I cant help with pitch, memory failed me m2/m3 . many years ago got some long flat head screw from Jaycar and used a small panel washes. work a treat until i obtained some original for the right price.
Got a '93 defender and the fuse box cover is sans thumb screws. OEM style are horrendously expensive. I reckon I can buy some generic ones and make them work with some simple mods.
With this in mind, can anyone tell me the thread spec and total length of the screw?
Cheers.
I cant help with pitch, memory failed me m2/m3 . many years ago got some long flat head screw from Jaycar and used a small panel washes. work a treat until i obtained some original for the right price.
Thread is 5mm dia - not sure of other thread details but I'm pretty sure it's metric.
Going from the left hand side, the knob is 12 long x 30 dia. The black shoulder section is 15 long and 10 dia. then you have 15 x 5 unthreaded, then 15x5 threaded and finally 5 x 3.5 dia unthreaded (lead-in to locate the screw hole).
All measurements in mm. Total length 62.
Roger
Hmm, not cheap Fuse Box Cover Screws, Defender/110 - KLR Automotive
Ron B.
VK2OTC
2003 L322 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA
RIP Bucko - Riding on Forever
Thanks for the dimensions. Just what was needed. I'll see if some bog standard thumb screws can be adapted and report back.
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						SupporterI'd need to know the same thing - IF I could find my fuse box cover...
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
Vlad, see:
Defender Fuse Box Cover - KLR Automotive
Ron B.
VK2OTC
2003 L322 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA
RIP Bucko - Riding on Forever
Just to follow up, here's my DIY solution from Ebay sourced bits...
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The knobs are 5mm blind hole aluminium knurled thumb nuts 16mm diameter * 20mm high (got red because they're faster) and matched with M5 60mm stainless steel exhaust studs.
Stuck the studs in a drill press to file a point on them to allow them to find the hole better and then loctite'd them to the knobs.
Interesting question - are the threads actually ISO metric or BA? (BA is metric, and in this size the pitch is the same, but the thread profile is different - 47.5° instead of 60°. For this sort of application, 2BA and 5mm will work)
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
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