Thanks,
Susan
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"Susan" <su...@todds.com> wrote in message news:lpu2dvk7a84vp19td...@4ax.com...
I would remove the wire from the box and allow the box to then fall
into the wall.. I would then replace it with either an easy box or
an 1104 and some f-clips.. No cutting of drywall necessary and once
you put the face plate back on the receptacle you will never know
that the repair was made..
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Get one of those roto tools with a disc cutter or roto sander and cut the
old screw holder off the box. Then, get another piece of plastic and
superglue it into place and drill a hole for another screw.
Maybe, too, just the first half inch of the hole that is there is stripped
out. If the hole plastic goes all the way to the back of the box, you can
just get a longer screw and put this into the box. If the screw hole does
not go all the way back, drill it deeper into the hole plastic.
It will drop, it may take some mild persaution to seperate
it from the stud it is attached to but it can be done quite
eaisily without damaging any of the visible surface areas.
I've swapped these boxes out many a time (they are junk)
usually just a pair of side cutters, linesman pliers and a good
beating sqrewdriver is all you need...
BE SURE THE POWER IS OFF!