trinmas4321 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Hello, I was wondering what the size of the screw in the following picture is and was hoping I could go pick up a new one. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrigan Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I can get you rough measurements at, say, mm precision, if that's of any use. If you need diameter or thread measurements I'm afraid I can't help you. Win10 x64 | SSDs | i5 2500K @ 4.4 GHz | 16 GB RAM | GTX 970 | TM Warthog HOTAS | Saitek pedals | TIR5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoilfx Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 The screw is a little weird. The shaft near the pan head mearusres 2.21mm diamter which is .087'. The end of the shaft is .088'. It doesn't seem like a metric machine screw? The length is around .3'. Thread count seems to be around 32 per inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubPilot Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) I took a look at the screw in my WH throttle. I is not a machine screw. It is a self tapping or thread forming screw made for plastic. It appears to be a "Cross Recessed (= Phillps) Pan Head Tapping Screw", Thread outer dia. 2.25mm (0.089"), Thread length: 7.7mm (0.300"), Pan head dia: 4.19mm (0.165"). Your best bet to find "a" screw might be in a hobby shop that sells model airplanes, cars, trains, etc. If you can find another similar screw in your throttle take it along as a sample. If you find one here is an installation tip. When first starting the screw turn it backwards first (CCW) until you feel a bump (you should go over this "speed bump") , then screw it in. What this does is to line up the threads of the screw with the threads already cut into the plastic. If you don't do this you might cut a new thread in the plastic. Doing so a few times will result in a hole that will have damaged threads and you could strip the threads out very easily, something to be avoided. :pilotfly: Edited March 13, 2013 by CubPilot [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win7 Pro 64 | Asus Rampage III Extreme |Swiftech H2O cooled: CPU, Video, N. Bridge | i7 980X EE @4.5GHz | 16 GB DDR3 @1726 MHZ | AMD R9 290X 4GB DDR5 +EK H2O block+Backplate | BenQ XL2730Z 2560x1440 @144Hz | Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB | 2 - Samsung HD 1TB | Pinoeer BD-RW | ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCIe Audio | CoolerMaster Haf-X case | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760W PS | HOTAS Cougar w/Evenstrain Mod | HOTAS Warthog | TM RCS Rudders + Mods | TM MFD's w/monitors | TrackIR5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinmas4321 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 I contacted TM support and they shipped me a new screw free of charge and put it in already. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubPilot Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Excellent. Works for me! :pilotfly: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win7 Pro 64 | Asus Rampage III Extreme |Swiftech H2O cooled: CPU, Video, N. Bridge | i7 980X EE @4.5GHz | 16 GB DDR3 @1726 MHZ | AMD R9 290X 4GB DDR5 +EK H2O block+Backplate | BenQ XL2730Z 2560x1440 @144Hz | Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB | 2 - Samsung HD 1TB | Pinoeer BD-RW | ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 PCIe Audio | CoolerMaster Haf-X case | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760W PS | HOTAS Cougar w/Evenstrain Mod | HOTAS Warthog | TM RCS Rudders + Mods | TM MFD's w/monitors | TrackIR5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinmas4321 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Yep! Thanks a ton for that information really appreciated!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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