Author: Mark Schneider <mandmschneider@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:03:43 -0700
I just went to the garage to check. The fasteners in my boot are Pozidrive button head screws. The heads are approximately 5 mm in diameter. I didn't extract any to measure the length but I recall t
I also checked my car this morning. Pozidrive 1/2 ". I am the original owner so I am sure that is how the car came from the factory. Don Sirs, I just went to the garage to check. The fasteners in my
Author: Mark Schneider <mandmschneider@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:38:00 -0700
Like Don Newman, I know the history of My car. I bought it from the original owner forty years ago so I know the fasteners in the boot are the original hardware. They are Pozidrive. I guess that mea
Many would not know the difference between Phillips or Pozidrive. Kees Oudesluijs NL Mark Schneider schreef: _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donat
To the casual observer, they look the same. For Posidriv, look for extra little cross between the normal Phillips looking "X". _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://
Maybe not, but using a phillips in a pozidrive is a great way to damage the pozidrive. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys@autox.t
<<Maybe not, but using a phillips in a pozidrive is a great way to damage the pozidrive.>> AND flat out RUIN the Phillips driver !! I've seen it happen<G>!! Ask your friendly Snap-On Dealer when the
<<For Posidriv, look for extra little cross between the normal Phillips looking "X".>> And if all else fails<G>, look in the fastener 'hole' and you WILL see 4 little teeth. For those of you not know
My father was a Snap On dealer in the 1970's. He gave me my set of pozidrive drivers. The handles of the drivers he gave me are grey....(Yes, I still have them; and use them on my BJ7 and BJ8) Thanks
There is an article that we did on this in our Tech Talk book also published in Austin Healey Magazine Feb 1996 of which the info came directly from the grandson of Mr Phillips, the American Screw Co
The Concours Guide was misquoted. It states under the BN4 section (first of the 4 seaters that had this cardboard cover) that the screws were Phillips. Of course the BJ8 series had similar screws but
You have to look really close to see what variation of "cross head" screws you have before grabbing a screwdriver. You may also need one that is JIS, the Japanese standard or the other American varia
I just have a bunch of phillips. I've never had a problem with torque, slippage, or fastener/driver damage on the light-duty upholstery screws we're talking about. ___________________________________
you wrote: "The phillips screw head was designed to slip at a specific torque." I always thought that the Phillips head was designed as an alternative to the much superior Robertson head (square dri
The story how of the Phillips head was finally accepted by American industry is very interesting reading. It was a huge improvement for the auto industry from the slow and problematic slotted head. D
I second that! After standing on my head to fasten several slotted (negative) screws under the dash. (they were to old type toggle switches) John BJ8s _______________________________________________
<<It was a huge improvement for the auto industry from the slow and problematic slotted head.>> And PoziDriv made it even BETTER, Dan<G>!! Ed _______________________________________________ Support T
And NOW 'for the REST of the story'....<G> http://www.phillips-screw.com/history_about_phillips.htm and http://www.phillips-screw.com/drive_systems.htm Enjoy !!! Ed __________________________________
You would not only damage the screw but also the screwdriver or bit. It is amazing that even quite a few experienced mechanics and other people who should know (including concours judges) do not know