I got loose screws

qguy · 11th August 2011, 01:19 PM

I got some loose screws

No, Not in my head, (I think

) but in my subwoofer driver, after about ten days after install, I check all the wood screws, some were half turn and some were full turn loose. All were tight on installation with a squeaky sound on the last turn. Any ideas to prevent them from getting loose ?

ßart West-VL. · 11th August 2011, 01:37 PM

Get them out, put a little wood glue in the hole and reinstall.

BrianDonegan · 11th August 2011, 01:56 PM

LocTite thread lock. Get some at your local hardware store (little red bottle).

planet10 · 11th August 2011, 04:20 PM

Screws into MDF? A typical issue.

Install some threaded inserts.

dave

BrianDonegan · 11th August 2011, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianDonegan

LocTite thread lock. Get some at your local hardware store (little red bottle).

Erk, I should have read the actual post... didn't see wood screws somehow.

Cal Weldon · 11th August 2011, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ßart West-VL.

Get them out, put a little wood glue in the hole and reinstall.

If you want to get really funky put a small notch in the thread(s) with either a metal saw or a really beefy set of side cutters (or similar) so the glue has something to grab other than the thread which it doesn't stick to. Without the notches it will be relying strictly on friction. Certainly better than plain MDF but not without problems. The notches are the home handy man's Loctite for wood screws.

thoriated · 11th August 2011, 07:39 PM

Well, you probably don't want to use CA glue. I tried that on some screws and had to drill one or two out to get the driver off.

Cal Weldon · 11th August 2011, 07:42 PM

I hadn't thought of using it. Don't you have a problem with it soaking into the wood? I thought you had to have a fairly non pourous, very tight fitting pieces for that stuff to work, no?

chrisb · 11th August 2011, 07:42 PM

try up-scaling one gauge of screw shank and going to a coarser thread such as lo-root or perhaps even sheet metal screw

badman · 11th August 2011, 08:25 PM

With the glues:

I always drive it in, then back it out- I'm wanting to make a socket within the wood, in essence. Either CA or woodglue works, but you have to back it out VERY quickly with CA and throw screws away after a few holes. But this method allows solid grip with better removal later down the road.

11th August 2011, 01:19 PM	#1
qguy diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Burnaby	I got loose screws I got some loose screws No, Not in my head, (I think ) but in my subwoofer driver, after about ten days after install, I check all the wood screws, some were half turn and some were full turn loose. All were tight on installation with a squeaky sound on the last turn. Any ideas to prevent them from getting loose ? __________________ na

11th August 2011, 01:37 PM	#2
ßart West-VL. diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Vlaanderen	Get them out, put a little wood glue in the hole and reinstall. __________________ Bart

11th August 2011, 01:56 PM	#3
BrianDonegan diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rock Ridge	LocTite thread lock. Get some at your local hardware store (little red bottle). __________________ Twisted Pear Audio

11th August 2011, 04:20 PM	#4
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Screws into MDF? A typical issue. Install some threaded inserts. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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11th August 2011, 07:39 PM	#7
thoriated diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: flyover country	Well, you probably don't want to use CA glue. I tried that on some screws and had to drill one or two out to get the driver off.

11th August 2011, 07:42 PM	#9
chrisb diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: victoria BC	try up-scaling one gauge of screw shank and going to a coarser thread such as lo-root or perhaps even sheet metal screw __________________ you don't really believe everything you think, do you? community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com commercial site planet10-HiFi

11th August 2011, 08:25 PM	#10
badman Custom Title diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sunny Tustin, SoCal	With the glues: I always drive it in, then back it out- I'm wanting to make a socket within the wood, in essence. Either CA or woodglue works, but you have to back it out VERY quickly with CA and throw screws away after a few holes. But this method allows solid grip with better removal later down the road. __________________ I write for www.enjoythemusic.com in the DIY section. You may find yourself getting a preview of a project in-progress. Be warned!

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