bluespower Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 The lug screws in my 212 keep stripping. Can anyone can recommend a source for good aftermarket screws? Appreciate any help. Thanks, BP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 I've had excellent luck with Don Ginsler's lug bars (and tubes)... Good stuff for little money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highflyingclive Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Are your lugs properly tapped (threaded)? Early Panerai reps were not tapped - the lug screws were just driven home in the hope that they would cut their own threads. This was the result: When this happens, you are short of choices... you can get a watch maker to re-tap the lugs, or you can try to secure the stripped lug-screws with thread-lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cucumber_Jones Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Get rivers spring bars - this is the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespower Posted November 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Yes. That doesn't appear to be the problem. New screws thread in nice and tight, but after changing out straps a few times, they're stripped. Are your lugs properly tapped (threaded)? Early Panerai reps were not tapped - the lug screws were just driven home in the hope that they would cut their own threads. This was the result: When this happens, you are short of choices... you can get a watch maker to re-tap the lugs, or you can try to secure the stripped lug-screws with thread-lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Get rivers spring bars - this is the best option. thats what i was going to suggest. If anyone runs across springbars that will work for a 40mm pam let me know. I know 22mm spring bars are common but ones that are big enough to work with pam holes aren't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosk Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 thats what i was going to suggest. If anyone runs across springbars that will work for a 40mm pam let me know. I know 22mm spring bars are common but ones that are big enough to work with pam holes aren't I agree, River's spring bars are in all my PAMs. Fake screw notch makes it almost impossible to tell them apart from real screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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