From: rednoise9@rednoise9.invalid   
      
   On 23 Sep 2025, Clare Snyder  wrote in   
   alt.home.repair:   
      
   > On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:58:29 -0400, Nil   
   >  wrote:   
      
   >>This shows the break. The top bit of the retainer is completely   
   >>disconnected. Normally there is a screw driving down through that   
   >>bit, through the latch, and back into the lower part of the   
   >>retainer. The latch is held stationary but both the screw and a   
   >>small tongue that fits into a groove in the retainer.   
   >>   
   >>https://imgur.com/YdQqSW9   
      
   > can you put a "band" or "strap" around it to hold it together?   
   > Kinda like using a zip tie, but brass or aluminum, with a small   
   > bolt to hold it on??   
      
   That's a very good idea! Even an actual zip tie + glue might do it, but   
   some rust-resistant metal material would be better.   
      
   A few months ago a metal shower curtain hook snapped in two and I fixed   
   it in a similar way, using a bit of paper clip, fiberglass drywall mesh   
   tape, and epoxy. It looks ugly, but who cares - it's unlikely to ever   
   break again and it saved me the $20 cost of a new set of hooks!   
      
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