Need help with tuner removal

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egosheep
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Need help with tuner removal

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I'm trying to get Grover Rotomatics off my new 330. 5 of them came off without a hitch. The 6th, though, has a screw on the back that appears to have been superglued in place. There is what appears to be glue or clear residue around and on top of the screw, and due to it filling the phillips portion, I haven't been able to get a screwdriver deep enough to make contact. I have tried to turn the screw with pliers with no success.

Where do I go from here? :cry:
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sawzall ? :lol: seriously, really small flat screwdriver and dig the gunk out of the screw and around as well, than try again with philips or something like pliers or fret puller if the screw breaks under the head it will be easier to get ot out...
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Try holding the tip of a heated soldering gun to the glued screw-head. That might melt or loosen (or crack) the glue enough to get a screwdriver in there.
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