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I need to unscrew a screw that I can't access frontally.

How can I do it?

Googling a bit I was thinking of a Torque Wrench, do you think it's the right choice?

Davide Casiraghi
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    A picture would help. I remove screws on the back side of things all the time. I don’t see how a torque wrench would be any different than any other wrench. – Ed Beal Nov 10 '20 at 15:53
  • what exactly are you trying to do? – jsotola Nov 10 '20 at 16:06
  • Do you mean you can get to the front but don't have enough room for even a really short screwdriver? If so, what kind of screw head? If not, which part of the screw do you see? Pictures might help. – Olivier Nov 10 '20 at 16:07
  • I found my answer.. https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21400/how-to-unscrew-screws-that-are-barely-accessible – Davide Casiraghi Nov 10 '20 at 16:07
  • Screwing/unscrewing from behind can be just as enjoyable. Just make sure you are in the right slot. – DMoore Nov 10 '20 at 16:58

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Use an angled (or offset*) screw driver:

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Image courtesy of chelseaclockwallpaper.blogspot.com. First reasonably small image I found for what I was after

There are also ratcheting right-angle screwdrivers such as:

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Image courtesy of harborfreight.com

If you don't have enough room for even that, use pliers to grip the head. You might use locking pliers (ViceGrip™ is one brand name) depending on how tight the screw is in.

*As noted in a comment by Greg Hill. Thanks!

FreeMan
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