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Old 25-06-2009
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Anybody else having trouble with this? When I put the screws into the plate that came in the kit, all four holes stripped their threads before the screws got anywhere near tight. Believe me, NO force was used in fact I rolled the allen key between my finger and thumb to rotate the screws and used less effort on each one, mindful of the fact that each previous hole had stripped. I'm not a hamfisted clot (driver yes) and this must be at least the 20th car I've built so while I don't profess to know it all, I do have a vague idea what I'm doing. A new plate has arrived today which looks marginal darker green than the kit one but it's just done the same effin' thing on the first screw I've put into it. It's currently on the bench and I've put the remaining 3 screws in and every one is mega-baggy, but an M3x10 screw goes with much less play. I'm wondering if A) the screws are not right, B) the plate is substandard or C) I don't know my own strength. Whatever, it is really peeing me off as it's basically a fiver down the can every time.
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