BIG problem: screws on JL 500/1 amp stripped, can't replace speaker wire

[cjj2d 10+ year member]

I had the same problem on my 500/1....

take the back of the amp off and remove the cover, you will then have access to the screw head better, not to mention you HAVE to do this to get the screw out reguardless cause the type screws they use won't screw all the way out unless you do this.

then go get an ez out bit from Ace harware, make sure it is a small one. Or get a left handed drill bit small enough it isn't wider than the threads. Put the drill on slow and SLOOOWLY back it out. make sure to get it in the center of the screw as well. It should only take a little from the drill then it should be loose enough a scerw driver can do the rest.

When I did mine I went ahead and replace ALL screws: Pos, Ground, Rem, Speaker. with new Allen headed screws. Which is what JL puts in them now.

 

[cyantist 10+ year member]

Before any of that, try a ROBERTSON screw driver (the ones with the square heads) I have a bolt on my 500/1 that won't work with the allen keys anymore, so I used a robertson and it works perfect.

lawl.. Americans aren't gonna know what a Robertson is..

 

[mtdewelf 10+ year member]

lawl.. Americans aren't gonna know what a Robertson is..

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[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

i dont know about you, but i like to be thorough and detail oriented when i ask for help on these boards, because otherwise people ask questions about your question, instead of answering.
a better question is this one: did u just take the time to respond to a thread without trying to help or bring anything to the table?

also, if you consider 7 sentences an essay, i am going to take a guess and say that your level of sophistication (or lack thereof) probably prevented you from finishing 9th grade.

if ur not gonna help, shut the **** up. if ur gonna bust balls, u should probably work on it at home first. try practicing in front of the mirror by yourself. that was weak material, toolbag.

and yes, i just wrote an essay about what a worthless member of these boards you are.

X2 on the Pwned + You really sounded like a lawyer during all that.

 

[frankiebones 10+ year member]

you can use a drill and extractor bit. to get it out.

i have a drill, is the extractor bit the one with the little ball coming out of the side?

 

[Lurius 10+ year member]

Some jackass at Mobile Sound Systems stripped a bolt on my now dead Alpine while he was bridging the sub. It sucks, but if you take it apart you can always replace the whole terminal bar thingy on most amps.

-Lurius