

| Subject: | Re: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door |
| From: | John H. Lauterbach |
| Date: | Thu, 5 Dec 2019 10:51:31 -0500 |
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
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