Gary,
If you have to drill out the screws, try drilling off the head and then a hole
about 1/8 " as close to center as you can. Since these are 1/4 28 screws, you
might be able to use an "EASY OUT" to extract the screw leaving the threads in
the nut intack.
If that fails and you still cannot remove the screw, I believe that the nuts are
of the jacketed type and you may remove the jacket and the screw and frozen nut
will just come out. Replacing the nuts and jackets just takes a spot weld or
braze. I believe all the big three sell the nut/jackets. This will be easy once
you remove the fenders.
Bob Labuz
1958 TR3A
1974 T140V
Gary Nafziger wrote:
> love this list!! have a question and immediately a hundred answers almost!!
> and its from people who HAVE BEEN THERE!! thats the most important thing!!!
> I plan on taking the fenders off but wanted to have a friend come look at
> them before i do. so think i will take fenders off and if i can get at
> them......will work on the screws from front and back. Have an impact dealy
> but have not used it much......now plan on it.
>
> also will now add another question.....when drilling bolts/screws does one
> aim at just drilling the head off? and then drilling the remainder out? or
> go for drilling the whole thing out at once? also.........when drilling the
> complete screw out......i have heard two ways......drilling a small hole
> which heats up the screw and also slightly collapses it so it can be screwed
> out.......or drilling out the whole screw with a bit the size of the
> screw......then tapping in a new one........
>
> in other words .....should one be very careful to NOT drill the original
> threads?? so they can be cleaned and used again?
>
> by the way.......THANKS A MILLION. and i hear you pat from victoria
> B.C.!!!! That my problems are just beginning!!!1
> Gary, Frances Nafziger
> Wellman, Iowa
> naffy@netins.net
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