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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 463 |
Topic: what are these fasteners? Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 12:01pm |
Hi folks,
I need to remove my bathroom sink to get to a drain pipe that has become disconnected. I cannot figure out what the fasteners are. They aren't flat or phillips screws. They're square and everywhere in the pod. Do I need an allen wrench? something else? If you also happen to know the size that would be helpful when I go to buy whatever in need. thanks!
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Julie
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 12:10pm |
Hello Julie, The square drive screws are more technically called Robertson drive screws. You would need a square tip driver for them. They are common in RVs. You should be able to find the Robertson drive tips along with other types at your local hardware store. You can find short tips for screwdrivers with interchangeable tips or longer ones more suited to a drill/driver.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 12:13pm |
You need a square screwdriver aka a Robertson screwdriver. Any hardware store will have them. There are different sizes, be sure to get the right one.
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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 463 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 12:14pm |
Thank you! Are they standard sized or do you know what size they are (since I can't remove one to take it with me).
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Julie
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 12:24pm |
I believe a #2 size will be what you need. Although it would not hurt to pick up a set with different sizes if you can find one. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 463 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 12:32pm |
thanks again
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Julie
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podwerkz
Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 4:04pm |
Sometimes they are called 'square drive trailer screws'...because they seem to be in every type of camper or cargo trailer ever made...almost...
Yes you can buy a set with those type of tips almost anywhere that sells tool and hardware. They also work well in most small power screwdrivers and drill/drivers.
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 5:30pm |
+1 they sell them in assortments at every hardware dealer. I have a screwdriver attachment with a #2 in a drawer, I use all the time. Don't buy one bit. Buy the assortment with a handle.
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Mike Carter
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Kup-Pod
Senior Member Joined: 08 Jun 2017 Location: Guelph, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 153 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 8:07pm |
Robertson screwdrivers come in different colours (yellow, green, red & black), the ones in the RPod are "red robertsons"
Robertson screwheads are not common in the US since they are a Canadian invention - sorry bout that!:-)
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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 463 |
Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 8:26pm |
Thanks all, I got one today.
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Julie
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