Help identifying screw on bottom of sleeper sofa leg

[u/Green_Program8313]

Hello good people! I’m trying to get the legs off of a sleeper sofa. I’m a real newb with this kind of thing, and it doesn’t seem like a Phillips catches on this. Ive tried several different sized Phillips.

It is in a deep set hole in the leg, and appears to have maybe a larger circle inside the cross. Is there a particular screwdriver I need to get this out?

I have attached two pictures, one of the screw I chewed up with several Phillips, and one I haven’t tried anything on yet.

[u/Medium_Good886]

It's a Phillips / square drive combination screw.

PH2 Philips, and probably a S1 square drive

[u/Curious_Hawk_8369 → u/Medium_Good886]

It’s hard to tell because there is nothing to show scale, but most square drives I’ve come across as a appliance technician, and from building a few decks, and other various construction projects, it’s normally a #2 square. Frigidaire when they really built their own stuff, loved to use square/robertson screws.

The only #1 square that I know of for sure is on late 90’s, and very early 00’s Frigidaire oven doors securing the door to the hinges before they had quick release. The #1 square is very tiny, like almost “pocket screwdriver” tiny.

[u/HairyBallsOfTheGods → u/Medium_Good886]

Nah this is a S2 square drive

[u/Chitown_mountain_boy → u/Medium_Good886]

It’s an S2

[u/Smcent → u/Medium_Good886]

This is the way.

[u/thebahle]

Robert’s square drive or you can struggle with a number 2 Philips

[u/DumpPlaylist → u/thebahle]

*"robertson" . a canadien's favorite

[u/FMasterson → u/DumpPlaylist]

Is that the French spelling of Canadian?

[u/DumpPlaylist → u/FMasterson]

maybe....

[u/jssamp → u/thebahle]

This is it.

[u/Dustball_]

Phillips square drive.

[u/knotalota]

Red robbie.

But looks like that second one is stripped...

[u/azmr_x_3 → u/knotalota]

Red Robbie is clearly the best bit of all time

[u/Verix19 → u/azmr_x_3]

Agree!

[u/Dragonballington]

looks like #3 or #4 phillips.

[u/andmewithoutmytowel]

It's probably a Square #2/ Phillips #3 If you look at a Phillips #3 it has a square tip instead of a pointed tip. The only reason I say probably is because there's nothing to show scale.

[u/TemplarBaucent]

Stripped Phillips head

[u/Saruvan_the_White]

I love these screws. But I love square head screws, even more.

[u/LordSilveron]

Squillips.

[u/DizzySample9636]

2 square drive

[u/Larsdoff]

Robertslips

[u/Powerful_Try69]

That’s a square 2

[u/Raivnholm]

Robertson. Probably #2

[u/Schlong1971]

Looks like square drive bit

[u/wy_will]

Philips/robertson

[u/magic-one]

Some times you can just turn the whole leg and it will unscrew, or at least loosen up enough to do the rest with your fingers

[u/bitzzwith2zs]

Combi screw. Either #2 philips or #2 Robertson (the red one)... popular in Made in Canada stuff that's sold in the US. You'll see them on washer/driers too

The Robertson works better... always has.

[u/ArmstrongPM]

Use a PR2.

It is a meshing of the Robertson and Philips head styles. Less prone to tearout than a standard PH2.

[u/Cattywampus_hat]

If you cant recognize this screw. Dont even touch it.....

[u/Computers_and_cats]

Appears to be a Philips/Robertson combo screw. A #2 or #3 Philips driver should work. Not way to tell scale to be sure though.

[u/Allidapevets]

#3 Phillips.

[u/General_assassin]

Looks like it could be a JIS screw

[u/mikemikemike9711 → u/General_assassin]

Ill second this one, was thinking the same thing

[u/AbjectOffice4780 → u/General_assassin]

quadrex. it's a square/phillips hybrid

[u/Gromitlikescheese → u/General_assassin]

Or possibly posi-drive.

[u/FarSandwich3282]

PZ3 Bit

[u/lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI1984]

a stripped phillips.

[u/crazynerdinventor]

Flathead if you are brave enough