Help Grip screw problem

5card · 12-09-2015, 05:43 PM

I messed up, I was removing and reinstalling the grips on my Arty and did not have the screw lined up quite right and messed up the first thread now can not get the screw in and do not want to make it worse, does anyone know the correct thread size for that hole in the frame.
Thanks 5card

Ron Wood · 12-09-2015, 08:43 PM

You might try installing the screw from the back side of the grip opening. When the screw gets to the outside it might clean up the damaged portion of the threads. It will be a pain trying to turn the screw in such a cramped space but it could be quicker and a lot cheaper than trying to find the proper Whitworth tap.

CAP Black · 12-09-2015, 09:26 PM

I have that Whitworth item. I will try to remember to see if it is marked as to size and thread count, when I get home in a couple of hours.
Jack

CAP Black · 12-09-2015, 09:30 PM

See Repairs and restoration section below on this forum.
Jack

ithacaartist · 12-10-2015, 12:46 AM

I bought a tap, too, for the very same reason. they don't cost all that much and you can easily find one online. Very handy to have as a remedy for this situation...

My technique for chasing the threads out is the same as Ron's, but with the tap. It's better to approach the misaligned material with the tap already established in threads that are where they're supposed to be. Since the business end of the tap is larger diameter than the shank, I was able to first screw it through the hole on the other side, which allowed approaching the messed up one from inside the frame.

12-09-2015, 05:43 PM	#1
5card User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: PA Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help Grip screw problem I messed up, I was removing and reinstalling the grips on my Arty and did not have the screw lined up quite right and messed up the first thread now can not get the screw in and do not want to make it worse, does anyone know the correct thread size for that hole in the frame. Thanks 5card

12-09-2015, 08:43 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	You might try installing the screw from the back side of the grip opening. When the screw gets to the outside it might clean up the damaged portion of the threads. It will be a pain trying to turn the screw in such a cramped space but it could be quicker and a lot cheaper than trying to find the proper Whitworth tap. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

12-09-2015, 09:26 PM	#3
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 168 Times in 96 Posts	I have that Whitworth item. I will try to remember to see if it is marked as to size and thread count, when I get home in a couple of hours. Jack Last edited by CAP Black; 12-10-2015 at 10:41 PM. Reason: typo

12-10-2015, 12:46 AM	#5
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,346 Thanks: 7,277 Thanked 2,578 Times in 1,365 Posts	I bought a tap, too, for the very same reason. they don't cost all that much and you can easily find one online. Very handy to have as a remedy for this situation... My technique for chasing the threads out is the same as Ron's, but with the tap. It's better to approach the misaligned material with the tap already established in threads that are where they're supposed to be. Since the business end of the tap is larger diameter than the shank, I was able to first screw it through the hole on the other side, which allowed approaching the messed up one from inside the frame. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

12-09-2015, 09:30 PM	#4
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 168 Times in 96 Posts	See Repairs and restoration section below on this forum. Jack