remove cooker screw

UrbanFret

Any idea how I can remove this screw from a stanley twin. it seems to be stuck solid. I have sprayed it with penetrating oil to little avail.

wait4me

Have you tried to tighten it first? That often breaks the seal faster - worth a try

mcgragger

you should try a long shaft screw driver - the bigger the better for torque.

Also - what did you spray with WD?

Dtp1979

Try a blow torch. Other than that you'll have to drill it out

iLikeWaffles

Electric screw driver! Set the torque on the lowest setting and gradually increase. The knocking from the barrel should be enough to vibrate it loose the increase in torque should get it out. Is it a lefty or a righty?

Dtp1979

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Electric screw driver! Set the torque on the lowest setting and gradually increase. The knocking from the barrel should be enough to vibrate it loose the increase in torque should get it out. Is it a lefty or a righty?

That doesn't work on cookers. There soooo hard to open. I nearly alway drill them out

The Diddakoi

Do you have an impact driver ??
That worked on my stove.

UrbanFret

mcgragger wrote: »

you should try a long shaft screw driver - the bigger the better for torque.

Also - what did you spray with WD?

yeah wd40

UrbanFret

alf66 wrote: »

Do you have an impact driver ??
That worked on my stove.

No I dont have one. might be worth a try.

UrbanFret

wait4me wrote: »

Have you tried to tighten it first? That often breaks the seal faster - worth a try

No I haven't tried that yet.

UrbanFret

I have access to a really good cordless impact driver. Is there such a thing as a socket with a screw type end on it?

UrbanFret

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Electric screw driver! Set the torque on the lowest setting and gradually increase. The knocking from the barrel should be enough to vibrate it loose the increase in torque should get it out. Is it a lefty or a righty?

I presumed it was a right hand thread. It's not inclined to go either way for me.

TalkingBull

if your sure its stuck, you could lift off the other plate on the left and reach in under with a vice grips and try turn that screw from under the cover, try not tighten vicegrips too much and damage the threads. But try a big heavy sreewdriver option first. a nice dirty job, good luck!!

UrbanFret

TalkingBull wrote: »

if your sure its stuck, you could lift off the other plate on the left and reach in under with a vice grips and try turn that screw from under the cover, try not tighten vicegrips too much and damage the threads. But try a big heavy sreewdriver option first. a nice dirty job, good luck!!

I think The screw on the other plate would be even harder to shift.;)

c ashelmore

Looked everywhere to get a big enough screwdriver for these.In the end I made my own:get a 1inch or so wood drill bit .cut off point with a grinder, then use it in an impact drill.Never fails(yet)

UrbanFret

c ashelmore wrote: »

Looked everywhere to get a big enough screwdriver for these.In the end I made my own:get a 1inch or so wood drill bit .cut off point with a grinder, then use it in an impact drill.Never fails(yet)

might give this a shot.;)

my3cents

c ashelmore wrote: »

Looked everywhere to get a big enough screwdriver for these.In the end I made my own:get a 1inch or so wood drill bit .cut off point with a grinder, then use it in an impact drill.Never fails(yet)

Worked for me

Thanks for that, for the OP if he's not done this yet then a 20 mm FLAT wood with the point half ground off (the remaining bit helps center the tool) and ground down on the sides worked perfectly.

I didn't need an impact drill instead just turned the flat part of the bit close to the screw in a adjustable spanner. Had left the nuts soaking for a while in Transyl which really is miles better than WD40.

Now to find a part number for a replacement for the one that was already cracked - thanks Waterford Stanley your donkey's year's old parts list don't include that part :rolleyes:

Edit> sorry OP I thought you were removing the stay bar screws (the ones in the corners of the stove under little silver cover plates) so you'll probably need a 16mm spade bit and will have to grind the point all the way off.