Originally Posted by
Lonestar
hey ae 2wd gurus
my b4.1 keeps stripping the bukhead (bh) screw holes where the tiny dinky screws that hold the alum bh brace are... i mean, i mount a new bh, run the car a few packs, brace is wobbly and threads are stripped... and no i'm no scharzenegger when tightrening them. Yes i coul hi less stuff (although i'm not the worst....) but theres sthing funny here as this is the 2nd bh that goes to the bin now...
any clue?
thanks all
paul
2 things to try. First put some thin CA in the bulkhead screw holes but don't put the screws in until the CA dries. Make sure the CA is a thin coat and doesn't fill up the hole.
Next thing is to tap them out with a 440 tap. Just don't go too far in cause the holes aren't very deep. Once the tap bottoms unscrew it then put some 440x3/8" screws in. If those ever come loose put a little CA in there like option one. Don't glue the screws in though cause when you take the screws out the plastic threads will come out with the screw.