Window screw broken off.

[Francesca Knowles]

Originally Posted by Ralphsegg

WAY EASIER!!. Started working on removing my broken screws, and realized drilling and cutting wasn't necessary. If yours broke off on the outside channel like mine (which is exposed to the weather) all you need to do is carefully flex and bend the channel open slightly, and pop/pry thy screw out of the side opening . I ended up bending about 5°-8° before they came loose.

Now don't go wrecking our fun by coming up with a simple workaround!

Francesca

[BarterBoler]

Originally Posted by Ralphsegg

WAY EASIER!!. Started working on removing my broken screws, and realized drilling and cutting wasn't necessary. If yours broke off on the outside channel like mine (which is exposed to the weather) all you need to do is carefully flex and bend the channel open slightly, and pop/pry thy screw out of the side opening . I ended up bending about 5°-8° before they came loose.

Funny you should mention this. I just took a closer look at it today and realized the channel is a bit open on the side. I was wondering about bending it but worried I would ruin it. So glad someone else has experienced this too!! What did you use to bend it? You had no problem bending it back?

[Ralphsegg]

I used a pair of players, but put some wood along the channel to spread the force out. ( a paint stir stick busted in half ,on either side) On the second window I remembered where my sheetmetal vicegrips were ,and used those. Once I had it bent a little bit(where it didn't flex back) I used an awl to pop it out at the end while flexing the channel a bit more. Then I just grabbed the end and pulled it out sideways. The frame bent back into shape no problem, since I didn't have to bend it too much in the first place...
Good luck.
I felt like I cheated since I have all the tools ready and never used most of them.

[BarterBoler]

Yay! I got them out! Thanks everyone!