On 9/15/2014 10:43 AM, bob haller wrote:
On Monday, September 15, 2014 7:44:29 AM UTC-4, philo wrote:
On 09/14/2014 09:35 PM, Steven L. wrote:

Hi all,



My bathtub drain trip lever mechanism has failed, and my bathtub won't

drain.



The problem is, the heads of the screws holding the trip lever drain to

the tub are totally corroded away. Just rubbing the head with my finger

took off a bunch of rust and the heads are now stripped.



What's the best way to get the trip level drain cover off? Can I drill

out the screws without damaging anything else?











If you are careful.



Get some very high quality cobalt or carbide bits and see if you can get

a small hole drilled down the center and if so progressively increase

the size.





Be sure to wear safety glasses.

plan on replacing the trip lever assembly

Well, that's a given.

The plumbing is so old that I always prefer to replace all old parts as
soon as a repair job gives me the excuse (and the accessibility) to do it.



--
Steven L.