a screw driver of the appropriate size. Put a good sized glob of epoxy on the screw head and then insert the screwdriver. You would need to rig something up to make sure the screwdriver stays perfectly still while the epoxy cures.


Edit: I guess we were both thinking alike!