You will have to remove the fixture and replace the entire socket. I would remove the socket and go looking, probably starting at Westlakes Ace Hardware or a real electrical wholesale distributor. The rough part will be finding one with the same mounting stem, flange or screw hole pattern. If you can't find the exact mount and have the rest of the fixture someone may be able to offer a substitute. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Boggess To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 9:55 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Repair of Outside Light
On one of my outside lights, rust tends to form around the bulb. On one occasion, I broke the bulb off in the socket but was able to retrieve the broken part after turning the power off. However, when I recently removed a bulb the threaded sleeve broke off and remained attached to the bulb. So I need to replace the sleeve so there will be something to screw the new bulb into. Any tips of this repair. Rick Boggess [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
