TK471 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Does anyone have any advice on how to remove a stuck screw bar? It's in there good, may have cross threaded it, and I SURE hope it ain't skunked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Are you using a Bergeon or similar quality screw driver? If not, try with 1.4mm (I'm assuming you have a reg 44mm Pam case). The cheap ones are garbage and slip off the screw head easily. If you can get it out enough, you should be able to remove with needle nose pliers. BTW, the rep screws are prone to stripping......they're junk. Good idea to replace them with quality after market 316L which should eliminate this problem. Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Failing that you may have to drill the bugger out. JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK471 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Failing that you may have to drill the bugger out. JTB That is something that I (or one of our esteemed watchmakers) can fix. What scares me is that the watch is ruined. If you're telling me that it's a pain in the ass, sure, but not ruined, then I'm fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Try having someone help you this way, unscrew the bar while you have someone else hold the watch and press on the other end of the screw with a pin or something to help push it out (assuming you can get at the other end). This can help getting it started and as you turn they press it out and it should come out easily. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK471 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 That is something that I (or one of our esteemed watchmakers) can fix. What scares me is that the watch is ruined. If you're telling me that it's a pain in the ass, sure, but not ruined, then I'm fine with it. Great news! I got the bar out. I had to cut the strap off, which was no big deal since it was a cheap-o that came with the watch. I tried the screwbar from the other lug and it worked perfectly, which means that it was a screwbar problem, not a thread problem. That means all I have to do is buy some new screwbars! Man, I am so relieved. There's some pretty bad scratches now on the lug, but those can be buffed. A good result! Thanks to all who responded! Zach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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