I’ve got a 20# Lee pot and the upper and lower shoulder bolts won’t stay tight that the valve handle slide up and down on. The shoulder bolts:
https://leeprecision.com/6-shoulder-bolt.html
have coarse threads and just thread into sheet metal and they won’t stay tight. Any idea how to remedy this issue short of brazing them in place?
i was going to answer but the above link says it better than i could.
Get an RCBS pro-melt.
Might see if going slightly bigger in thread diameter the problem might go away. Sounds like the sheet metal hole is hogged out.
Originally Posted by igolfat8
As the link shows, the screws go 'through' the sheet metal, but thread into extruded aluminum chassis. Care must be taken in tightening those threads.
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That's a big help, not.
Thanks, not.
Grmps, thank you for the link.
thanks for asking that, having the same problem, just been tightening (trying to) with a bit screw driver. may try that my self.
I backed the screw out and stuffed steel wool in the hole and put the screw back in. Holding so far.
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