Good reason to get out the anti-seize compound too...
Gerard
At 10:03 PM -0700 4/19/00, HFC wrote:
>Good thought Bob! I've thought about that, just haven't been down to a local
>nuts/bolts shop yet. Will try for SS if available. I have a number of
>other nuts
>& bolts converted. You're right about what actually holds it all in.
>
>By the way... is that an old Bell Tourstar you're wearing in GRMS? Really
>great
>seeing you in the mag.
>
>Herb
>
>Bob Spruck wrote:
>
>> After working with too many chewed up Phillips drive screws on the rear
>> brakes and axles by DPOs, I've converted both my street car and the vintage
>> race car to allen head screws. As long as the screws don't rust, they
>> should be easy to remove. My experience has been that the POs never touched
>> them regularly, so they were really rusted in and then, when they needed to
>> remove them for a brake job or to replace the axles, they chewed them up
>> trying to break the rust bond. In either case (axle or brake drum) it's
>> the wheel nuts that really hold the rear end together, not the little
>>screws.
>>
>> At 10:39 AM 04/18/2000 -0700, HFC wrote:
>> >....picky, picky, picky!
>> >
>> >Actually, looking thru a number of manuals, most of which don't call
>>the screw
>> >by type, I find no mention of Posidrive being used. In one {Austin-Healey
>> >Sprite. Issue 3 21424, pg. H.4} they show a slotted head screw...go
>>figure.
>> >
>> >Using the Posidrive makes perfect sense; better grip if I recall correctly,
>> >less
>> >likely to strip the head slots.
>> >
>> >Good call Daniel1312!
>> >
>> >WFO Herb
>> >Keep the sticky side down!
>> >
>> >Daniel1312@aol.com wrote:
>> >
>> >> Sorry to picky but since I've learnt the difference between posidrive and
>> >> phillips I like to draw attention to the difference - I think the
>>screws are
>> >> Posidrive (at least on my car).
>> >>
>> >> Daniel1312
>> >>
>> >> In a message dated 17/04/00 19:22:01 GMT Daylight Time, froggi@cdsnet.net
>> >> writes:
>> >>
>> >> << remove two countersunk phillips head screws >>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Bob Spruck
>> Sharpsburg, GA
>> ' 67 Midget Vintage Racer
>> ' '72 Midget Weekend Car
>> 4 parts cars in the woods
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