Questions tagged [stuck]
Questions about releasing tools or pieces of material which have got stuck somewhere inaccessible, or in a position or state they should not be in.
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Four outlet / Four USB charging station stuck in outlet
We have a "charging station" that has four USB ports on front and four regular outlets, two on each side, that was plugged into a bathroom outlet.
Now I am trying to remove it, but it seems ...
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How do I release a bit from a jammed keyless drill chuck?
I have a Bosch PSB 650 RE hammer drill, with a keyless chuck:
The chuck mechanism involves a button on top which, when pressed, allows the chuck to be tightened or released, rather than just rotating ...
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How to open a door with no handle
Long story short, my door handle fell off today while the door was closed. Luckily I was outside the room. I've attached a photo. Any ideas how to get it open? I've tried the old credit card trick but ...
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Getting stuck nut from engine shaft
So the title seems like an obvious duplicate or easy answer. But my question is actually a bit different.
I am trying to get a nut off the shaft of an engine. This is the "master" nut that ...
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Cannot remove door knob -- totally inaccessible!
My laundry room door knob locked up yesterday and the door can't be opened. A thorough search revealed no screws, latches or any discernible way to remove the knob. I got the door knob off with pliers ...
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How to remove old 1-3/8" drain strainer from a bathtub?
I am trying to remove a bathtub drain as the first step of replacing the tub waste and overflow assembly... but this first step has me stymied because every method I have tried to unscrew the old ...
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What is the best way to permanently bond a driver tip to a stuck screw head?
I have been trying to close the two screwdriver-operated stop-check valves (visible on the left and on the right in the picture) of a Moen single-handle shower to cut the flow of water and allow me to ...
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How can I fix my garage door to stop it from rubbing with the frame?
My garage door currently rubs on the outer wooden frame, and this prevents it from closing fully. As it closes, the motor seems to sense the resistance and it starts pulling the door up instead.
The ...
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How do I remove this wall anchor stuck in concrete wall?
Bought a TV recently. Tried to mount it onto our concrete block wall.
Drilled. Hammered the M8 wall anchor bolt (with the nut on) too hard and it morphed the bolt.
Struggled to unscrew the nut, ended ...
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A plastic tube in my dishwasher which I believe is used to send water to the top rack, flung out during a cycle, melted, now the bottom rack is stuck
I tried removing it till I realized, it melted a line through it, is now stuck on the heating element, and the way where I would pull it out cooled off and reformed so i can’t pull it out.
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How to unlock a jammed cam lock
I am trying to disassemble an IKEA desk, and need to get the cam locks off and out to take the desk apart. The issue is not prying them out, it's turning them to get them unlocked.
Most of them ...
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How do I get this lag bolt out?
As you can see, the (3/8") lag bolt broke off about 1.5cm beneath the surface.
I have a 18V cordless drill and a corded high speed dremel at my disposal.
My initial idea was to use some sort of EZ-...
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How to get stuck hot water shut off to close?
I’m trying to change my bathroom sink faucet and the cold water shut off closed easily. The hot water one I can not get for the life of me.
I’ve tried WD40 and I tried a hair dryer. I tried tapping it ...
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Latch bolt stuck inside door jamb
[latch bolt still in door jambThe latch bolt for my exterior door is stuck inside the door jamb. I have removed both door handles, but can't get the door open to get at the latch plate or strike plate....
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Rusted metal pole in sleeve
I have a square metal pole in the ground which has a metal sleeve and it's rusted that I can't get it out. In the past I've removed these poles using a Jeep jack (as in the image) and it's worked well....
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How do you remove a really stuck shower diverter spout?
My bathtub's shower diverter spout leaks when it's in shower mode, so I'd like to replace it. It's the screw-on type. Trouble is, it's stuck tight. I've applied a lot of torque (counter-clockwise) ...
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Dewalt DCS391 - Can't change blade on circular saw because of stuck blade clamping screw
I need to change the blade on my Dewalt DCS391 circular saw for the first time. The blade clamping screw is for an hex key left-hand threads, but I can't unfreeze it no matter how much lever of ...
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Toilet supply line seems connected somehow that I can't see, what do I do?
I've just bought a bidet and assumed that replacing the water supply line would be easy, this is turning out to be a bad assumption. After unscrewing both sides neither side seems to come out, I've ...
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Light fitting plastered into ceiling
Hoping someone can help...
I recently had some plaster work done throughout my house. Skimming on the walls and new board on the ceiling.
Annoyingly, the chap has plastered around the light ...
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Metal tubes stuck together: drilled a hole in one. How to get leverage?
I have an aluminum bicycle seat tube stuck in a steel frame. I have been using penetrating oils and heat and hammering and such to loosen the corrosion. Now I drilled a hole in the seat post, and can ...
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How can I remove this stuck screw in my bathroom?
I'm trying to remove this tower holder, but the screw is stuck. The hole seems to be a 2mm hexagonal socket, but the allen key turns and cracks without moving the screw.
I've tried other fixtures and ...
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Front door is stuck on a stopper
I have a double door front entrance. The second door(the one not frequently used) does not easily open because it catches in the groove for the vertical lock. I usually need to unhinge it with a ...
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How to remove the cap/plate/cover off this tap
I've got a stuck cold water tap on the mixer tap below. If I could get the cover off the tap I'd be okay from that point I think but it's not budging.
I've sprayed plenty of WD40 into the sides of ...
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How do I take my aerator off a faucet? [closed]
I've lived in this old house for almost 4 years and the water pressure in the bathroom sink is obnoxiously low. I've been trying to remove the aerator/whatever this thing is and nothing seems to work. ...
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How do I remove this shower handle?
