difficult screw

[13roman58]

Stop sniggering .

We have just bought a new ceiling fan and ten screws have to be taken out to fasten the blades to the motor body but two refuse to budge any ideas will be gratefully received thanks.

[archie]

place screw driver in screw, tap handle with hammer and turn at the same time.

best of luck.

[Ragged Robin]

WD40?

[kerry 6138]

Try to tighten them first

[alphamike]

Place something to give added grip, such as a rubber band or piece of duct tape, over the screw head, and then try again.

[frontalman]

Take it back to the shop and get them to do it, or replace.

[Keithcaley]

Sometimes heating the area up (with a hair dryer, for instance) so that the space between the screw and 'whatever it's screwed into' expands, will loosen the screw off. If you want to get really technical, heat the area and then apply an ice cube to the screw head only - that way you will achieve differential expansion and contraction

Make sure that you are using the right type and size of screwdriver bit - e.g. 'Philips' (mainly used on threaded screws) as opposed to 'Posidrive'(often used on wood screws).

If the screw has an additional 'slot' straight across - e.g. to take a conventional flat-bladed screwdriver, make sure that there isn't any varnish or similar in the slot (clean it out with a pin if necessary) and use the largest screwdriver which will fit snugly in the slot. Make sure that there is no varnish or similar protective coating around the head of the screw, as this will prevent the screw from turning. Such coatings are often applied after manufacture to prevent corrosion - after successful reassembly you can always use clear nail varnish to protect the screw and to stop it turning.

I wouldn't really recommend the use of a hammer in this particular case, because if you distort the assembly, even slightly, the fan may wobble and dislodge itself from the ceiling, and you certainly don't want that!

I just saw Mark's post : -

Take it back to the shop and get them to do it, or replace.

- and there's nothing wrong with that!

[Bloss]

WD40 Works Leave it to penetrate though

[frontalman]

WD40 Works Leave it to penetrate though

Ooh, you are awful!

[Keithcaley]

He's right though, it's often worked for me, and I've done a lot of screwing in my time...

[13roman58]

Thank you one and all for your helpful suggestions I resorted to taking it back where they could not shift them so exchanged for another one but made them loosen all the screws .

[silverfir]

Thoroughly enjoyed this post. An eyecatching title for advice on a serious problem. Lots of good advice followed by good banter towards the end, which was almost inevitable when discussing screwing and penetration. Thank you all for your contributions. Incidentally, I think the poster chose the best option from the choices offered. Still smiling though

[frontalman]

Anything you're not sure about...........