Problem with Lee pot

[igolfat8]

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?

[Grmps]

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?348714-How-to-fix-loose-bolts-on-Lee-PRO-4-20LB

[RED BEAR]

i was going to answer but the above link says it better than i could.

[MT Chambers]

Get an RCBS pro-melt.

[Wildturkey]

Might see if going slightly bigger in thread diameter the problem might go away. Sounds like the sheet metal hole is hogged out.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

SNIP...

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?


http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?348714-How-to-fix-loose-bolts-on-Lee-PRO-4-20LB

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.

[rsrocket1]

Get an RCBS pro-melt.

That's a big help, not.
Thanks, not.

Grmps, thank you for the link.

[corey012778]

thanks for asking that, having the same problem, just been tightening (trying to) with a bit screw driver. may try that my self.

[slide]

I backed the screw out and stuffed steel wool in the hole and put the screw back in. Holding so far.