I am having trouble with cockpit cover screws binding up. I have been taking them out and putting them in with a drill, for what that is worth. Maybe they are getting too hot? Anyway several of the holes have become impossible to get a screw into. The head of one screw striped as I was taking it out. Fortunately I could get a pipe wrench on it and get it out the rest of the way. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I guess at this point I need to re-tap the holes.
Cockpit cover screws
- Thread starter Edmund Henderson
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Edmund,
I removed all my original fasteners, drilled out the holes in the cockpit floor fiberglass to 1/2", and popped in 1420 Blind Well Nuts, and used 1/4" #20 machine screws to hold down the floor.
www.spaenaur.com
They stand up pretty well to repeated removal with a power drill. The odd one has failed in the five years they've been in, but I just pop out the old one and put in a replacement.
I buy them at a local fastener store, and I've also seen them on ebay, listed under "1420 well nuts"
Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'
I removed all my original fasteners, drilled out the holes in the cockpit floor fiberglass to 1/2", and popped in 1420 Blind Well Nuts, and used 1/4" #20 machine screws to hold down the floor.
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They stand up pretty well to repeated removal with a power drill. The odd one has failed in the five years they've been in, but I just pop out the old one and put in a replacement.
I buy them at a local fastener store, and I've also seen them on ebay, listed under "1420 well nuts"
Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'
I used well nuts too. I used a spade bit to get down to fresh glass and then epoxied the well nuts. I roughed them up with 60 sandpaper first. And I use philips head screws.Nicholas H. Walsh P.A.
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From: Peter
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 12:11 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlbinVega] Re: Cockpit cover screws
Edmund,
I removed all my original fasteners, drilled out the holes in the cockpit floor fiberglass to 1/2", and popped in 1420 Blind Well Nuts, and used 1/4" #20 machine screws to hold down the floor.
www.spaenaur.com
They stand up pretty well to repeated removal with a power drill. The odd one has failed in the five years they've been in, but I just pop out the old one and put in a replacement.
I buy them at a local fastener store, and I've also seen them on ebay, listed under "1420 well nuts"
Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'
111 Commercial St.
Portland ME 04101
207/772-2191
Fax 207/774-3940
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From: Peter
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 12:11 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlbinVega] Re: Cockpit cover screws
Edmund,
I removed all my original fasteners, drilled out the holes in the cockpit floor fiberglass to 1/2", and popped in 1420 Blind Well Nuts, and used 1/4" #20 machine screws to hold down the floor.
Nuts, Inserts, & Internally Threaded Fasteners - Spaenaur
At Spaenaur, we have the hardware you are looking for, ready to ship when you need it Hex nuts, flange locknuts, security hardware, Tinnerman®, pushnut tools, washers, wall anchors, self-clinching, AVK Industrial Products, E-Z Lok, rivet nuts, lock washers, thread repair inserts, and about...
They stand up pretty well to repeated removal with a power drill. The odd one has failed in the five years they've been in, but I just pop out the old one and put in a replacement.
I buy them at a local fastener store, and I've also seen them on ebay, listed under "1420 well nuts"
Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'