Broken eyebolt

[frankcav]

The plastic eyebolt broke off with half of the screw left in the wall anchor. This is an IG vinyl pool and the wall anchor is above the waterline. Do I have any options to repair this myself or do I need to call the pool guy?

Thanks,

Frank

[beary]

An easy-out or screw-out tool should work fine. You can get one at most hardware stores. The hard part is you need to drill into the broken bolt about a quarter to a half inch. The water level of the pool may be too high for a powered drill, so some kind of hand crank drill might be needed. Once you drill the hole, the easy-out tool should do the trick.

beary

[MarkC]

Did the screw eye break when you were trying to remove it? If it's not stuck in the threads some people heat up a flat head screwdriver really hot and press it firmly into the remaining stubb and let it cool. Now you may be able to remove the screw using the scredriver.

[frankcav]

Thanks for the tips, unfortunately I was not there when the eyebolt broke off. The heated screwdriver sounds like a great idea. I'll try it this weekend, and post results.

[frankcav]

Thanks again, the heated screwdriver trick worked like a charm. The only thing to remember is to cool down the screwdriver tip before attempting to remove the screw. Just dip the screwdriver tip in the pool.