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harley-dave
Explorer
Mar 24, 2013

how do I repair a stripped out screw hole in the wall

Well, the subject says it all. My Winnie has those thin wood walls and some of the screws holding misc. plates and brackets are stripping out. How do I repair the holes so I can tighten the wood screw...
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camperpaul
Explorer
Mar 25, 2013
JJBIRISH wrote:
I to use the toothpick trick, but that isn’t the answer for your promlem…

Screws will never hold well in thin wood paneling… you need to install one of the the types of wall mollies available to hold especially while bouncing down the highways…


It this photo there are two "Molly anchors" and a "Toggle Bolt".

The toggle bolt is a "one time" device; if you remove the screw, the toggle falls down inside the wall.

The Mollys are forever.

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