Back box sliding hole thingie (technical term)

[ma701ss]

Hi, I've got a back box buried in the wall and one of the little screw hole sliding thingies (see photo) is damaged (hole's burred). Does anyone recognise the brand so I can buy a replacement back box and transplant this bit of metal!?

Thanks

 

[ma701ss]

Hmmm....thanks for the comments!

 

[ipf]

Grip the lug with a pair of pliers so you can deform the bolt hole to an oval shape, then force the bolt in causing it to cut a new thread.

Lug piercing.......Geordie Spark style :bigear:

 

[Geordie Spark]

Lug piercing.......Geordie Spark style :bigear:

If you really want yer lugs pierced, Tidyboiler's the lass to do it. She learned how to do it from her Pikey Grandma. :frown2:

 

[ipf]

If you really want yer lugs pierced, Tidyboiler's the lass to do it. She learned how to do it from her Pikey Grandma. :frown2:

Ta...but I'll give that one a miss....bad enough clearing the wax, don't fancy the rust.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Ta...but I'll give that one a miss....bad enough clearing the wax, don't fancy the rust.

Oh there's no rust ........ she heats the needle to red hot first ............. then spits on it .....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Grip the lug with a pair of pliers so you can deform the bolt hole to an oval shape, then force the bolt in causing it to cut a new thread.[/QUOTE]

right

wrong....run a new thread in it with a 3.5mm tap...

 

[tidyboiler]

Oh there's no rust ........ she heats the needle to red hot first ............. then spits on it .....

:whatchutalkingabout

:rockon2:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

One of my customers routinely comes up behind me when bending down at sockets and says "you've got a nice tight ar$e - have you been working out?"

oh aye....whats his name?

 

[Stroppy]

Marc..

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Marc..

seems like you`v pulled then....dont it...lol...

 

[Stroppy]

I hope he's gentle. I've never done That Sort Of Thing before. :/

 

[Geordie Spark]

I hope he's gentle. I've never done That Sort Of Thing before. :/

That's not what I've heard. :wink_smile:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

That's not what I've heard. :wink_smile:

this is it...he might think he`s safe on that island with captain pugwash....but word gets about you know...

 

[guinnessgixer]

I usually have a few chrome size 6 screws in various lengths in my toolbox just nip the point off with your pliers so there flat ended like normal screws, i.e. they don't stab into a cable, they then self tap into threaded lugs great!

 

[ipf]

this is it...he might think he`s safe on that island with captain pugwash....but word gets about you know...

Aye, that Seaman Staynes, too