What size screw?

[Sunnyjim245]

OK, got the instrument panel out but now I have a problem. The screws that hold it in were 8-32 which are too small to thread into the panel, 10-32 are too large. M4 is too small and M5x80 will only go in about a turn. What is this? Thanks!

[Sunnyjim245]

OK. I think the original screw was a M4.5 X ? Anyhow I am going with what the previous owner had ie. an 8-32 with a nut. Consider this thread closed. Thanks for all the replies!

[mdanielson55]

get a couple of zIP ties leave them unattached and put them in don't let them fall through the holes and then put in your screw more or less may be used

[Passin_Thru]

Use thes and the proper screw.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rnb-45413?seid=srese2&cm_mmc=pla-msn-_-shopping-_-srese2-_-dorman

[enblethen]

Did you try a 10-24?

[time2roll]

10-32 tap. Buy the exact drill as called out by the tap at the same time.

[Tinstar]

I guess the holes are just wallowed out from what I'm reading. Just superglue toothpicks or matchsticks in the holes and use the 8X32. The screw will cut new threads.

[Bumpyroad]

put new threads in panel to hold standard sized bolt.
bumpy

[rgatijnet1]

Are you sure that it is not a sheet metal screw, with wide threads, instead of a machine screw?

[Jim]

Well, it's a Bounder so in my experience there's no metric in it.

But if the hole had threads and stripped out, I guess you'd need to use a self taping screw the next bigger size?