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Old 08-18-08, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by crydee
If you drill out the old screws it won't destroy the threads into the shoe? Or weaken the platform? I used a perfect size screw driver but the screw is way to soft and just falls apart tryin to unscrew it.
That's why yer not drilling it down blindly.

Start with a small/thin drill bit so it's easy to center and gives u a starting hole for the bigger bits.

Next use a slightly bigger bit, but thinner than the screw's shaft and drill down pass the point where the screw's shaft and head met.

Then finish off with a yet bigger bit that's just a bit bigger than the shaft, go slow here, drill then look, and stop when u can see the sole of the shoes. At some point the screw will get loose and u can remove it with that's left of the head.
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