If I break the tiles she'll kill me. This is what's left of a screw that held a shower rail to the wall. I only need a new screw, not a new rail, the rest of the kit is fine. Where the rail fits into the wall fixing wants a bit of clear silicon next time, is all. But how do I get a rusty screw out?
Mole grips clamped onto the screw ,close to the wall,and turn it out. A drop of oil into the wall ,if you can ,would help. Leave it to soak for a while before using the grips.
As above. Doesn’t look like theres much in the wall anyway. Alternative would be to lever it up with a claw hammer and block of wood and pull it out plug and all. More destructive to the wall though.
Tighten the screw into a drill chuck whilst fully supporting the drill, then drill on reverse, wind screw out A battery combi-drill is ideal for this application
Mole grip for me: you want one with parallel jaws so you get a really good grip. Make sure you've got a good grip and try a to and fro motion first rather than just try to wind it out
Thank you gentlemen, it's out There was a LOT left in the wall, it was a 100mm screw, and you could see about half of it there. I had already tried mole grips, but the screw was that rusty the thread was giving way under their grip. A bit of WD40 and some gentle tapping though and the grips have done it. As for the screw, that's what came in the kit. It's had a hard life though, where water was getting in it probably stayed there. What's the spec I need for a replacement? One of those yellow zinc treated jobs?