Screw that holds down the gear shifter cover. Help!

[Planedriver]

I lost the original screw under my seat to the point of no return in the winter. The guy at Benz put in a new one for me when I had to bring it by once.

Today I needed to remove the cover again as I am peeling off the carbon wrap due to it deforming (as some on here said it would). I am doing a little orange theme to go with the outside.

I for the life of me CANNOT get this screw back in. I hate this design and find it sooooo bloody tedious. I fiddled with it for 1.5 hrs, ruining my freshly painted cover too.

So I ask ou guys, the experts, any tips?

I dont have a Tap that small with the thread thats on the bolt.

I have no idea how he got it in. any self tap screws?



notice the metal around the whole, that was there before.





The door handles came out as I hoped they would.



Rob.

[jetfuel]

..I know that you know but ....righty tighty lefty loosey...

...by the picture it is a tapping screw ...secure the screw to the driver with some masking tape ...that will hold it in place and keep you from loosing it...or use a magnetic tip driver...will the screw go in the hole all by itself?

jetfuel...where's my super glue at?

[Planedriver]

Ya, you'd think. 1.5 hours and no go. Even LPS'd the whole and nothing.....

[jetfuel]

..try a new screw ...maybe a # 6 PK ...one with a sharper end..

jetfuel...screw the glue...where's my welder at?

[Kermit]

Walk away from it for today. Tomorrow you'll try it again and viola - it'll go right in! Happens to me all the time. I just walk away for a little while and regroup my thoughts. Whenever I come back to the job I magically get it perfect even though I spent forever earlier trying the same thing.

[stevet47]

seriously.. 1 1/2 hrs on done screw..damn.
I agree though, attach it to the tip of the screwdriver (tape, magnetic tip, etc). Sometimes it helps if you rotate a 1/4 turn or so counter-clockwise which lets the screw "fall" into its thread without trying to cut new ones, then turn clockwise to screw it in.

[fastturb]

air gun

[SmartDigger]

Anything sticky to hold the screw to the driver. +1 on turning the screw counter clock wise 1/4 turn before turning clock wise.

[jetfuel]

Originally Posted by fastturb

air gun

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jetfuel...3X gun ready..

[Planedriver]

Thanks guys, Problem solved. I knew the original one was under the seat. 4 Torx bolts and 5 minutes later freed the original bolt by ousting the seat. Much thinner.