Get the professionals involved - trust me, you'll sleep better.

Bung: If it is similar to my earlier LG the stand attaches with 4 m4 screws that thread into the steel chassis of the tv.

I have looked at the extractors that Andrew uses and see that they are different to the easy outs that I never had much time for. I may try them.

Photo please

Please use a title that reflects the actual issue. I was interested in how you could stuff up the TV purchase but I'm totally uninterested in a stripped screw head which is what the thread is really about.

+1 for the screw extractors and -1 for drilling out. Drilling out will allow you to remove the screw head and the part it is securing, but you won't remove the remainder of the screw so won't be able to put a new screw in to secure the part. The extractor resolves that.

kryptonjohn:

+1 for the screw extractors and -1 for drilling out. Drilling out will allow you to remove the screw head and the part it is securing, but you won't remove the remainder of the screw so won't be able to put a new screw in to secure the part. The extractor resolves that.

 

Bung:

kryptonjohn:

 

+1 for the screw extractors and -1 for drilling out. Drilling out will allow you to remove the screw head and the part it is securing, but you won't remove the remainder of the screw so won't be able to put a new screw in to secure the part. The extractor resolves that.

 

 

 

 

 

This is where I disagree. If the screw hasn't been cross threaded once the stand has been removed there is little pressure on what is left of the screw. You should have the thickness of the stand left to grip. Sometimes you don't even need pliers to turn what's left. We are not talking about something that's rusted up.

Maybe! I was totally assuming one of two things: if the screw head has been totally stripped then it was jammed solid so couldn't be gripped well enough to turn... or secondly, that there's insufficient screw shaft left to grip once the head is drilled off. 

Sod's law usually delivers one of the above to me!

Have taken these photos.  Have tried a lot of the suggestions here but not having any luck.

Also frustrating that I can't transport the television even if I wanted to as the stand is stuck on.

Am trying to get a professional to come round and look at it but struggling to find the right professional.  Seems it's more of a handyman task than an electrician.

GeoffisPure:

 

 

 

 

 

Have taken these photos.  Have tried a lot of the suggestions here but not having any luck.

 

Also frustrating that I can't transport the television even if I wanted to as the stand is stuck on.

 

Am trying to get a professional to come round and look at it but struggling to find the right professional.  Seems it's more of a handyman task than an electrician.

 

If it was me, I would get a pin punch and a small gasket hammer and give it a firm but not too hard tap anticlockwise on the edge of the screw. It should loosen with only one tap and then wind out, make sure all the other screws are loose when you try and take the damaged one out so the're not holding load on it. That's how we get the special screws out that are designed to break off the hex heads in steering column ignition barrels to remove them.

I wouldn't attempt to drill it out, those screws are usually stainless steel and quite hard and if you don't get it dead centre you're in more trouble.

This is definitely not an electrician job. I see the other screws are in. Can you get them all loose without problem? If you really cannot turn the screw that is stuck then an extractor would be best if you can fit it in the hole. Try to see if you can get someone from a machine shop to come around. 

A very last resort, though not really desirable with such an expensive TV, is just to carefully break away the plastic surround that the screw is holding. If you can get in there with a small drill bit and drill around the screw until the plastic breaks free, the stand will still work perfectly well with just three screws. From the video it appears to slot into place and the screws just hold it in position. Three screws will do this perfectly adequately.

https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Stripped-Screw

clevedon:

 

GeoffisPure:

 

 

 

 

If it was me, I would get a pin punch and a small gasket hammer and give it a firm but not too hard tap anticlockwise on the edge of the screw. It should loosen with only one tap and then wind out, make sure all the other screws are loose when you try and take the damaged one out so the're not holding load on it. That's how we get the special screws out that are designed to break off the hex heads in steering column ignition barrels to remove them.

 

I wouldn't attempt to drill it out, those screws are usually stainless steel and quite hard and if you don't get it dead centre you're in more trouble.

 

And while the tv is upright of course, so you are tapping downwards at around 10:30 on a clock face. VERY GENTLY!

Yuk, bad luck

Normally I would try: -

1) Narrow nose vice grips (won't work here due to insufficient clearance and flush-mount head).

2) Hacksaw a slot and use flat head (insufficient clearance)

3) Impact driver (probably not suitable for a TV)

4) Spot heat screw with a mini blow torch, then shock cool with an aerosol spray (risky for surrounding plastic).

5) A sharp nosed  punch at about a 30* angle to tap the screw around

6) Screw extractor.

Of all those options (5) or the screw extractor look best at this point in time. I have a set of Irwin screw extractors that have saved my bacon a few times.

Another technique that might work is using a Dremel with a conical grinding bit to reduce the diameter of the screw head enough to allow you to grip it with narrow nosed vice-grips (I'm a fan of Irwin for the vice grips too).

That screw is certainly well graunched... a serious PITA...

I wouldn't try any impact methods as the screw is too deep in the well and the thread will be well gripped by the plastic.

1. Reverse sharpen a drill bit that is about 1/2 the diameter of the head of the problem screw.

Use an egg beater drill so that you can apply downward pressure squarely on the screw and then reverse turn the drill by the large gear... slowly... so that the drill bites the screw head.... and hopefully unscrews the screw.

2. Using something like JB Weld epoxy glue, carefully bond a pointed nail or longer pointed screw onto the head of the problem screw... wait a couple of days for the epoxy to harden and then use pliers to carefully undo the screw....

My 2 cents worth...

Hammerer:

 

Please use a title that reflects the actual issue. I was interested in how you could stuff up the TV purchase but I'm totally uninterested in a stripped screw head which is what the thread is really about.

 

@Hammerer Haha - I see what you did there!

I have used allen keys, find one that is a neat fit and tap it into the hole, If redrilling the hole buy a drill that is slightly smaller than the allen key

Video of a silimilar problem on a larger scale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeBmuWS6T5A

Edit relooking at that photo, an allen or torx head will tap right into that and grip well