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Posted by Jeff Wisnia on May 10, 2007, 11:37 am
Joseph Meehan wrote:
> DanKMTB@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>On May 10, 10:26 am, lisas90...@nospamplait.com wrote:
>>
>>>My bathroom faucet has a drip and I traced it to the hot water
>>>handle. Unfortunately, I can't seem to unscrew it because the
>>>Philips screw is stripped.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions as to how to take off the handle? It's one of those
>>>handles where the screw is in the middle of an indented circle.
>>>
>>>If I do get it off, what's the procedure for stopping the drip?
>>>When I shut the hot water valve under the sink, I notice that the
>>>drip moves to the valve.
>>
>>I'm no pro, so all advice is worth what you're paying.
>>
>>When I need to get out a stripped phillips screw, I take a dremel with
>>a cutting disk to it and notch the head across. I then use a flat
>>head screwdriver in the notch to get the screw out and replace it.
>>
>>The drip seems strange, where it moves to the valve when you turn the
>>valve off. I'll let someone with more knowledge take that one.
>>
>>Good luck.
>
>
> Or easy-out
>
Don't you mean an "Easy to snap off" tool, Ed? <G>
Chances are the screw is corroded tightly in place and the OP may be the
one who buggered the Phillips head recess trying to back it out.
You probably have more faith than me, Ed. I think his chances of
successfully removingthat screwt with an easy out are two, slim and
none. And Slim rode out of town yesterday.
Jeff
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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.
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