Hi, don’t worry, it’s obvious how it comes apart, but it’s just tough to drill out the old rusty screws. Was wondering if I’m missing a trick.
I’m in the UK, it’s the same just flipped. The grabrail has about 8 small screws attaching it to the vinyl covered base, then it’s got one screw at either end attaching it to the curved ply parts. It’s simple, but when the screws are this badly rusted it’s difficult.
Thanks for the gauge console tip though. I’ll be tackling it tonight.
I was just commenting to a member here yesterday about how I don’t know how the wood grab rail fastens. Good to know. Pics would still be great.
One of the things that you will find in my decon thread is that I drilled out a number of screws. Off the top of my head, door handle screws, door jamb screws, and I mentioned the dash screws on the project car already.
When you drill out a screw, you use the smallest bit possible. You want to pop the head off, not the whole screw. Once the head is off you can use needle nose pliers to remove the thread.
However, since you are dealing with wood screws, you may still have a stuck thread embedded in the wood. Alternatively you can drill a small hole in the screw head and use an extractor. One word of caution however, small extractors break with little force.
Try both options and see what works best. I typically go with option 1, and I have broken more extractors than I care to admit.