prdubis Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I've received this Radiomir a few days ago and wanted to get rid of the crappy rep strap.Unfortunately 2 of the lug screws are stripped and turn freely. I can't remove the lug bars and the screw head is not high enough to catch it with a pair of tweezers...Any idea? I would prefer not to drill the screw heads as I am not good at this kind of stuff. I have a pair of aftermarket replacement screws so no problem to destroy them if needed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watch Guy Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) Comment deleted Edited October 9, 2013 by Watch Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Well,,,its a bit extreme....but I had one of these...I just bent the lugs out till I could get the strap to fit then bent them back....not the kind of thing you want to do more than a few times.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vootzilla Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Drop some lube/oil in there and try shaking it off? Donno if it could help but its doesnt hurt to try before doing any damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducman Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I've received this Radiomir a few days ago and wanted to get rid of the crappy rep strap.Unfortunately 2 of the lug screws are stripped and turn freely. I can't remove the lug bars and the screw head is not high enough to catch it with a pair of tweezers...Any idea? I would prefer not to drill the screw heads as I am not good at this kind of stuff. I have a pair of aftermarket replacement screws so no problem to destroy them if needed... I have the exact same problem with a brand new 388. I am not sure what is stripped....the screws or the case. Interested to see if there is any guidance provided by this group. I posted a few days ago. Unfortunately this is my only rad and I purchased a new high end strap for it only to find I now can't install it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdubis Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Thanks all for the commentsTomorrow I'll give a try and let you know.Thinking of removing the opposite screw, removing lug bar and use the remaining one to push up the stripped screw.I'll tell you if it was the screw or the case that was stripped if by chance I succeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I doublt it would work,,,but I wonder if you put some strong glue on the end of a screw driver...just a super small drop so it was only on the head of the screw....waiting till it dried...then ..perhaps it would give you at least a little pull so you could unscrew it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdubis Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Good idea !Will try it for sure tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducman Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Good idea !Will try it for sure tomorrow Any progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vilius69 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 if I saw this earlier I would suggest to talk with your dealer regarding replacement. radiomir screws are very sensitive. I had in the past 4 rads and all had problems with screws and lugs. was thinking about this kw model but no, after your responses, I doubt they managed to make this well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdubis Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Watch was sent back to China for repair or replace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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