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| Have you resorted to toggle bolts and a hammer to repair those stripped
rocker panel mounting screws? Are you tired of empty holes in your
rocker panel moulding? Well, tool man, put those carpenter tools away. The Fix Is In. Zip Products, Inc.,
8067 Fast Lane, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 (800) 962-9632, has come up
with a slick repair. The Kit will repair those stripped out screws in a
flash and you won’t spend all day doing it. Our Project 77 had both
stripped and broken mounting screws so it was a prime candidate to try
this new Kit out on. Everything worked perfectly. It took less than 2
hours and we only needed common hand tools. The hardest thing was
removing the old stripped screws and retainers. Now let’s get started
and put the fix in. |
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01: Here is the Rocker Panel Mounting Screw Kit we
received from Zip along with the tools we will need: a 5/32” and 5/16”
drill bit, 3/8” and 1/2” wrench and #2 Phillips screwdriver. You will
also need a 1/4” variable speed drill and a flat file |
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02: Once the rocker panel is removed, you can then
remove the retainer and any broken screws. If you have a broken screw,
start by using a file to make the broken screw end flat. Now use a
5/32” drill bit and drill all the way through the screw and retainer. |
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03: After you have drilled through and removed the old
screw and retainer, use a 5/16” drill bit and drill out the hole in the
rocker panel area. Pre-fit the new brass retainer into the hole. Make
sure it goes in easily. |
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04: Place the new retainer into place with the flat
side facing down. Put the nut on the back but leave it loose. You want
the retainer to be able to move. Install all the eight retainers in
this way.
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05: Line up the rocker panel with the new retainers
and install the rocker panel screws. Again just snug them into place.
Leaving the retainers loose makes the alignment of the rocker panel
much easier. Align and install the end screws. Use a flat washer,
lockwasher and nut on the back of each end screw. Again, only snug
these into place. |
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06: Now use the 1/2” wrench to tighten the four
retainers against the rocker panel on each side. After this is done,
tighten all of the retaining screws and end screws. It is that simple.
The rocker panel can now be easily removed and there are no more empty
holes or stripped screws. THE FIX IS IN! |
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ROCKER PANEL MOUNT REPAIR "THE FIX IS IN" :
HOW TO REPLACE THOSE STRIPPED MOUNTING SCREWS
by: Greg Donahue
photos by: Author
SOURCE:
Zip Products, Inc.
8067 Fast Lane
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(800) 962-9632
PARTS LIST:
BL-305 • 70-77 Rocker Molding Repair Kit
The Author would like to thank Scott Coral of Greg Donahue Collector
Car Restorations, Inc. for his assistance with this article. |
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