Iremove Tools Iphone 4s Ios 9.3.6
Adimar Poynter
I'm having a difficult time removing the y000 screws in the iphone 7. I got this bit from ifixit. I don't feel like this bit is truly getting a good grip in the screw. I've stripped 2 of them on the home button. I need to remove the lcd plate and home buttom for a screen replacement. Are these bits not high quality bits? I've seen in other forums where they say it's crucial to have a quality bit or they'll strip easily. I managed to get one off but the others won't budge. I've had not issues with the phillips screws and easily got the camera off. Now I'm going to have to take this to a repair shop and ask them to remove these screws for me. I've tried using a rubber band and duct tape with no luck. Anyone have suggestions on a higher quality bit? I only have the y000 and y0 bits. Not the y00 so can't try the next largest bit.
Yes, a good tip to removing a screw with a stripped head, is to put a rubber band (single layer, not double), over the screw head, then try again. The thickness of the elastic, plus the extra grip it gets, will most times allow you to get the screw out. I guess the same MAY work with Duct tape, but I have never had to try. Rubber bands usually work for me, (& I only have to follow the postman a few yards up the road, where he discards them!).
I ended up having to take a straight screwdriver I got in one of my iphone 6 replacement screen kits and taking a file to it, looking under a scope and an hour and a half of tinkering with it to get them all out to get my customers phone completed.
This was recently, so they have not came in yet but will keep you posted on which one works best. But with 4 different tips from 4 different places and still no luck finding a good one, I think its gonna be hit and miss with finding a good one.
Wow, so you filed another tip to try to get it to fit the screw head? I'm just doing this on the side for a friend. I've done my own (older) iphones a few times with no issue. This is very disappointing. I think that ifixit needs to update the iphone7 repair guide to indicate how difficult these screws are to remove. Guess this is apples best effort at making repair impossible. I don't really have the time to try to get these out myself so I'll have hope that a local shop will remove them for me so I can finish the job. Thanks for the info Michael. If I ever decided to do my own repair biz I know that I'll need to get innovative to get some of the new phones apart!
I really don't think that it's "Hard" to remove the screws as it is hard finding a good quality tool. I read all the reviews of a lot of them and they are so mixed! 194 people rate a tool with 4 to 4.5 stars out of 5 so I buy it with only a handful of people rating a 1 or 2...just to be in the category of the 1 to 2 rating when I received them...so I am guessing that it's the consistency of the tool maker and die used to create them (I guess).
Just called a local shop who recommended esdabem brand tool for iphone7. You get a kit of 3 drivers but they say they work no problem on the tri point screws. I just ordered mine, I'll repost with update on how well it works when I get it.
I hope they work for you...this was one I ordered last weekend that was returned. They gave me a credit and I reordered it to see if I just got a bad one. the Phillips and pentalobe were ok but the Y000 was junk and I had to make my own that day. I added a pic in my answer above
UPDATE: after finally finding a proper Y000 driver at a local electronics store I was able to complete a repair on an Apple Watch series 3. While I did have some success filing down a cheap tri-wing driver until it fit the screws, there was one screw that it wouldn't loosen. The bottom line is this:
I say this because my personal ifixit kit had overly sharp tri-wing bits for the incredibly shallow iphone screws but I never really noticed until recently because most of my apple work is at the shop.
JUST A FEW passes on a tiny strip of 200grit sand paper was all it took to take my ifixit Y000 from "too pointy trash" to "you again weild the screw driver of the gods and it fits everything perfectly". Note that the millimeter or less being removed will not affect usage in deeper screws. (this is a good trick for restoring most pentalobe drivers that are wearing out too).
This is the closest this kit ever came to disappointing in even a minor way but it still triumphed over what was a manufacturing blemish. I'll always recommend the ifixit drivers and bit kits over anything else. Happy fixing!
Hmm, well I did mention that one or the screws would not loosen despite my modification to the driver. So take that for whatever it may be worth. There are tool manufacturers that make far superior products and I feel that it's always worth it to buy the best that you can afford. Of course the cost is not a proven indicator of quality but the best tools do, typically, cost more.
I will say that iFixit's kits have been fine for me. The only exception was the tri-point Y000 that came with my first kit. I bought another kit, through my work, a couple of months later and did not have to modify the Y000. There are obvious differences between the two drivers and I'm guessing that they decided to switch to a different manufacturer, or the manufacturer improved their product.
I've been buying these for years. They're crappy Chinese drivers. But their 00 and work ever single time for millions of passes. Eventually they break. The top, the bottom. But they work great for at least a year or two. Now they've become more and more difficult to find, and I'm starting to think about what I should get next. Why does iFixit discontinue good equipment????
Just a suggestion: it may not be the bit but the driver. I have found using a driver with a larger diameter handle allows you to exert more torque on the screw and downward force to keep it from twisting out. The driver handle in the old 26 bit set was excellent for this but I can't find anymore. This is also a very good driver:
This is a good point but remember, when dealing with something delicate like an iWatch (in fact if you're using a tri-point Y000 driver, then your likely dealing with exactly that) you should take care when exerting any kind of force. If your driver is the correct type and of good quality then there shouldn't normally be a need to exert such force. They often "lock" the screws with Loctite or similar epoxy material but it never presents that much of a problem and snaps free easily when used on screws this tiny. Using a needle to clear excess material from the top of the screw is sometimes needed.
I got three out with a blue 00 philips with just an ounce of torture,the home button screw was not budging and the ones on the shield I recommend replacing with a Philips if you do actually get them out.I learned that this drive first came about with Nintendo items and so I imagine if you order them for a Nintendo quality kit you will have solved the issue.
I had same issue removing screws on iphone7 and what I found was that there is some plastic or glue (blue) on screws that might be holding them tight in the groove. Have to turn it with lot of pressure applied on screws. So far successful with LCD panel screen but no luck with home button yet
I have had this problem with many screws. With one, I found hot gluing a cheap screwdriver to the screw and using that to unscrew it, however it is not 100% reliable. It worked for some, but another repair I simply had to rip the bracket off and hope for the best (thankfully successfully). Hope this helps
1) Place the backside of the screw (and so the LCD shield edge) against the edge of a table/bench. This is so you can push down in the screwdriver with enough vertical force to have it stay engaged in the screw.
I have actually had to resort to drilling several times. My biggest piece of advice would be to be very patient and only drill in areas where there aren't any necessary components. Accidentally ruined part of a home button and lost Touch ID forever. Good luck!
I have had to resort to drilling out screws a few times. Just remember the drill bit only needs to be as wide as the screw, not the screw-head. Depending on the screw, you can almost always "convert" the screw so that a good flat-head driver will grab it. Would be nice if someone invented a device that could not only hold the device in place but also apply turning force (drilling, unscrewing, etc.) precisely with no chance of slipping and wrecking the electronics nearby. Like a drill press but more delicate.
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