It's also used (and I have used it in this capacity) to fix pipes that you might have accidentally put a nail through for example... [grin]
They're a bit buggered for putty - it's a messy shear through what looks like a cheap alloy. However, as it was only the final half-inch or so which had fallen off, relocating the arm further down the bar did the trick. Although I did have to take a hammer and chisel to the arm mounting to remove the broken end of the bar¹ - the grub screw unscrewed fine, but enough scale had built up around the bar to weld it into the brass slot.
¹ As an interestingly shaped bit of brass, I might have taken some macro photos before it went back into the cistern.
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[grin]
They're a bit buggered for putty - it's a messy shear through what looks like a cheap alloy. However, as it was only the final half-inch or so which had fallen off, relocating the arm further down the bar did the trick. Although I did have to take a hammer and chisel to the arm mounting to remove the broken end of the bar¹ - the grub screw unscrewed fine, but enough scale had built up around the bar to weld it into the brass slot.
¹ As an interestingly shaped bit of brass, I might have taken some macro photos before it went back into the cistern.