How To Remove A Toggle Anchor

Post by **SVariance1** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 iv:49 pm

I am trying to remove a towel bar with four toggle bolts. I was able to get iii of them out but the fourth seems impossible. I don't accept a tool to intermission the spiral, which at this bespeak seems like the simply mode to do it. I tried a drill and unscrewing information technology. I don't have a pocket-size pair of pliers to shut the wings.

Any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

Post by **CaliJim** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 5:09 pm

cut his head off and button the rest of him into the wall.

Post by **SVariance1** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 v:xiv pm

Post by **gulliver** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 5:21 pm

hacksaw or strong wire cutters

Post past **earlyout** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 five:23 pm

Pull the "wings" hard confronting the inside of the wallboard then the don't turn and and then and unscrew the bolt. Alternatively, shove a screwdriver with a large flat blade through the hold, concord the blade it against the side of the wings and and so unscrew the bolt.

Post by **NateW** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 half-dozen:40 pm

Can you just pull it through the wall and patch the pigsty in the drywall?

--Nate

Post by **hicabob** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:44 pm

bash it thru and let it drop into the abyss - SVariance - for a clever chap you are certainly mechanically challenged :lol:

Post past **Watty** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:45 pm

NateW wrote:Tin you just pull it through the wall and patch the pigsty in the drywall?

--Nate

+1

You lot don't even have to push button it all the way thrugh. Just wack it with a hammer and so that it leaves a hammer size dimple that is below the surface of the drywall, then make full in the dimple.

Post past **Stevewc** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 7:07 pm

I assume the head of the spiral is even so going through the bracket?
So pushing it into the wall is a bad idea.
Pull straight toward your self, the wing will snug upwards confronting the inside of the wall board. Continue presure on the wing against the board and starting time turning it to your left. That should do it.
If not the but expert option I can think of is cutting the head off screw with a skillful set of lineman pliers (side cutters) or bolt cutters.. Go to edifice supply/hardware store, tell them what you lot are trying to do. They will fix you up with needed cut tool.
Promise this helps but is but about what others have pointed out, with perhaps a little more item.
Steve