Heatsink screws broke in motherboard socket

[EgyGamer]

Hi everyone,

I was cleaning my heatsink and the thermal paste of my laptop cpu. While i was putting everything back together I was using a big screwdriver. It produced too much tork on my heatsink screws, so that one screw snapped and got stuck in the motherboard. Like in the picture below. What should I do? Any ideas? Please anyone help me.

[WkdPaul]

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[OldFord76]

try using a magnet or something sticky to grab the screw and turn it. 

[Guest]

Put a small flat head screw driver in the hole and see if you can't turn it out just by the friction.

 

You can also try to screw it inward with the same method and screw it through and out the backside.

 

Or alternatively, buy a new back plate on ebay or something.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Extractors exist.
Please check this link (Pictures)
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/blog/how-to/tools-and-workshop/removing-a-snapped-screw-bolt-screw-extractors.html

 

Alternative Pictures/Source for the same thing.
https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Broken-Screw

 

[W-L]

That's going to be difficult to remove it it snapped and currently tighten down a lot. If it's large enough you can try using a tiny pin punch to try and knock it to see if it's loose and unfasten it that way but your best bet maybe to get a left hand drill bit in hopes that it will catch as you slowly drill it out. 

 

 

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[Guest]

If he's gotta spend money on drill bits.... left handed... he might as well order a new back plate. Probably cheaper than a set of left handed drill bits. (just saying) 

[SkilledRebuilds]

1 minute ago, ShrimpBrime said:

If he's gotta spend money on drill bits.... left handed... he might as well order a new back plate. Probably cheaper than a set of left handed drill bits. (just saying) 

True enough. i just went straight to google search for how to remove.

[Guest]

Just now, SkilledRebuilds said:

True enough.
I just provided a solution that's available.

It's a good one too! I'm sure with some effort, it can be extracted. 

I pull broken exhaust manifold bolts from heads quite often. That is a 10 difficulty factor! lol.

[Tristerin]

Reverse threaded drill bit.