 Rocker Cover Screws, Which screws on the underside? |
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| Arno914 |
 Jun 2 2022, 01:51 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 233 Joined: 13-May 20 From: near Frankfurt, Germany Member No.: 24,260 Region Association: Germany 
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Hello,
on my 1971/-4 I recently cleaned and resprayed the rocker covers. On the top I have the correct hardware to attach them, plastic rivets and screws with spacers on each end under the fender lips. In the bottom part, there are three large holes in the covers, apparently for M6 (?) size bolts (3 each side). On my car however, there where 3 holes randomly drilled to attach the covers with small sheet metal screws. Seems to be "original". The fit is correct. Question: Did the factory attach the underside of the covers this way? On the early cars maybe? Are there nuts in the longs for larger screws on "later" cars? (Mine doesn´t have them. I added rubber spacers to help drain water and dirt upon reassembly. Greetings, Arno (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/up.picr.de-24260-1654156260.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/up.picr.de-24260-1654156261.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/up.picr.de-24260-1654156262.3.jpg) |
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| wonkipop |
Jun 4 2022, 04:28 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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don't know whats going on there.
the big holes are the factory locations. factory used 6mm panhead screws (small bolts really with screw heads). been thirty years since i took mine off to clean in there. can't really remember whats in the longs but whatever it is it takes those M6 pan heads. mine is a 74. can't see why earlier cars would be any different. i looked in the factory workshop manual before posting this to check. it just shows the three panheads as per my car. think that must be some previous owner mod. |
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| Pat Garvey |
Jun 4 2022, 04:35 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(wonkipop @ Jun 4 2022, 05:28 PM)  don't know whats going on there. the big holes are the factory locations. factory used 6mm panhead screws (small bolts really with screw heads). been thirty years since i took mine off to clean in there. can't really remember whats in the longs but whatever it is it takes those M6 pan heads. mine is a 74. can't see why earlier cars would be any different. i looked in the factory workshop manual before posting this to check. it just shows the three panheads as per my car. think that must be some previous owner mod. Sure isn't factory. |
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Arno914 Rocker Cover Screws Jun 2 2022, 01:51 AM
Arno914
Thanks for checking into this. I double checked ... Jun 5 2022, 09:48 AM wonkipop @Arno914
yes - my factory manual in english has ... Jun 5 2022, 04:32 PM Arno914 Thank you, wonkipop!
We will drive to England... Jun 6 2022, 03:57 AM zoomCat The PET lists ‘pan head screws’ for the side v... Dec 29 2022, 01:59 PM StarBear My best guess (as it happened to mine), the origin... Dec 29 2022, 02:15 PM windforfun Make sure you don't put any holes in your heat... Dec 29 2022, 02:54 PM
rhodyguy Change to hex head screws. I used stainless. Feb 3 2023, 08:16 AM |
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