How do you remove a stripped screw/nut inside a toilet tank?

[NOTSMC]

The plastic part that hooks up to the chain snapped off so the handle is not usuable. I can see how to replace the handle but I can't get I guess nut unscrewed. It gets loose at a certain point but I can't turn it with my hand and using the pliers seems to make it tighter again.

Any suggestions?

 

[Grumpy]

The plastic part that hooks up to the chain snapped off so the handle is not usuable. I can see how to replace the handle but I can't get I guess nut unscrewed. It gets loose at a certain point but I can't turn it with my hand and using the pliers seems to make it tighter again.

Any suggestions?

Hacksaw

 

[Miker/t]

The plastic part that hooks up to the chain snapped off so the handle is not usuable. I can see how to replace the handle but I can't get I guess nut unscrewed. It gets loose at a certain point but I can't turn it with my hand and using the pliers seems to make it tighter again.

Any suggestions?

Make sure you're turning it the right way. It's usually a reverse thread.

 

[RoseRed]

Hacksaw

Good to have friends.

 

[NOTSMC]

Hacksaw

Make sure you're turning it the right way. It's usually a reverse thread.W

What does that mean in the scheme of things? Turn it opposite of how it normally would go?

 

[NOTSMC]

Make sure you're turning it the right way. It's usually a reverse thread.

oh for craps sake. Came off almost immediately. Thank you very much!

 

[glhs837]

What does that mean in the scheme of things? Turn it opposite of how it normally would go?

Righty loosey

Hacksaw

 

[GregV814]

okay, get a replacement handle doo-flippy at your local hardware stote.....A plastic one will be about$9.00, a brass one is about $125.99...
Your choice.

Take it apart to see how it works and do the same with the old one for remove and replace.

That'll be $100.00

Watch for part II when I show you how to to re-grout the shower stall and replace vinyl flooring!

 

[CPUSA]

What does that mean in the scheme of things? Turn it opposite of how it normally would go?

To be honest...this stumps most people when they have to deal with this...

 

[Merlin99]

To be honest...this stumps most people when they have to deal with this...

Usually takes me about a half hour to figure this out, unfortunately I can usually break something in about 15 minutes.

 

[NOTSMC]

Righty loosey

LOL that's exactly what I was saying when I was trying to figure it out righty tighty lefty loosie.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

 

[NOTSMC]

Or in my case Why Don't We Get Drunk and Reverse Screw.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Or in my case Why Don't We Get Drunk and Reverse Screw.

Most women don't want to do that, but I'm game.