Mrmichaeljmoore
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I was attempting to replace the bathtub stopper assembly....
First I took off the the first screw off the faceplate. Then as I was taking off the second screw it snapped! Needless to say I got the faceplate off, but the broken screw is still in the hole....
Now this is what I have left: Half of a rusty machine screw in the hole I need to use.
Any suggestions?
Drill out the screw with a sharp bit?
I tried spinning the exposed part of the screw with a pair of vise grips, but it wouldn't budge. It's quite rusty in there as you can see....I put some WD40 on there, but still no help.
I attached pictures to better explain the predicament.
The two screws next to each other show what's left of the broken screw in the hole.
Thanks!
I tried to attach pictures, but couldn't get it to work. So here are links to the web pages:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1012/566407204_e898340466_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1431/566407288_f42a7b9e8e.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1295/566407116_08bf2cff4a_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1251/566407082_77cd4d4058.jpg
First I took off the the first screw off the faceplate. Then as I was taking off the second screw it snapped! Needless to say I got the faceplate off, but the broken screw is still in the hole....
Now this is what I have left: Half of a rusty machine screw in the hole I need to use.
Any suggestions?
Drill out the screw with a sharp bit?
I tried spinning the exposed part of the screw with a pair of vise grips, but it wouldn't budge. It's quite rusty in there as you can see....I put some WD40 on there, but still no help.
I attached pictures to better explain the predicament.
The two screws next to each other show what's left of the broken screw in the hole.
Thanks!
I tried to attach pictures, but couldn't get it to work. So here are links to the web pages:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1012/566407204_e898340466_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1431/566407288_f42a7b9e8e.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1295/566407116_08bf2cff4a_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1251/566407082_77cd4d4058.jpg