Easiest way to get this screw out?

[Feskekörka]

Hi!

I need to remove some screws of the type shown in the picture. I've shone a light and it seems to be corrugated at the very end of the screw, but the inner walls of the first half of the screw look completely smooth. I assume there's a tool suitable for removal? Does anyone have any idea?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Kromo]

If so, can varamollyplugg: Hitting inward is the easiest on mollyplug
If it is not suddenly but gipsplugg you are screwing in, then you unscrew it with a Philips head directly in the plug.

 

[alm82]

If you still have the screw that belongs to it, screw it in so it threads a little, then drive the screw in as far as it will go.
This will unfold the plug and it can be pulled out with pliers.

Otherwise, you can cut off the head and push the remainder into the wall.

 

[Johan Gunverth]

If you still have the screw that belongs to it, screw it in so that it's a little threaded, then tap the screw in as far as it will go. This will cause the plug to expand and can be pulled out with pliers.

Otherwise, you can cut off the cap and push what's left into the wall.

Second method in all cases. With the first method, you always risk stripping the thread in the expander's end. Then you're left with a loose screw that also can't be removed.

 

[PatrikJo]

It has been a long time since I used molly plugs, but there is usually a break guide in them, right? So it should be enough to gently break the outer part with a screwdriver, and it should release. Otherwise, I would suggest drilling it out with about an 8mm metal drill bit. It seems like the least violent way to remove the plug.

 

[Vector]

You can take a drill and drill off the "hat", then just drive it into the wall.

 

[Larsa]

I usually squeeze the "hatten" with pliers, then drive it into the wall.

 

[nino]

Hit around with the hammer so there is a pit around the skull and plastering over works too.

 

[raveper]

Pinch off with pliers. Super easy. You can also snap it off with a screwdriver in the center hole. Just break it a little and the washer comes off, then you can push in the rest.

 

[jonaserik]

It's been a long time since I used molly plugs, but don't they usually have a breaking point? So it should be enough to carefully break with a screwdriver on the outer part to make it release.
Otherwise, I would suggest drilling it out with about an 8mm metal drill. It seems like the least violent way to remove the plug.

And the drill bit catches on the molly, causing it to spin in the drywall and ream out a large hole, although it can be patched up with filler.

 

[PatrikJo]

And the drill gets stuck in the molly, it then starts to spin in the drywall and grinds a big hole, although it is possible to fill the hole with filler.

Yeah, filling is fun.
No, but the molly usually has prongs that grip the drywall, right?

 

[Johan Gunverth]

…taggar som biter i gipset?

One of the most powerful fastening methods on the market.
When building markets have fifty-eleven special plugs just to confuse, you wish everyone sold the old classic Allplugg. It works for all sheet materials.

 

[Dowser4711]

Duo-max is otherwise my favorite from the past. Requires no tools to mount, works well with both single and double gypsum, and when you need to remove it, you simply pull out the plastic ring and clip it off.

 

[HEM2121]

Hello!

I need to remove some screws of the type shown in the picture. I've looked with a lamp and it seems to be ridged at the very end of the screw, but the first half of the screw appears to have smooth inner walls. I assume there is a tool suitable for removal? Anyone know?

Thanks in advance!

The top part/washer of the Molly screw is usually easy to remove with pliers. Just grip and wiggle a little, and it usually comes off. The rest you just push into the wall, put a nail in the hole and give it a tap. You'll need to fill the hole with spackling. Pulling a Molly screw out of the wall works if you want a huge hole in the wall.

 

[Argastesnickaren]

The top part/bracket of the Molly screw is usually easy to remove with pliers. Just grab it and wiggle a little and it usually comes off. The rest you just push into the wall, put a nail in the hole and just hammer it in. You need to putty the hole. Pulling a Molly screw out of the wall works if you want a huge hole in the wall.

It won't leave a huge hole if you do as described in post 3. Screw the bolt back in, slightly tap the bolt so that the Molly plug straightens out as it was when it was first inserted, then you just pull it out the same way it went in