+1 on drilling out the screws and remounting the bracket slightly up or down from its original position--why go to all the trouble of using the old holes? IMHO, we DIYers (myself included!) spend way too much time/money/energy trying to save/rejuvenate/repair something that is quicker/cheaper/easier to replace/move/improve with something better. I recently spent the better part of an afternoon trying to replace a single handle faucet in my kitchen. As usual, I was determined to get the old one out in one piece even though the washer was shot and the spigot handle was not obviously removable and I had a new $70 replacement with its instructions as a guide. I got everything loose, working on my back inside the below sink cabinet but without an assistant, I could not get the old fittings through the hole in our granite sink top. Got out the hacksaw, cut thru one of the old copper tubes so I could deal with 1 copper tube and the hose only and everything came out the top with ease. Installed the new faucet, tightened up everything so there were no leaks and, easy-peasey, the job was done--but not until I wasted about 2 hours trying to get out the old one without damaging it and for what--it was shot anyway and went straight to the garbage, which was where it was going with or without all its original fittings!!
Charlie NelsonS/V Water Phantom, C&C 36 XL/kcbNorth Carolina
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