Shower screw owns me

[Mowgli1647545497]

I'm trying to remove our shower water knob and hte screw is, of course, stripped and deteriorated from water (calcium erosion, rust, etc).

 

So I've tried now 2 different stripped-screw removers and its still taunting me. I can't really drill it out because of the way the glass knob is around the bolt and the angle of the unit.

 

Been seeing these Craftsman Stripped Screw, Bolt, and Nut removers that Bob Villa's been pimping on TV and was thinking of giving them a try next. Anyone had any luck with them?

 

If not - any ideas on getting this frigging screw out?

 

EDIT: WHOOPS, WRONG FORUM SECTION

[Guest Harris92]

Sounds like youve already tried to lubricate it (wd40 etc), so it sounds like this screw hates you. Is this like what you were talking about?

 

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[Rotarded1647545491]

I have had limited success with the "screw out". If the screw is made of soft metal, the screw out will not work well.Unfortunately, most extractors only work when a hole is drilled first.

 

That is why I bought a impact driver. When I encounter any rusty screw, I give it a whack with the impact driver before I strip it out with a screw driver.

[Dave1647545494]

are you sure its glass and not plastic?

 

if you arer repairing the valve it'l have a new knob.

 

so you can A

 

bash the glass knob with a hammer out comes the screw

 

or b (if its plastic)

 

saw the end of the knob off and unthread whats left

 

hope this helps

[Boost-n-Juice]

Did your old knob crack and break around the base? Mine is doing that anyway. 5 years old and cracking for no reason.