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| | | | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,377 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,377 | Redoing the interior in my 37 and thinking about putting the original clutch head screws back in and wondering if they are still available and anyone know what size the screws are since I will need to find a tap and do not think I have one that small. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,122 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,122 | Yes, they are available. Jim Carter’s sells them, as do others. Don’t recall off hand the tap size, but from my experience one will make the reinstall process easier. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,038 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,038 | As 46Sparky stated Jim Carter has them. They are #8-32 and yes you want to chase the holes with the tap. They come with a black finish. I had purchased the Jim Carter powder coat for the interior of my '37 and had a local shop powder coat the interior pieces (29 of them ). I didn't want to install with black screws so I bought the cheap Harbor Freight powder coat system and used the left over powder to coat the screws. They came out real nice and blend in with the rest of the interior.
Kent | | | | | Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 3 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 3 | what's the best way to get them out? I've tried drilling them and grinding them out. Most of them break or strip out | | | | | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,377 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,377 | Its been so long since I first took it apart to remember how I got those screws out,I know I did not have the correct tools to do it. | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,022 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,022 | what's the best way to get them out? I've tried drilling them and grinding them out. Most of them break or strip out Try a pencil point torch (search for butane torch on Amazon). A little heat helps a lot. Heat them up and use some penetrating oil.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,122 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,122 | They can be frustrating, and seemingly require magical four letter word string incantations to remove. They sometimes require a quality set of drill bits, and/or dremel tool with a cutoff disc, some might ease off with some penetrating oil. I think the pencil point torch idea would work too, but didn’t know about that option. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,982 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,982 | I had trouble with the clutch heads that secure the transmission/doghouse/ignition distributor covers on mine. I was able to work them all loose with heat and vise grips from the back side, enough of the threads protrude through the sheet metal to get the vise grips on. I know you won't have access to the back of all of your screws but do the ones you can get to.
1957 Chevrolet 5700 LCF 283 SM420 2 speed rear, 1955 IH 300U T/A, 1978 Corvette 350 auto, 1978 Yamaha DT175, 1999 Harley Davidson Softail Fat Boy
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 678 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 678 | Does any other application use clutch head hardware, or are they proprietary Chevrolet?
1951 Chevy Panel Truck
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 | I've never had issue removing the clutch heat screws from my trucks using my clutch head screwdrivers. Maybe it's been pure luck.
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,611 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,611 | Does any other application use clutch head hardware, or are they proprietary Chevrolet? The clutch head screws are also used on travel trailers. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,289 Moderator for Tons o' Fun , Co-Moderator Driveline Forum | | Moderator for Tons o' Fun , Co-Moderator Driveline Forum Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,289 | The "clutch head" rounded out on some of the screws when removing on my truck so I took a dremel tool with a cutoff wheel and made a screwdriver slot in the head. That and penetrating oil worked well. Good wrenching!
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