How ti fix/repair stripped factory screwholes

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Title says it all. This is in my s10 blzr. The ashtray/heater vents combo about ready to fall off. Thought about using bondo but may crack overtime. Caulking, well not sure. Seeing if anyone has any good ideas.

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[boomzilla 10+ year member]

Re-tap the screw holes.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

whats a ti //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif I'm too lazy to Google it ....

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

whats a ti //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif I'm too lazy to Google it ....

http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=ti

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[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Re-tap the screw holes.

agreed. retap to 1 notch larger. not sure how it's attached though. is it the little clips?

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

whats a ti //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif I'm too lazy to Google it ....

It's supposed to be "to" ....but I guess your the only one that couldn't figure that out. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

kcdc30: they're factory screws that hold the parts in place.

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

Use bigger screws. My blazer had the same problem and I just grabbed a little larger gauge of screw and worked just fine.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

It's supposed to be "to" ....but I guess your the only one that couldn't figure that out. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifkcdc30: they're factory screws that hold the parts in place.

can you replace the screws with 1 a bit larger? or are they molded into the panel? if you can remove them, and match a new one with a size larger tap, you can rethread slightly larger. if it's standard, you may be able to retap with metric threads and get a very slight enough thread, to not even change to actual screw noticably.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

One of the screws happens to be a bigger one...near the corner of the ashtray and holds it and the vent frame itself. As for the other screws, I suppose I can try tapping out a lil bigger holes...I'm a machinist so I gots plenty of taps and drills on hand.