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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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myredracer
Explorer II
Nov 07, 2015
I would assume you are talking about small self-tappers like say #8 or #10? They can break easily - I've found a couple snapped off in battery tray angle iron.

Another option, if small screws, is to just take a punch and push them out. Then use a larger screw in the same hole. If worried about too many holes, maybe you could get them filled in with a MIG welder?

I tried a few stainless steel screws in the battery and propane trays and they are even more brittle than the standard ones.

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