So, when you're putting the A/C grille back up after washing the filter, you're standing on your tiptoes, holding the grille with one hand, starting the screws with the other, wishing you had a third for the screwdriver, trying not to lose the screws down the floor vent...It suddenly came to me:Any kind of thin plastic will work :)

Sure am glad my AC filter has it's own compartment door that has 2 tabs and a 1/4 thumb latch.The whole grill assembly is screwed to ceiling and I have already had to 'repair' the screw holes so that screws would actually hold.Good idea on the 'plastic' screw holders........

Old-Biscuit, wisht I'd thought of it years ago :)Repairing screw holes, I've gone up one size on the screws, but that's not gonna work much longer, I'll have to come up with a repair for the holes.What did you do?

Those plastic screw anchors work great-That's a great hack on the screw holder-there are a lot of times it will come in handy.

Tin Pusher wrote:Old-Biscuit, wisht I'd thought of it years ago :)Repairing screw holes, I've gone up one size on the screws, but that's not gonna work much longer, I'll have to come up with a repair for the holes.What did you do?Wood golf 'T's dipped into all purpose glue then pushed into hole.When dry cut flush with side cutters...then drill small pilot hole.OR several toothpicks glued and inserted in hole. Dry/cut flush.I have tried the 'plastic screw inserts' but they spin in place when trying to tighten screws.

Chris Bryant, I've thought of trying those. And thanks, took about 5 min to make all four.Old Biscuit, don't play golf meself, it's one bad habit I never picked up, but I know people that DO :)Well, I'll think on it.

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gkainz
Explorer
Sep 03, 2015
"Golf - criminal misuse of a perfectly good rifle range."
Tin_Pusher
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2015
LOL, P.J. O'Rourke "Its a lot easier to shoot a deer on a 350 yard par-four fairway than it is in the deep woods."
DennisG9
Explorer
Sep 14, 2015
Wooden kitchen matches glued into the old screw holes works well too.
pkunk
Explorer
Sep 15, 2015
DennisG9 wrote:
Wooden kitchen matches glued into the old screw holes works well too.

It really depends on the thickness of the material where the screw has stripped out. If it's 3/16" ply you really need a bigger screw or a moly bolt. Filling holes with wood pieces & glue only works on much thicker stuff.
mobeewan
Explorer
Sep 15, 2015
I've used dowels to repair screw holes for reattaching door lock strikers and striker plates. Drill hole, put wood glue on dowel, shove in hole, cutoff excess, let dry and drill new hole.

I bought a package of small wood dowels in various diameters that were about 12 inches long to add to my onboard trailer repair kit. I think I got them in the arts and craft section at Walmart. You can also find wood dowels at hardware stores but the shortest are about 36 inches.

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