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    brucemeacham Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 10, 2007, 11:45 AM
    Stripped out shower knob
    I have a Price Phister shower water mixer. After about 10 years the screw that holds the hot/cold on/off knob to the shaft of the water mixer seems to have stripped out. I suspect the metal screw that holds it together is going into a plastic fitting that has fatiged over time and is stripped out . Any suggestions for an easy fix or is it the rip out and replace drill?
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    Mar 10, 2007, 01:46 PM
    If you are sure that the screw goes into plastic try one drop of Crazy glue. Push the screw into the hole with a slight twist and leave for several hours.
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    Mar 11, 2007, 09:10 PM
    Or use a toothpick in the screw hole.
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