Drive screws

[Paul Jones]

Marv,
I had the best luck in removing the "drive screw" from the plates by applying a lot of forward pressure with a medium size lineman pliers while pinching very slight flats on the edges of the "drive screw" caps. After twisting slighting on the new flats and repeating the process several times, I have been able to back the "drive screw" out with the lineman pliers. The flat nose of the lineman pliers are made of very hard steel and can overcome the harden "drive screw" caps and deform the cap edges just enough to cause flats that aid in eventually twisting the screws out without marring the name plates. It takes some practice to do this right but it works very well.
Regards, Paul