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I have a chair that has 2 legs like a "L" shape.

The vertical line are the legs coming from the seat, the horiztonal
line is what holds it steady on the floor (does that make sense?).

I was leaning forward, and the screw that is at the intersection of the
two lines broke.

The head of the screw was facing the floor...the bottom part of the
screw is still in the metal leg.

How can I remove it?

Theres no way (that I can think of) to get to the screw to remove it.

Since it broke, I was thinking of taking some crazy glue and putting it
on the top part of the screw, and connecting it to the bottom part and
when its dry...unscrew it...and then replace the screw.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
Crazy glue is not nearly strong enough to do what you propose.
There are ways to remove the screw, but I doubt you have the tools to
effect the process. You could cut a slot in the broken portion with a
small grinding wheel and then unscrew the screw as normal. Or you could
drill the piece out. The easiest way might be to drill a new hole and
put in another screw. Or you could design a different way of attaching
the piece sltogether.