On one of my Zillions, one of the screws holding down the plate that holds the handle shaft is corroded in. I can see the rust on the other side, and when I try to unscrew it, it doesn't budge. Any suggestions? It's kind of in a tight area so I don't want to strip the head and cause a bigger problem.

It's probably not corrosion, but the thread sealer they use on this screw. I don't know why they want this screw stuck so tight, but that's the way it is.

Two methods to try. If you have a soldering iron with a very fine tip, heat the screw to break the seal. It will come right out.

No soldering iron? Get a small screwdriver that fits the screw exactly. fit it into the screw head and tap on the screwdriver; quite firmly. Then try to remove it. You may have to rap it a couple of times.

If you go to a hardware store and buy a can of Buster. Spray the screw and let it sit over night, and ttry to unscrew. This stuff for some reason will dissolve rust and corrosion like i=Ive never seen before. I use it when I work on cars with stuck parts.

It's probably not corrosion, but the thread sealer they use on this screw. I don't know why they want this screw stuck so tight, but that's the way it is.

Two methods to try. If you have a soldering iron with a very fine tip, heat the screw to break the seal. It will come right out.

No soldering iron? Get a small screwdriver that fits the screw exactly. fit it into the screw head and tap on the screwdriver; quite firmly. Then try to remove it. You may have to rap it a couple of times.

x2 - The head on that screw is fine and easy to strip. Make sure you use the right size screwdriver and don't let it slip.

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger if you booger up that screw. You will not be the first guy to do so. I totally stripped the first one i encountered.

I managed to find a screw extractor small enough to fit, and promptly broke it trying to remove that dad-blasted little &^$*&%$*&^%.

I finally got out the trusty dremel with a very thin cutting disc. These discs come in a small plastic tube; must be 15 or 20 of them in the tube. I don't know how many exactly, but I went through the entire tube getting a groove, deep enough to take a straight screwdriver, cut into the head of that screw.

I now keep a couple of replacement screws on hand.

The good news is, once you get it out the first time, subsequent removals are much easier.