It might be that tight, it might have been severely weakened by corrosion. If that's on the top and not the side you might be able to eat some of the corrosion away with vinegar or Coca Cola (phosphoric acid). Then a drilled hole and an easy out might remove it. I'm partial to the left hand thread type easy outs as opposed to the straight fluted ones.
Helping a neighbor — need to fix this...
I’m helping a neighbor fix something that his kid tried to “make better”... we all know how these things go...
Here is the problem: the screw that holds this wire to the connection was broken off at the head. That shiny/white little bit is what’s left of the screw. Somehow, that wire/connector needs to be screwed/attached permanently to its home. A quick solder was my immediate thought, but before getting out the hot tools, I thought I would throw this out there...
I have no idea how corroded the screw is inside the hole, or how tightly it is put in there (I would imagine it’s pretty tight if the head of the screw head is turned off). I just need to fix it. Thoughts?
Here is the problem: the screw that holds this wire to the connection was broken off at the head. That shiny/white little bit is what’s left of the screw. Somehow, that wire/connector needs to be screwed/attached permanently to its home. A quick solder was my immediate thought, but before getting out the hot tools, I thought I would throw this out there...
I have no idea how corroded the screw is inside the hole, or how tightly it is put in there (I would imagine it’s pretty tight if the head of the screw head is turned off). I just need to fix it. Thoughts?
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