RODI Cap
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few things to try.
If you ave a dremel you can slot it for a screw driver or cut close to the edge so you can break it and chisel it out.
You can use a left handed drill bit or try to drill it out close to the edge and chisel it out in peices
You can epoxy a bolt in there and the unscrew it or heat the screw up and melt it in to try and grip it but will probably just unthread.
If you ave a dremel you can slot it for a screw driver or cut close to the edge so you can break it and chisel it out.
You can use a left handed drill bit or try to drill it out close to the edge and chisel it out in peices
You can epoxy a bolt in there and the unscrew it or heat the screw up and melt it in to try and grip it but will probably just unthread.
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Interesting challenge! A couple ways to go about this that come to mind. (1) cut a groove in each side of the broken screw where you can use a large screw driver, (2) try using reverse pliers (also known as O-ring pliers, etc.), (3) carefully superglue a piece to the inside of the screw and then twist out. Be careful with any tools that will create heat.
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Ez out or dremel/jig saw and screwdriver
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If it’s soft enough plastic, you could probably just mallet a screw driver into it and turn it out.
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So I was able to get one of my broken screws out of the cap using an extractor but now I've identified one side of it as leaking which I think was the problem before the screws came off. I have a spare canister coming from BRS, but is there anything you guys would recommend? I checked the O-ring on this one and It seemed fine. Here is a photo of where the leak is originating.
