Pam388 lug screws

[Cheesemonger]

My apologies if this has an answer posted elsewhere, but I ran a search and did not see it. I have the lug screw issue on my 388 on one screw. I was using a bergeon 1.6 screwdriver and 3 of the 4 screws came out with no problems. However the last one must have been softer metal and the driver bit into the screw and stripped off the top portion. So I can't get a "bite" on the screw to turn it. Is there an easy way to "cut" into the screw to deepen the ridge so a driver can remove it? Any assistance is appreciated.

 

[mysterio]

You seem to have the common issue with the V1 388 (not sure which one you have, the V2 is supposed to fix that, along with the new 7750 movement). Just put enough pressure on the screwhead so it follows the driver as you unscrew. Then use another driver to wedge in between the screwhole and the bottom of the screwhead to "fish" the screw out.

 

[Cheesemonger]

You seem to have the common issue with the V1 388 (not sure which one you have, the V2 is supposed to fix that, along with the new 7750 movement). Just put enough pressure on the screwhead so it follows the driver as you unscrew. Then use another driver to wedge in between the screwhole and the bottom of the screwhead to "fish" the screw out.

I have the Seagull movement, so it should be a v1. The screw head slot looks to be stripped, so I can't get enough bite with the driver to get it loose, even with more downward pressure on tee driver. It is just this one as the other 3 came out rather easily, so I was not sure if this one screw had a softer metal cast to it.

 

[marcogumbo]

Cheese…..IF the screw is out enough for the lug-bar to be removed, I have had luck with putting a screwdriver
into the lugbar hole and putting pressure (by leverage against the case hole) on the end of the screw to help force it out,
while trying to unscrew it from the driver side.

 

[mysterio]

Cheese…..IF the screw is out enough for the lug-bar to be removed, I have had luck with putting a screwdriver
into the lugbar hole and putting pressure (by leverage against the case hole) on the end of the screw to help force it out,
while trying to unscrew it from the driver side.

That was the method I was describing.

 

[Cheesemonger]

Cheese…..IF the screw is out enough for the lug-bar to be removed, I have had luck with putting a screwdriver
into the lugbar hole and putting pressure (by leverage against the case hole) on the end of the screw to help force it out,
while trying to unscrew it from the driver side.

Understood - the issue I have is the screw is set in the housing so the lug at won't come out. The screw is so tight in the threads that I would swear there is Loc-Tite on the darn thing. I think I initially described my issue incorrectly.f the screw head was larger, I could go the old route of a tap, but I can't go that route with something this small of a size.

 

[mysterio]

Understood - the issue I have is the screw is set in the housing so the lug at won't come out. The screw is so tight in the threads that I would swear there is Loc-Tite on the darn thing. I think I initially described my issue incorrectly.f the screw head was larger, I could go the old route of a tap, but I can't go that route with something this small of a size.

If a threadlocker was indeed applied, it would only take a small amount of force to dislodge the screw. If that's newly received, I suggest you ask your dealer on the next step.

 

[Cheesemonger]

If a threadlocker was indeed applied, it would only take a small amount of force to dislodge the screw. If that's newly received, I suggest you ask your dealer on the next step.

It was an m2m so I will have to check with the prior owner to see if they used thread locker. I suspect it was done to keep that one lug in place. Possibly too strong of a mixture, so it really wedged the screw into the socket.

 

[mysterio]

It was an m2m so I will have to check with the prior owner to see if they used thread locker. I suspect it was done to keep that one lug in place. Possibly too strong of a mixture, so it really wedged the screw into the socket.

That's a serious matter that should have been mentioned by the seller.