Nut and Bolt or Self Tapping Screw?
I recently damaged a scissor stabilizer jack / mounting bracket on my TT. The welds holding the 1/8" metal mounting bracket to the frame are still sound BUT part of the bracket is bent and needs to b...
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i would say if you buy quality 'hard' self tapers it will work
but my first choice, would be to drill the hole use nut and bolt with blue thread lock ( the removable version )
the reason the factory uses self tapers is, assembly speed, they jigs that hold things in place and its faster than drilling a hole and wrenching
IF it comes loose in a few months, its a warranty issue
if it comes loose later, its the customer problem
i use self tapers, where i can't get to the other side and can't use a nut and bolt
but my first choice, would be to drill the hole use nut and bolt with blue thread lock ( the removable version )
the reason the factory uses self tapers is, assembly speed, they jigs that hold things in place and its faster than drilling a hole and wrenching
IF it comes loose in a few months, its a warranty issue
if it comes loose later, its the customer problem
i use self tapers, where i can't get to the other side and can't use a nut and bolt
