r/Switch 1d ago

Question Stripped Screw on Switch Pro Controller 1

I need a little help with fixing this problem. I was trying to open up the Pro Controller since I've had it for a really long time and never got to cleaning it and it looks disgusting. I tried to unscrew the screws with an automatic screwdriver, but I didn't know that the screws used in the bottom of the handles were not meant to be unscrewed by a Phillips screwdriver. I can't unscrew one of them and consequentially, can't clean the controller. What can I do to remove the stripped screw?

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u/Elitefuture 22h ago

hope that the rubber band trick works, or carefully drill it out

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u/Agile_Cartoonist_381 1d ago

Hot glue in the hole, insert smaller driver and wait for it to harden, remove?