Help!! Sheared-off screw in door!

superhoop

Hi all:

I'm fitting some new door handles to our bathroom door.

I was putting the first handle on, screwing in the second fixing screw when it sheared off.

Unluckily the remainder of the screw is suck deeply in the door.

Can anyone advise as the best way to remove the screw, in such a way that I will still be able to use the hole for fixing the handle?

Any advice greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Steve

allhourrs

hi two ways of achieving success

1. Drill down the centre of the screw starting with a small drill bit then increasing each time until you collapse the whole thickness of the screw diameter

2. Again drill down the centre of the screw then purchase a tool called a screw extractor these are known in the aircraft industry as an easy out which you insert in to the small diameter of the hole that you have drilled in the centre of the screw , insert the easy out (screw extractor tool ) and then just unscrew the screw out .

robowen

allhourrs wrote:

hi two ways of achieving success

1. Drill down the centre of the screw starting with a small drill bit then increasing each time until you collapse the whole thickness of the screw diameter

2. Again drill down the centre of the screw then purchase a tool called a screw extractor these are known in the aircraft industry as an easy out which you insert in to the small diameter of the hole that you have drilled in the centre of the screw , insert the easy out (screw extractor tool ) and then just unscrew the screw out .

This is perfect example of the high standards people in the aircraft industry have to work to.

Personally, I would drill small holes in the wood all round the broken screw, then remove the screw with small nosed pliers. I would then fill in the hole and let it dry overnight, or use the quick set stuff.
Drill a pilot hole for the new screw. and fit the handle.

Doesn't matter what the wood looks like, its getting covered by the handle anyway.

superhoop

Thanks guys - tried the latter suggestion. Worked fine!

Cheers

Steve