If the screw looks like the threads are compromised then using a fresh
screw may solve the problem.

Ned

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Ned Savoie
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On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 10:51 AM John H. Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
wrote:

> Thank you, David.  If the nuts are welded to the door frame, would it
> better to
> retap the nuts, possibly with the next larger (or use English instead of
> metric).  The screw in question dose not look like the threads are
> intact.  Do
> you know where I can get replacement screws?
> John
> On Thu, 2019-12-05 at 10:27 -0500, David Beierl wrote:
> > > It is not clear from the diagrams in Bentley if these screws have nuts
> > > behind them or go into tapped
> > > holes in the door frame.  If they go into holes that are trapped, what
> is
> > > the procedure for repairing the threads.
> >
> > I believe they are nuts welded to the inside of the sheet metal.  Access
> is
> > difficult.  I'd suggest cleaning the hole and trying some Loctite 242
> (blue,
> > though it may be in a red bottle) on the threads.
> >
> > Yrs,
> > d
>