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why brass screws in the floor?
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:05 pm
by wibble_puppy
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Why is the transmission tunnel cover held down by brass screws rather than steel ones?
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:07 pm
by bigginger
Rust is my guess, since they have to be removed - though that doesn't seem to have been considered anywhere else
brass
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:54 pm
by Willie
Exactly, they knew that the covers would have to be removed regularly throughout the cars life and rust would have made this a severe problem
( it's tedious enough with the brass type)!
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:57 pm
by RussLCV
anyone know the thread size
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:18 pm
by WPR678B
1/4" BSF i presume?
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:38 am
by 8009STEVE
anyone know the thread size
Most of mine were cross, hence the drill came out.
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:13 am
by wibble_puppy
RussLCV wrote:anyone know the thread size
Dunno but ESM stock them
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:34 pm
by HarryMango
RussLCV wrote:anyone know the thread size
Thread is definately 1/4 BSF as Carlo thought.
Rog
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:33 pm
by RussLCV
Many thanks
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:38 am
by dunketh
Is this an early v late thing? All mine are shiney steel bolts.
Perhaps a previous owner had put them in?
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:52 am
by chickenjohn
They should be brass, but don't worry, just remove them one by one and apply copper grease to the threads to ease future removal.