Help! Cannot remove door panel plastic screw in storage compartment

[Goldlake80]

The plastic screw on the door panel, inside the storage compartment, spins and spins but does not back out.  See picture, attached, or step 3 of this door removal guide, for the screw I'm referring to: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-remove-the-door-panel-from-a-Porsche-996/

 

Anyone else ever had this problem?  Any ideas on how to extract the screw?  Drill it out, use a screw extractor?  Is there a suggestion for a tool to get behind the screw head, apply outward pressure, until the plug or nut securing the screw grips on something, allowing the screw to back out?  I'm willing to sacrifice the plastic screw if it means I can remove the door panel.

 

Any help is appreciated, and thanks in advance.

[Loren]

Yes, you can use a plastic tool to get behind the screw head and apply pressure as you unscrew it.

[DBJoe996]

Loren is right...just apply a bit of lift and the screw will back out (been there done that).  Do not try to drill it out, it will only spin.  BTW, it is just a plastic screw in an expansion bit, like a drywall anchor.  If really stuck and you are at the end of your tricks, put some vise grips on it and give it a good hard yank.

Edited April 12, 2018 by DBJoe996

[Goldlake80]

1 hour ago, DBJoe996 said:

Loren is right...just apply a bit of lift and the screw will back out (been there done that).  Do not try to drill it out, it will only spin.  BTW, it is just a plastic screw in an expansion bit, like a drywall anchor.  If really stuck and you are at the end of your tricks, put some vise grips on it and give it a good hard yank.

There isn't any gap behind the screw head, and given the screw's location and confined area, I ordered a prying tool like this, to apply some backward pressure and hopefully get some lift: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HMZHHJC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_Zr2ZAbR49KMSH

 

[DBJoe996]

Take some string, maybe even some dental floss, and see if you can get it underneath, wrap a couple of times and pull on it while turning the screw.  You only need a little bit of effort/force to pull out on it.

[Goldlake80]

I managed to remove the screw by getting a thin flathead under the screw head.  Turning it while applying outward pressure did nothing, so I pried it out until I could get pliers on it, and pulled right out.

 

Thanks to the awesome collective knowledge of the Porsche community!