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joebedford
Nomad II
Nov 04, 2015

How do you remove self-tapping screws from RV frame?

Quite a few of the screws holding the skirting to my rig have snapped off heads. I've been putting in new screws but I really don't want to drill a lot more holes into the frame. I've broken off a cou...
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joebedford
Nomad II
Nov 05, 2015
RinconVTR wrote:
joebedford wrote:
The screws are (I'm guessing) about #10 self tapping. The I-beam frame is tapered thickness but I'd guess where the screws go through it's about 1/4" thick steel.


#10 thru 1/4" steel? Not likely. That's too thick. 1/8" may be?
I just checked:

I bought the same size screws as the factory used: #10 self-tapping

Put a tape measure on the edge of the steel I-beam: 5/16"

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