Interior Screws
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Instructor
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From: Monrovia Md
Interior Screws
How do you all deal with stripped interior screws (like around the dash and on the door panels, etc). Seems I have more of them stripped than not. Causes everything to droop, squeak and rattle. I would fill with a weld and drill if I had a welder, but there must be a simpler way.
Burning Brakes
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From: Winston Salem NC
I keep sheets of aluminum on hand. Lowes has them. You can cut a small strip of 0.125" wide by 0.5" or so. Put it in the hole as you start. A pair of hemostats works well. The screw will bite it and the existing metal and will be plenty strong.
This scenario is much simpler than pulling out the welder to fill in a stripped sun visor hole and maybe hurting the new carpet/seats/console etc.
This scenario is much simpler than pulling out the welder to fill in a stripped sun visor hole and maybe hurting the new carpet/seats/console etc.
Team Owner
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From: Ontario
How do you all deal with stripped interior screws (like around the dash and on the door panels, etc). Seems I have more of them stripped than not. Causes everything to droop, squeak and rattle. I would fill with a weld and drill if I had a welder, but there must be a simpler way.
Racer
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From: frederick maryland
wow....clipnuts
they have both machine and sheet metal types. clipem on and go
http://www.goldduo.com/hardware-misc...izes-p-1381523
just one example.
they have both machine and sheet metal types. clipem on and go
http://www.goldduo.com/hardware-misc...izes-p-1381523
just one example.
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For us, when installing a door panel with stripped holes we hit it with the mig welder... just a tap on the trigger will fill the hole, we re-drill and are ready to go. Wall anchors work great and are a quick and cheap solution that will hold for a very long time...
But.. as a commercial store I never want to be asked the question from a customer as to why we used them. Overkill on our part but we have to do it that way... you don't.
For us when we are working on a dash center bezel, we use plastic fusion. Anytime we are dealing with a stripped hole in plastic we go to ole faithful Plastic Fusion and fill the hole. We re-drill and then it is like new.
Plastic fusion can be purchased under several names one would be plastic weld. It is a two part epoxy that loves plastic... it is your friend....
Willcox
But.. as a commercial store I never want to be asked the question from a customer as to why we used them. Overkill on our part but we have to do it that way... you don't.
For us when we are working on a dash center bezel, we use plastic fusion. Anytime we are dealing with a stripped hole in plastic we go to ole faithful Plastic Fusion and fill the hole. We re-drill and then it is like new.
Plastic fusion can be purchased under several names one would be plastic weld. It is a two part epoxy that loves plastic... it is your friend....
Willcox
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Hi,
Often the interior trim panels had j-nuts ad u-nuts for the screws to tighten in but they've fallen off or just not put back on in the car's previous life.
This is another reason to have the AIM open to the right, (or close to right), page so you can see what probably should be there.
I think the interior door pulls (no u or j nut) are the worse because the mounting screws were just begging to be pulled back through the hole each time the door was closed.
Good Suggestions!
Regards,
Alan
Often the interior trim panels had j-nuts ad u-nuts for the screws to tighten in but they've fallen off or just not put back on in the car's previous life.
This is another reason to have the AIM open to the right, (or close to right), page so you can see what probably should be there.
I think the interior door pulls (no u or j nut) are the worse because the mounting screws were just begging to be pulled back through the hole each time the door was closed.
Good Suggestions!
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Nov 19, 2011 at 01:38 PM.
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