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    Jun 26, 2012, 04:39 PM
    Removing a screw in a shower knob
    Difficult in removing screw inside shower
    Knob
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    Jun 26, 2012, 05:07 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Raynette13 View Post
    Difficult in removing screw inside shower
    knob
    Penetrating oil is your friend... also after soaking it a day or two... put the screwdriver or Allen wrench into the screw and tap it lightly with a hammer... If it resists... squirt it a time or two more with penetrating oil and wait another couple days.
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    Jun 26, 2012, 05:51 PM
    After trying all other reasonable approaches, drill out the head of the screw, remove the handle and hope that enough of the screw protrudes so that you can grasp it with a pair of vice grip plyers.
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