I've thought about sawing the screws off. But now I have a correction!! (Which is a good one!) I thought about trying the two smaller screws again. One still won't back out, but the other one did. Just enough to where I could grab it with Vise Grips. Pulled right out! So it's just a case of someone putting in screws that were too small, and turning in place. (I've had too many experiences with hidden, slipping nuts!) I did go to Lowe's (Home Depot was useless, as always) to look at options. They did sell a "spanner flange" to put underneath this flange. But on the next aisle over, they had a large selection of new flanges. From looking at the options they had, some of the flanges cement onto the outside of drain pipe. Went back up to look at the flange again, and there is a small gap in there where I see what looks like PVC cement oozing out. Removing this flange, without major surgery to the wall and/or ceiling (where I'd actually have to splice in a new section of 3" PVC pipe), does not seem possible. What I CAN do now, though, is pry up underneath the flange. There is enough play in the PVC pipe in the wall below where I can pull up the flange enough to get the repair spanner flange underneath it. I have no doubt the spanner flange will work well, as it will be supporting the bolt from underneath, where the original flange is still solid. Since these bolts can't be tightened all that much without cracking the porcelain, it should work well. I think we're past the worst of it now, though.  I'll report back after I attempt my repair! -= N =- |
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