[Healeys] BJ8 Glove box lock: set-screw size

[Marvin James]

The correct thread size is a 6BA. a 4-48 is very close and would probably
work (6BA is 47.9TPI and 4-48 is 48TPI, diameters are also close). A 4-40
will go in about 1 1/2 turns and then starts cutting new threads.
Countersink 6BAs are available from British Tool and fastener. Countersink
4-48s are available from MacMaster Carr but you have to buy 50.

Marv J

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 8:22 PM, Earl Kagna <kags at shaw.ca> wrote:

>   Ben:  The thread size is  4 / 40.  I lost mine as well – made up a new
> one.  Went to a hobby shop that had model train stuff, bought a bag of 6  4
> / 40 x 1/4” – the closest that I could find.  They happened to be allen
> heads, which was okay because the head faces downward when assembled and is
> hard to see.  I had to file the head down so that the screw head fit
> comfortably in the countersunk shaped seat in the lock barrel.  Also had to
> file the threaded part down so that it did not protrude enough to foul the
> lock cylinder.  I was a lot of f**ting around, and it cost a bit of
> fingertip skin, but in the end it worked very well.  In order not to ever
> have to do it again, I used a tiny touch of blue locktite when I assembled
> it.
>
> If you can’t find anything, let me know – I have the rest of the bag left
> and would be happy to mail you a couple.
>
> Earl Kagna
> Victoria, B.C.
> BJ8, BT7 tri-carb
>
>
>
>  *From:* RCT2BNC at aol.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 04, 2015 6:00 PM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] BJ8 Glove box lock: set-screw size
>
>  Finally, refinishing dash  & glove box on BJ8 that's been off the
> road...too long. The glove box lock should have a very very small machine
> screw that holds the inner pot-metal sleeve to the chrome outer casing. Mine
> have probably been gone since 1970s when it was hard to open the glove box.
>
> So, does anyone on the list know the correct size for this item? The
> length is probably 1/8" +/-
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ben Cohen
> BJ833911
>
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