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Stripped/bent threads on outdoor chair leg..suggestions?

Posted on 7/8/20 at 10:32 am
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
82072 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 10:32 am
So daddy's little helper apparently unscrewed the feet (see pic below) on one chair almost all the way out and my fat arse didn't notice and sat on the chair and bent one of the leg holes.

i bent it back straight by hand and tried to screw the foot back in and when it stopped moving i used a pair of channel locks to twist it.

well that didn't do a damn thing so when i took the foot off i noticed it had shredded threads from the hole stuck to it.

i peeled the shredded metal and tried again and now it will only screw in about 8x and just spin. i can't get it to go back in even hammering on the foot while twisting.

so i'm guessing one or more of the inside screw threads are bent and missing and thats preventing the foot from screwing all the way back on.

any suggestions? I guess i could dremel it down & use some locktite..? no way to get it fully rethreaded?



This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 10:52 am
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
Member since Jan 2007
13292 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 11:24 am to
They sell something similar at the hardware store. See if they have a bigger thread and rethread the hole to fit the new one.
Posted by slacker00
Member since Mar 2011
588 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 11:38 am to
If you can borrow a tap, that would be the proper tool to repair damaged threads on the leg of the chair. If you can't borrow one you can make a homemade tap. Get a bolt that matches the threads on the foot. Use a cutoff wheel on your dremel to to make a cut on the bolt that runs across the threads (lengthwise on the bolt). Use that like a tap to cleanup the threads.

This relief you cut in the bolt creates a space for the deformed thread material in the chair to get out of the way. Since you are just cleaning up an existing thread (rather than creating a new one) there shouldn't be that much material which is why this works. Just go slow make a little progress, back it out to clean out the metal bits, and go again. Since the foot was screwed most of the way out it is probably just the first few threads that are a problem. Don't cross thread it or you will make it worse.
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:24 pm to
go buy another leg screw, they sell them at the box stores and hardware stores, then run a tap of the correct size in it

if you cant find new leg screws then just use those stick on felt pads for chairs
Posted by Macfly
BR & DS
Member since Jan 2016
8858 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:53 pm to
A tap would be best, but if you have the same size stainless or a hard Grade 6 or so bolt, you could try threading it in gradually with a couple of drops of oil.

This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 1:01 pm
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 1:14 pm to
Tap for larger bolt. Then use larger bolt
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
81730 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 1:30 pm to
Yup a tap would be your best bet. Just don't cross strip it
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
15218 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 3:53 pm to
use something smaller diameter to try and straighten the threaded "nut" inside the chair leg, like an awl.

Otherwise i'd drill out the chair leg, or shorten the threads on the foot screw and JB Weld it in place.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
82072 posts
Posted on 7/9/20 at 7:48 am to
thanks everyone for the suggestions. i'll try dremeling a channel on the foot (i actually have 3 extra) first then if that fails i might just cut it off and use jb weld.

Posted by NYCAuburn
TD Platinum Membership/SECr Sheriff
Member since Feb 2011
57003 posts
Posted on 7/9/20 at 8:19 am to
Drill out and put a new threaded insert into the leg.
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