FLORIDA

What is the best solution to Stripped out door sill screws?
Should I just mix some resin and stuff glass fibers in the holes, grind and redrill? I assume there is no metal backing but I did not check to see if there is any access from below.

62Jeff

A lot of us use plastic drywall anchors.

Frankie the Fink

Some will say to use moly screws...the kind with the plastic anchors to hold stuff in sheet rock....if you want it done right you should reglass the holes.

If its just one hole I have (in a pinch) run a straightened out paper clip down the hole then ran the screw in beside it then clip off the exposed end of the paper clip. Ugly but it works...

Blk63Vette

Hello

I just went through this with my Vette...You need a paperclip and a piece of tape ...put paperclip over hole tape and then screw in...Presto!!!

I read it in a book "Corvette Weekend Projects"..Works like a charm..

plaidside

Here is what I use when I have screw holes that don't hold anymore.
These are made by Dorman/Help products. They fit into a square hole and there is no chance of them spinning. The flange against the fiberglass is very thin and they are short.
Joe

midyearvette

gets my vote..been using them for years.....

Joe's 62

Isn't there a screw with larger threads and the same size head as the original?

Morgan66

Thanks, I have had a screw out of a sun visor support for years. I never thought of using dry wall anchors. Is it OK to use a dry wall anchor for the about 2 inch long eyelet sun visor support ? The next question is how do I keep the review mirror and sun visors from moving down everytime I hit a bump in the road. I adjust my rear view mirror and sun visors regularly when hitting the slightest bump. Thanks for your help everyone. I appreciate it because it makes 66 mid year up keep so much more efficient and easy.

62Jeff

Sure, if it will fit, give it a try.

There is supposed to be a tiny insert in the mirror support, through which the mirror mounting screw runs. If it's missing the mirror will fall when you hit a bump.

On the visors, remove the pivot pins from the visors, crush the visor slightly on either side of the hole, then put the pivot pins back in the holes (which will now be oval).

StingU2

This will help your sun visors from flopping down... Inside the visor there is a metal bracket that loops over a support rod. When used alot they tend to expand, and will fall down. Remove your visor, lay some type of padding on top the visor, using a rubber mallet tap down on the edge of the visor about 3/8” from where the rod is inserted on each side of the visor. This will collapse the inner rod support, making it tighter on the rod. When you are done with each side, tap the rods back into the visor and they should stay up.

StingU2

Sorry for highjacking the OP's thread.

aafadca

I did mine that way a few months ago and it works great!

UberLegend

mrg

I also had the hit-a-bump floppy mirror problem. After trying to remove the mirror glass from its support frame so as to try and tighten up the innards that the shaft ball rides on it was clear that if I kept at it, the glass was gonna break.

The next thing to try was a couple of drops of super glue on the support ball. The mirror was worked up/down, side-to-side to get the super glue to flow around the ball. I could feel the ball to mirror 'looseness' tightening up while doing this. It worked! .. The mirror stays in place, doesn't move around, and adjusts fine now.

buns

Yes. They are called Jackson head. I think McMaster Karr has them but I know for sure that Totally Stainless has them and they will never rust.

www.totallystainless.com

Page 132 in the catalog.

babbah

62Jeff

Let's see - $89 for a 1,000 unit personal assortment of normal phillips screws, and $99 for a 1,000 unit personal assortment of jackson head phillips screws - $188 for 2,000 stainless steel screws? That actually seems like a handy thing to have - 2,000 stainless steel screws.

firstgear

For the stripped out holes I mixed up a small batch of West system epoxy and laid down two small strips of black carbon fiber over the hole. Once the carbon fiber is impregnated with the 2 part epoxy it will be extremely stiff. I don't ever expect to have a problem with one of those screws again.

Hitch

Tooth picks work great too..

Dave

MasterDave

I put a plastic zip tie in the hole and install the screw. Then I use a razor blade and cut off the excess.

Railroadman

Where do I buy a square drill bit?