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  1. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    When the archaeologists (in a million years) find the remains of your 80 buried under a melting glacier the only recognizable pieces will be the titanium screws. They do however appear to be good screws.
  2. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    Yeah, there is hope however. ;)
  3. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    The OEM Toyota bolts for mounting the heat control valve to the firewall have a thin dark bluish/black metal treatment and have the correct threads for the license plate holes. They could be a good choice as they have both a thin wave-type lock washer and a larger washer under that ie: to...
  4. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    That would work. Interesting how a small thing has a lot of options.
  5. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    You can get a 10 pack of M6 x16 brass screws shipped for less than 10.00 from eBay. That's a good price. I checked McMaster Carr; the screws I linked above which were $4 each were hex drive button head naval brass screws. They also have Pan head Phillips brass screws 5 for $6. FWIW (edited...
  6. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    "lucky your HG didn't blow" I hope not, just finished a major engine bay refresh with all new heater/water hoses/pipes with "special" hose clamps (thread to follow), valve cover replacement along with all related gaskets, EGR valve/vacuum modulator, riser pipe O-rings, replaced/fixed cables...
  7. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    Ditto all the above. My goal was to attempt to keep the nut/fastener method stock, and I succeeded in doing that, although it did take a few hours of working on it, something a mechanic working by the hour of course couldn't do. But then don't most of us spend a bit of extra time doing things...
  8. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    LOL. I knew I might get some heat from documenting the wasted afternoon trying to fix this minor issue but I don't like to give up easily. The quick fix would have been to just drill out the broken screw from the beginning, tap it larger and be done with it. However the point of the thread is...
  9. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    Partially drilled out screw shaft: Remaining section of threads which came out with drill bit; (double click photo to magnify for close-up view): M6 x 1mm tap (original thread size): Note rust removed from nut threads: Degreased, primed, and painted:
  10. K

    Do your License Plate screw preventive maintenance, or end up with this:

    So I go to replace the license plate screws (rear tailgate) no big deal right?? Wrong; they hadn't been touched in years. One screw which was likely stainless came out without much effort, just a touch of penetrating oil, but the other one had welded itself to the nut. Looking back on it I...
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