Handle screws stripping?

[Cooper264]

So ya know those coarse threaded screws that hold the handle on the tank assembly, that only thread into plastic? What happens when one strips out?

How do you guys fix this problem?

Plastiweld? Bigger screw? Some sort of helicoil for plastic?

Stihl and Husky problem

 

[ktmtigger]

I've folded up tinfoil real tight and small enough to fit in the hole then thread the screw back in

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[Canadian farm boy]

Cut a couple pieces of plastic trimmer line and lay them in the stripped hole. Heat up a nail nice and hot and use it to melt the trimmer line in the stripped hole.
When you reinstall the screw only use 2 ugga duggas and not 3.

 

[Cooper264]

Cut a couple pieces of plastic trimmer line and lay them in the stripped hole. Heat up a nail nice and hot and use it to melt the trimmer line in the stripped hole.
When you reinstall the screw only use 2 ugga duggas and not 3.

I learned that on the chines takeout 660's. Impact definitely aint the way to go on those. I like the trimmer line idea. Last 365 I worked on had all 4 stripped out minus the one on the av spring. Probably should have done that

 

[Nutball]

Cut a couple pieces of plastic trimmer line and lay them in the stripped hole. Heat up a nail nice and hot and use it to melt the trimmer line in the stripped hole.
When you reinstall the screw only use 2 ugga duggas and not 3.

Video of the ugga duggas?

 

[Cat 525]

I use steel wool. Push some in the hole with loctite and rescrew.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Drill it out to 6.5mm and wind these in. Take M5*16.[/ATTACH] View attachment 287098

 

[Larry B]

For a temporary fix i use a couple pieces of small zip tie placed in the hole.