Speaker screw stripped out.....

woody961 · April 5th, 2008, 02:39 PM

I was changing the OEM speaker in my HRD and noticed that one of the bottom screws was not tight---and as I suspected; it is stripped out......when putting the new speaker in; this bottom left screw will not grab and tighten....[B]ideas how to fix this? Do the holes have a metal sleeve or something inside as the screws seem to be metal type screws; not wood screws?? [/b]Maybe just get a wood screw of like dimension or just a bit bigger and same depth wood screw and just screw it in?

Ideas??

charlie chitlin · April 5th, 2008, 03:44 PM

Look at the others and see how they're arranged.
I've never seen a threaded speaker frame.
If it's held in with machine screws, you're probably missing a washer and a nut and it's probably either rattling around the back of your amp or stuck to the speaker magnet.

woody961 · April 5th, 2008, 05:08 PM

Well, found the problem......the screw insert was pushed a bit into the grill cloth. So, I pushed against the insert thru the grill cloth-----screwed in the screw and it pulled the insert in and tightened right up!

ce24 · April 5th, 2008, 07:58 PM

When I got my Weber it had instructions to only hand tighten the nuts and check them periodically.....glad you found the problem tho

Cheers
ce24

April 5th, 2008, 02:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
woody961 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: chapin, south carolina Age: 53 Posts: 13	Speaker screw stripped out..... I was changing the OEM speaker in my HRD and noticed that one of the bottom screws was not tight---and as I suspected; it is stripped out......when putting the new speaker in; this bottom left screw will not grab and tighten....[B]ideas how to fix this? Do the holes have a metal sleeve or something inside as the screws seem to be metal type screws; not wood screws?? [/b]Maybe just get a wood screw of like dimension or just a bit bigger and same depth wood screw and just screw it in? Ideas??

April 5th, 2008, 03:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
charlie chitlin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bucktown, Pa Age: 47 Posts: 2,599	Look at the others and see how they're arranged. I've never seen a threaded speaker frame. If it's held in with machine screws, you're probably missing a washer and a nut and it's probably either rattling around the back of your amp or stuck to the speaker magnet. __________________ Dig yo'self http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...6-bf3537901a07

April 5th, 2008, 07:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
ce24 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Idaho Age: 58 Posts: 514	When I got my Weber it had instructions to only hand tighten the nuts and check them periodically.....glad you found the problem tho Cheers ce24 __________________ www.motagator.net/slackwater "you can be happy or you can be miserable..the amount of work is the same"

April 5th, 2008, 05:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
woody961 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: chapin, south carolina Age: 53 Posts: 13	Well, found the problem......the screw insert was pushed a bit into the grill cloth. So, I pushed against the insert thru the grill cloth-----screwed in the screw and it pulled the insert in and tightened right up!