#03 - Jan. 22, 2007

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:03 pm

OK, here's a REALLY easy one. There are at least four of these on any bumpside, though all bumpsides have more, although slightly longer. What is this specific screw used for?:

lightning_msd · Post by **lightning_msd** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:12 pm

i havent seen one of these yet that ive recognised, im guessing its something from a transmission, or is it for the headliner?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:26 pm

oh man i am going to have to go out and strip down another truck to find that screw because i can't remember. yea real easy huh.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:29 pm

taillight lens screw.

69rangerman · Post by **69rangerman** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:32 pm

Yeah, that's what I was going to guess too, some type of lens screw.

390Nut · Post by **390Nut** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:32 pm

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:49 pm

yes thats it.

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:56 pm

ezernut9mm wrote:taillight lens screw.

Yep...you got it!

However, I've stripped down enough trucks to say that by now, it's about a 50/50 shot of the original screws still being with the truck. A lot of the time these are just replaced with standard sheetmetal screws.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:58 pm

yes thats happened to me too. big hugh rusty ones too.

jzjames · Post by **jzjames** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:59 pm

Hey. Thats fun, but probably next to impossible to stump us!

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:00 pm

FORDification wrote:
ezernut9mm wrote:taillight lens screw.
Yep...you got it!

However, I've stripped down enough trucks to say that by now, it's about a 50/50 shot of the original screws still being with the truck. A lot of the time these are just replaced with standard sheetmetal screws.

i have pulled long and short ones from various slicks. do you know the specific applications for the long and short versions?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:03 pm

all of them i have pulled have been long ones. i havent seen short ones before.

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:11 pm

IIRC the front signal lens screws on the '67-'69 are slightly longer, while the '70-'72 versions have two different lengths.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:14 pm

interesting.

these all came from slicks-i haven't parted any bumps.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:13 am

whats with the striations or corkscrew effect?

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