Dave,
Drilling these out is not likely to work. As someone else has noted the bit
will slip off the steel into the Al. I would suggest shopping around to
replace the post. There is likely someone on this list with one available
and they also show up on ebay every so often and sell for $20 or so.
Keith Pennell
> All,
>
> In my windshield pillars, I have several of the little screws (that hold
the
> windshield frame to the pillar) sheared off in the pillar. I will need to
> drill these out and run a tap thru them. Can anyone tell me the correct
> thread size for these screws. Also, the "toggle clamp retaining stud", as
> Moss calls it, has likewise been sheared off on one of the pillars. I
need
> the thread size for that also. This BSF and BS Whitworth stuff has me
largely
> confused. I'm climbing the learning curve, but it's slow going. Thanks
in
> advance.
>
> Dave
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