I am trying to install the spare tire kit and these screws are locked in good. I have a phillips #3 bit for my drill, and I was able to get one loose. The second one cammed out a few times so I am stopping as I am afraid of stripping the screw.

What tools do you all suggest to get these screws out?

 

https://www.harborfreight.com/impact...ase-37530.html

 

It is not likely a phillips, looks like it, but probably a JIS.

"JIS - or Japanese Industry Standard - is a Pacific Rim standard used for "Philips" (cross) type screwdrivers. Most people, professional mechanics included, don't even know that such a thing exists. But every "Philips" screw on a Japanese vehicle is not a Philips screw at all, but a JIS screw"

 

Aside from a big hammer and a crowbar, this is the handiest tool you could ever own. I loaned mine out about 10 years ago and haven't gotten it back yet, but when you need one, there is absolutely no substitute.

 

I have a few of the JIS screwdrivers and they are great. They also work good with standard Phillips head screws.

 

When mine was installed, the Acura dealer said the screws were a #3, fwiw. I couldn't get any of them out and just let Acura do it in case they stripped.

 

I went to lowes and bought a #3 phillips and a #3 phillips craftsman socket for a back up and didn't need it. Installed mine a few weeks ago and was a piece of cake. Install took about 1/2 hour.

 

[QUOTE=s1337m;16798339]I am trying to install the spare tire kit and these screws are locked in good. I have a phillips #3 bit for my drill, and I was able to get one loose. The second one cammed out a few times so I am stopping as I am afraid of stripping the screw.

What tools do you all suggest to get these screws out?[/QUOTE

 

See post #2. Get the hand impact driver and the correct size and pattern bit. The tool is cheap, the body man's best friend (like for those phillips head screws holding the door hinges together), the batteries never go dead. The spinach is optional, the tool is a necessity.