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loose screw

November 24, 2019, 09:06:52 am

Any one know what this trim screw is screwed into.

Thought I would pull out screw and fill hole with 2 part epoxy and replace with one size larger it it's screwed into wood.

Thoughts?

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Reply #1 – November 24, 2019, 09:23:42 am

This is where the body and rear cap join.  When I resealed mine the screws were going into something solid, I assume it was aluminum framing across the top and steel at the end of the wall.

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Reply #2 – November 24, 2019, 09:46:19 am

I find using fine steel wool soaked in epoxy really works well. I often have to drill a small hole through the epoxy and steel wool
to get the screw in.

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Reply #3 – November 24, 2019, 11:43:24 am

It's steel on ours. Use next larger oval head.

Pierce

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Reply #4 – November 24, 2019, 02:02:11 pm

If I remember right the top 2 went into a piece of aluminum backing and the lower ones just went into fiberglass
Chris

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Reply #5 – November 24, 2019, 02:03:25 pm

If I remember right the top 2 went into a piece of aluminum backing and the lower ones just went into fiberglass
You should be able to crawl under it and look up to see where the screws come out.
Chris

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Reply #6 – November 24, 2019, 02:06:09 pm

And if you can get to the back of it, consider a ss machine screw (same head as others so it matches) with washer and nut on the inside.

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Reply #7 – November 24, 2019, 02:10:34 pm

I experimented using a toothpick dipped in elmers glue. Didn't realy want to go with a bigger screw cause the screw head didn't seem to fit in the trim.      I expected it not to last but buy some time till a better solution came along.    4 years later no screws have backed out.   

Still fighting the screws in the wet bay though. Mostly cause I want to remodel the area.  LOTS of good ideas on this forum for that and it's moving its way up the list.

 Of course this was on the belt rail and not the rear cap.  I used a piece of treated 3/4 by 3/4 as backing for that.

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Reply #8 – November 24, 2019, 09:07:05 pm

Thanks for the thoughts/suggestions. 

Will "screw" around with it when we get back from our short road trip - Colorado Springs, Prescott and Tucson in our Trailhawk.  The coach will be staying in Spring for this trip.   

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Reply #9 – November 25, 2019, 09:16:24 am

I agree with Bob, I use match sticks to fill hole the best I can and then use the original screw.

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