I'm hoping that somebody can help show me how to take apart the this shower leaky faucet (and matching bathroom sink faucets).
I didn't find any set screws but I was able to twist off the cap (...
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Why does a Keyless chuck sometimes stick?
I noticed that Keyless chucks in cheap drills tend to become stuck often, but I've always wonder why does this happen.
Is it due to overtightening the chuck?
Are low quality drill bits a factor to ...
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Remove clutch shoe stuck on electric starter
Below is an image of the situation I am trying to resolve. What you can see is the following:
The black triangly shape is the rest of the clutch shoe assembly of a centrifugal clutch. It is pressed ...
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Screws stuck inside of Anchors, with shelving unit in between.
I drilled the anchors into the wall and used the screws they came with. The screws wouldn't drill all the way in to lay flat against the shelf, so I tried removing the screws from the anchors and the ...
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How to remove embedded half of leg hinge?
I’m dismantling my desk so I can repaint it. The desk has two hinged legs, and one of the embedded hinges has separated into two.
I’d like to remove the part of the hinge embedded in the desk so I can ...
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Stuck/Spinning Bolt Screw
Some time ago I had a handyman install a pull-up bar with some "M10 x 75" bolt screws that came included with the pull-up bar.
When I try to take the bolt screw off to remove the pull-up bar,...
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How do I remove this broken screw without breaking the threaded hole it is in?
I was cleaning some built up calcium deposits in my shower and I noticed that the backplate for my shower handle had only one screw, so went to put another and noticed the screw was broken off in the ...
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Broken part of aerator stuck in faucet
My aerator got broken and the disconnected part is stuck in the faucet. Now if I don't unscrew the disconnected part, I can't install a new aerator. Please advise how to remove it. thank you.
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My Dresser Drawer is stuck closed
I have a dresser drawer that is stuck closed without anything inside it blocking it. The inside of the drawer is empty, so I assume it is blocked on the rails somehow, but as far as I can tell I don'...
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Outdoor tap won't close completely
My outdoor tap seized up and wouldn't close. It was gushing water. I bought a new one and replaced it. It's a cheap one from Bunnings (link, but male instead of female), screwed on to the pipe with ...
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removing a stuck shower fixture
I am trying to remove a stuck shower fixture -- photo below. This fixture has two handles (bottom for temperature, top for shower/wand selector).
I was able to remove the bottom handle using ...
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Sharp 90 degree turn downward dryer vent lint brush head stuck
I live in an apartment where the "maintenance" is next to nothing.
The new dryer we bought to take advantage of the hookups in the apartment was giving us the blockage error signal and not ...
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How can I remove my faucet valve cartridge?
I have Symons Callie SLW-7112-RP faucet and recently there is a water leakage on both hot and cold water. It is clear that the valve cartridges need to be replaced. I followed the instruction and ...
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Broken drill bit is stuck in DeWalt drill
I know this may be a common issue.
I have searched the internet and so far i am not able to get this broken drill bit freed from my DeWalt drill .
My idea is trying to hammer this bit down but it ...
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How to open jammed shut off valve
I want to open a valve and tape it properly to prevent further leakage. But the valve is jammed and as I put more force to open the hexagonal nut (shown with red arrow) it is going to be deformed into ...
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Moen bathroom faucet handle removal
I have a moen faucet handle that has been hard to turn and I suspect some kind of build-up. Anyway, I tried to remove the handle, and from my research, it seems I have to turn the base but it is ...
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How to replace Moen Finley faucet aerator
after dripping water from my kitchen faucet during freezing temp, my aerator blew out of it. I can’t find any info how to replace. Moen cust service did not call at my scheduled time slot and they are ...
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My shower drain is epoxied, what do I do to get the drain out?
My prefab shower drain that screws in is glued with epoxy that was used to put the tile down. I've had to remove the tile and now the drain is stuck. How can I get the drain to screw down without ...
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How can I unstick gear on a clock
This may be a little OT for a "Home Improvement" site but it's -- sort of -- home repair so I hope I can get some pointers.
I have a Golden Hour Clock which doesn't keep time.
The minute hand is ...
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Stuck padlock without key - its attachements to the door seem stuck, how could I remove it?
I recently lost the key to the padlock for the door in the garage. This was installed by the previous owner. Don't have a duplicate of the key and could not find the original I've lost.
So I tried ...
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How to move nut that is corroded onto tap?
I'm trying to change a bath tap (faucet for our American friends). On the hot tap side, the nut which holds the tap onto the bath is seriously corroded, and I can't unscrew it.
As always with bath ...
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How can I remove or cover a screw stuck in my drywall?
The Phillips head screw was used to hold a floating shelf on bedroom wall. The head of the screw became stripped, so my child decided to try to fix the problem themselves by digging out the drywall ...
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How to remove tight screws from wall plug?
I have concrete wall (plastered), 8 mm holes, plastic wall plugs, intact Philips head screws, and a bracket outside.
Accidentally I screwed the screws too tight. They stuck at one point, and won't ...
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Remove screwdriver tip from screw hole
Gonna be a weird one. I've tried to open up a Neato Robot Vacuum to fix a small problem and I've found myself in a doozy. Trying to unscrew it, the tip of the screwdriver must have been loose and fell ...
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Item blocking drawer opening can’t be moved [closed]
A knife in a knife block inside the drawer is too high and blocking the drawer opening. Because it is a slot in the knife block it can’t be moved back-and-forth or up-and-down so using the wire or ...
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Anyone got tips on how to remove a bayonet lightbulb form a twist socket?
I made the mistake of putting a bayonet lightbulb into a twist socket and I can’t get it out. It’s above my bed so it would be preferable to not break it.
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