sealing screw holes

[Justintoxicated 10+ year member]

Hi I'm trying to put some TC 1000's in my Probox for my truck. The TC's basket uses 6 holes instead of 8 so the holes do not line up.

Would a little bit of clay + the subs rubber seal do the trick or do I need to fill them with something else? I may eventualy get rid of this box and want to put the origional subs back in it.

Thanks in advance.

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[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

silicon?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Just stick it in there, the gasket will cover up the holes and seal them.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

Wood glue + toothpicks. That method works great for sealing up screw holes.

 

[02parkave 5,000+ posts]

Wood glue + toothpicks. That method works great for sealing up screw holes.

****- thats actually a good idea, never thought of that...

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

my dad taught me the toothpicks plus wood glue trick, it does work very well.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

Just stick it in there, the gasket will cover up the holes and seal them.

x2, you wont have a problem, but if you feel uneasy use toothpicks and a drop of woodglue

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

If the holes are bigger than toothpicks, golf tees work, too.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

by chance, if you do that, can you re use those holes?

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

you should be able to screw thru the toothpicks when needed, why not just turn the sub and chase new holes?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The golf tee trick is one that is used a lot when rehanging doors in a house when the hinge screws get stripped and you need to put in new ones. Glue them in, cut them off drill new holes.

 

[Justintoxicated 10+ year member]

Ok so I guess I will use some clay, over the existing holes and just rotate the sub and drill new holes. The Probox has some liner type coating on it which seemd to make it harder to get a good seal without clay.

If that does not work I will use the glue and toothpick method but like I said I wanted to possibly re-use the old holes at a later date.

Thanks

JI

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

you know what i use, when i come across something like this?

common sense

 

[Justintoxicated 10+ year member]

you know what i use, when i come across something like this?
common sense

Well common sense tells me clay might not work well for sealing holes and that if the subs are powerful enough It could possibly push the clay out of the holes in the future causing an airleak. I don't have alot of time so I figured I would ask to make sure.

Common sense is nice, but a simple Q with a few responses to clear it up never hurts.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

If the frame of the sub is on top of the holes, the clay would have nowhere to go...