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* Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke ofScubadoo
+* Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screwEd Pawlowski
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Re: Delta Faucet set screw stuck, then hubby tried to drill out screw and broke off the tap out. what do i do now?

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 by: Scubadoo - Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:01 UTC

Use a 3/8" left-hand drill bit. The drill bit is long enough to clear the handle and has a small enough OD that it won't damage the threads in the setscrew hole. With the drill set to reverse (the cutting direction for LH drill bits), use short bursts, slow speed and check regularly to see if the setscrew has come loose. Be careful not to drill through the brass cartridge stem. Worked for me and the setscrew and handle were reusable.

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 by: Ed Pawlowski - Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:07 UTC

On 4/26/2022 12:01 AM, Scubadoo wrote:
> Use a 3/8" left-hand drill bit. The drill bit is long enough to clear
> the handle and has a small enough OD that it won't damage the threads in
> the setscrew hole. With the drill set to reverse (the cutting direction
> for LH drill bits), use short bursts, slow speed and check regularly to
> see if the setscrew has come loose. Be careful not to drill through the
> brass cartridge stem. Worked for me and the setscrew and handle were
> reusable.
>

Are you sure of that size? Seems much too large going from memory.

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 by: trader_4 - Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:18 UTC

On Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 12:07:35 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/26/2022 12:01 AM, Scubadoo wrote:
> > Use a 3/8" left-hand drill bit. The drill bit is long enough to clear
> > the handle and has a small enough OD that it won't damage the threads in
> > the setscrew hole. With the drill set to reverse (the cutting direction
> > for LH drill bits), use short bursts, slow speed and check regularly to
> > see if the setscrew has come loose. Be careful not to drill through the
> > brass cartridge stem. Worked for me and the setscrew and handle were
> > reusable.
> >
> Are you sure of that size? Seems much too large going from memory.

ROFL. That one be one hell of a set screw size for a faucet handle.

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 by: Scubadoo - Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:36 UTC

Ah, sorry, I meant 3/16". The borehole for the setscrew is actually about 7/32". The older setscrews have a 1/8" Allen head but the idea is not to drill through the setscrew, thereby turning it into metal filings, but to get it to loosen with the LH drill bit rotating counter-clockwise. I was able to reuse both the setscrew and the handle.

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 by: Scubadoo - Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:36 UTC

CORRECTION: Use a 3/16" LH drill bit, not 3/8".

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 by: Scubadoo - Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:03 UTC

CORRECTION: Use a 3/16" LH drill bit, not 3/8".

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 by: Scubadoo - Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:03 UTC

Sorry, yes, that would be a mammoth setscrew. I meant 3/16".

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