How do I get this screw out and then back in? Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[Johannoordin]

Hello!

I tightened this screw, it was very stiff. Then it clicked and now it just spins around.

I need to remove it to then flip what I'm trying to attach, and then screw it back again.

I tried to unscrew the remaining 3 screws as well, but now when I screw them back in, it's really stiff, afraid they might break too.

How should I get the screw out?

Seems like the metal fitting in the wood has come loose and is just spinning around.

 

[Dan_Johansson]

Looks like some kind of furniture, do you have access to the back "where the screw is sticking out"?

It should be a T-nut, you probably need to cut the screw, knock the nut "inward," and insert a new one...

Edit: alternatively, if you can access it and hold it with something like locking pliers...

 

[Johannoordin]

Looks like some kind of furniture, do you have access to the back "where the screw sticks out"?

It should be a t-nut, you probably need to cut the screw, knock out the nut "inwards" and insert a new one...

Edit: alternatively if you can access it and hold it with something like vise-grip pliers...

It's a workout bench, so I can't access the other side. I'll try to contact the company I bought the bench from, otherwise I might have to go all out and make a new hole in some way, or something maybe...

 

[Isakare]

Looks like a stainless steel screw.
If even the smallest one is sluggish, you stop and unscrew it again.
Run a tap in the hole, lubricate the screw.
If stainless steel is absolutely not needed, you buy regular screws instead.

 

[Violina]

Nah.. that's regular fzb 8.8

Edit: And I would guess that you accidentally started to screw them in at an angle and thus "cross-threaded" the nut, or alternatively tightened too hard and busted the thread that way..

 

[raveper]

It may be possible to tension it with a crowbar or something while simultaneously unscrewing the screw again.

 

[Plupp 433451]

Polygrip works fine as well...
Or an impact wrench...
It can knock the screw loose from the crooked thread... if that's the case...