Thread: Need specs on machine screws holding latch mechanism in door.
View Single Post
Old Feb 19, 2024 | 01:47 PM
  #7 (permalink)  
onehundred80's Avatar
onehundred80
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 25,432
Likes: 648
From: Ontario
Default Re: Need specs on machine screws holding latch mechanism in door.
Originally Posted by dedwards0323
Good recommendation! I probably would be able to find this screw size at my local ACE hardware store. That way I could only buy a few that I needed instead of a box from a hardware website. And chances are good that I could get all the screws I needed for the cost of probably 1 or 2 of the screws listed on a M-B parts website.
If the existing screws engage the threads by the diameter it will be OK. The difference between 5/8” and 25 mm. Is approx 3/8” so obviously one is incorrect.
 
Reply
0