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> Engine tin screws, Just need 4
rjames
post Apr 1 2019, 01:18 PM
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What size are these things? I just need four of them so I don't want to order a full set (which is how they are being sold by the various 914 vendors).

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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Apr 1 2019, 01:24 PM) *

M6 x about 15mm. I replaced mine with socket-head screws (e.g., Allen screws) because the only screwdriver I found that fits the stock screws correctly is about two feet long and is hard to get to a lot of screws unless the engine is out of the car.

Don't forget that one of the screws near the centerline of the case is actually an M8 one.

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I understand that the M numbers are a size measurement, but how do you measure? I have a pile of engine tin screws that I lumped all together thinking they were the same size.

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QUOTE(krazykonrad @ Apr 2 2019, 11:21 AM) *

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Apr 1 2019, 01:24 PM) *

M6 x about 15mm. I replaced mine with socket-head screws (e.g., Allen screws) because the only screwdriver I found that fits the stock screws correctly is about two feet long and is hard to get to a lot of screws unless the engine is out of the car.

Don't forget that one of the screws near the centerline of the case is actually an M8 one.

--DD


I understand that the M numbers are a size measurement, but how do you measure? I have a pile of engine tin screws that I lumped all together thinking they were the same size.

Thanks!
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The “M” number is the nominal diameter of the bolt in millimeters. This is taken from the DIN (Deutsches Industrie fuer Normung). When you see a metric bolt listed as M6 X 12 for instance, it means that the diameter is 6 mm and it is 12 mm in length. Hope this helps.

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rjames   Engine tin screws   Apr 1 2019, 01:18 PM
914_7T3   I have a buch of extra. Just PM me with an addres...   Apr 1 2019, 01:29 PM
rjames   I have a buch of extra. Just PM me with an addre...   Apr 1 2019, 02:24 PM
914_7T3   I have a buch of extra. Just PM me with an addre...   Apr 4 2019, 01:01 PM
rjames   [quote name='914_7T3' post='2701743' date='Apr 1 ...   Apr 4 2019, 07:30 PM
Dave_Darling   M6 x about 15mm. I replaced mine with socket-head...   Apr 1 2019, 03:24 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   6x12 if you were close you could come by and have ...   Apr 1 2019, 03:36 PM
Steve   You can get them cheap by the bag at any VW/Empi s...   Apr 1 2019, 04:52 PM
porschetub   You can get them cheap by the bag at any VW/Empi ...   Apr 3 2019, 01:34 PM
Amphicar770   +1 on stainless socket head screws. 40 years from ...   Apr 2 2019, 11:58 AM
bbrock   +1 on stainless socket head screws. 40 years from...   Apr 2 2019, 12:06 PM
rjames   +1 on stainless socket head screws. 40 years from...   Apr 2 2019, 02:08 PM
Mikey914   [quote name='Amphicar770' post='2702001' date='Ap...   Apr 4 2019, 02:42 AM
pete000   Commonly refereed to as "Cheese Heads"   Apr 2 2019, 12:22 PM
krazykonrad   M6 x about 15mm. I replaced mine with socket-hea...   Apr 2 2019, 01:21 PM
56kabrio   [quote name='Dave_Darling' post='2701769' date='A...   Apr 3 2019, 05:53 PM
Nacho   McMaster-Carr you can get a bag of 100 for like ...   Apr 3 2019, 04:41 PM
krazykonrad   Thanks! Mystery solved. Been trying to figure ...   Apr 3 2019, 09:53 PM
914werke   Robert drop by & grab a handful   Apr 4 2019, 08:20 AM
Literati914   I'd been thinking for a long time about trying...   Apr 4 2019, 08:30 AM
bbrock   I'd been thinking for a long time about tryin...   Apr 4 2019, 08:08 PM
bdstone914   Well, the original steel fasteners are pretty bad....   Apr 5 2019, 08:05 AM
bbrock   Can you post that information about corrosion? Ve...   Apr 5 2019, 08:42 AM
jd74914   Can you post that information about corrosion? V...   Apr 5 2019, 08:56 AM
barefoot   Death to the cheesheads !!! I replace...   Apr 5 2019, 08:16 AM
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euro911   I used the S/S Allens (from 914 Rubber) on the ...   Apr 7 2019, 10:19 AM
Mikey914   The screw are 316 stainless, so yes a magnet will ...   Apr 7 2019, 07:01 PM


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