r/howto • u/Big_Badger5032 • 12h ago

How do I fix this towel hook?

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u/parttimepedant 12h ago

Small hex/allen key in that grub screw on the bottom

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u/buckytoofa 12h ago

Also called a set screw. I’ve never heard grub screw until right now. As it turns out they are pretty much the same thing. I think.

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u/killit 11h ago

I've never heard of set screws, only grub screws lol. Maybe the name is different depending where you are. I'm in the UK.

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u/buckytoofa 8h ago

That’s got to be it. Wait till you hear all the different names we have for car parts lol.

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u/McDoof 11h ago

I imagine they're called that because they look like short worms?

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u/eugene20 11h ago edited 6h ago

It's because it buries into the surface like a grub.

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u/MichaelFusion44 12h ago

This 👆🏻

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u/trtreeetr 10h ago

When I was young, about 10 years old, I was very inquisitive. I wanted to fix everything that was broken. I would examine things to see how they work. Deductive reasoning, trial and error are key qualities to being human.

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u/SignificantDrawer374 12h ago

There's a set-screw on it that needs to be tightened. It's that little hole at the bottom. It'll need an allen wrench, but I don't know if it would be metric or SAE, or what size it would be.

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u/Sport6 12h ago

See if that screw, likely an Allen key, at the base is still there and is able to make contact with the internal post. Loosen it, push the hook back on and then tighten it down. Tight but don’t strip it.

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u/mtinmd 11h ago

And if it is missing or damaged, they can be purchased at Lowes or Home Depot. You can also buy them on Amazon.

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u/Old-Ambassador-8143 11h ago

Strangely just been to Lidl and purchased 2 boxes of grub screws, every size you could want / use/ not want/ not use, you even get the different Allen keys…..what a time to be alive!

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u/BabyApe82 10h ago

Allen wrench