3135 Barrel Bridge, click screw stuck

[Pombok]

Guys, some help requested from the smiths on here. I was reassembling a 3135, screwing in the click to the barrel bridge, and the screw head popped off, leaving the body of the screw in the barrel bridge. I can get a new screw (3135 5115) for a small price, but I need to remove the headless screw.

Any ideas on how I can do this? I thought about trying to put a blob of superglue on top and then trying to unscrew using the superglue top once it had set, but I really don’t want to risk getting glue anywhere near the barrel bridge.

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[bill33]

Alum powder is what you want. Mix some up with water, and drop the bridge in. It will eat the screw after a few days.

 

[Pombok]

Thanks bill33 is this a common practice? Will it damage the bridge at all?

 

[occb2]

Alum will take a lot longer than that too eat that screw. I have attempted that a ton of times and never works well. There are actual screw drivers that can chase out the screw. They come in sets.

IF145-118-1

Very simple too use and work most of the time.

 

[Drr80]

Worst case a gen bridge is 125 dollars or so on Ebay.

 

[Pombok]

Alum will take a lot longer than that too eat that screw. I have attempted that a ton of times and never works well. There are actual screw drivers that can chase out the screw. They come in sets.

IF145-118-1

Very simple too use and work most of the time.

Thanks for the suggestion, do these things work on such a tiny screw? 1mm?

 

[occb2]

Yea. It does for me. I have tried the Alum thing and it didn’t work. The alum works well with crown and stems.


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[sputim]

Try classic vinegar! Worked for me before


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