loganberry Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 ok on both my ap 3000's the screw down terminals for the speaker wires are stripped, i have a nasty habbit of over tightening them and yea thats what happened..is there any way to fix this? bigger screws? a dab of hot glue? just wanna ensure the wire wont pop out Quote My F-150 Build GET ON THE BANDWAGON what if they tried messing with the amps when the subs werent louder hahah jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacomabanga1986 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 what i do when screws go to shit is just strip some wire back about 2'' or so and run it threw the screw hole and back out the bottom and twist it on itself and then solder it and wa la, but i dnt kno what you can do with 8guage or so speaker wire they make a rethreading meterial for machine parts but theres not that many thread rows on an amps screws if its a set screw i dunno what to do but if its one of those type screws that have a flat piece on top to hold down the wire u could prolly run a smaller bolt down threw it and put a nut on the end and then u can wrench the fuk out of it lol Quote here's a link to my system 99 toyota tacoma , 2 mtx 8000 1504's in a sealed downfire , 1000w memphis amp here's a link to my other system my 90 geo prizm test car heres a thread i got of new songs u can dl that are legal = Some Good Bangage/you Can Dl These Free And Legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacomabanga1986 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 if this is your amp if its hella stripped i would just drill a hole down threw the bottom part and just run a bolt threw it and put a ring terminal on the speaker wire, should work i would think since there just lil boxs wit a hole in one side and set screw on top Quote here's a link to my system 99 toyota tacoma , 2 mtx 8000 1504's in a sealed downfire , 1000w memphis amp here's a link to my other system my 90 geo prizm test car heres a thread i got of new songs u can dl that are legal = Some Good Bangage/you Can Dl These Free And Legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganberry Posted April 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 i guess if all else fails i can just solder it in there, will be messy but i know it will stay, i dont really see any way of re threading it because of the size, i guess i could try a bigger screw but dont wanna break anything...not to self, dont over tighten next time lol Quote My F-150 Build GET ON THE BANDWAGON what if they tried messing with the amps when the subs werent louder hahah jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacomabanga1986 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 but befor doing anything, if u have enough room to rethread i would rethread it to another bolt pattern i think u drill it out and thread it but i think u can still rethread a threaded hole, i would try a rethread first, and if that dont work try the other option, thats bout all i can think of bro i hate stripped set screws, and phillips set screws, ied rather have an alan head screw than anything Quote here's a link to my system 99 toyota tacoma , 2 mtx 8000 1504's in a sealed downfire , 1000w memphis amp here's a link to my other system my 90 geo prizm test car heres a thread i got of new songs u can dl that are legal = Some Good Bangage/you Can Dl These Free And Legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganberry Posted April 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 idk if thats my amp or not, ive never opened it up lol..im sure i could do the bolt thing if it gets worse, i can get the wire in and make it stay due to the size, so i may just put some hot glue thats easy to take off around the edge of the terminal so it wont move Quote My F-150 Build GET ON THE BANDWAGON what if they tried messing with the amps when the subs werent louder hahah jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyD78 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) get a tap and die set. if its too bad youll have to cut new treads in the mounts and get new screws this would be more of a long term fix Edited April 19, 2010 by DirtyD78 Quote 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO REG CAB H/U SONY W/ IPOD TOUCH new build 2 dc audio lvl4 xl's rd audio 3250 box is behind the seats below the window 3.44 after tuned@34 htz 147.3@44 htz & getting louder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacomabanga1986 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 if u get some titanium drill bits i think u might can just bore all the way threw the top were the screw goes threw and put a nut on bottom and ring terminal on speaker wires, should work, i would do it if my speaker outputs wasnt at an angle and since u got 2 sets of screws are they all stripped or just 2 of em? ied try another route if i could Quote here's a link to my system 99 toyota tacoma , 2 mtx 8000 1504's in a sealed downfire , 1000w memphis amp here's a link to my other system my 90 geo prizm test car heres a thread i got of new songs u can dl that are legal = Some Good Bangage/you Can Dl These Free And Legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil4u2c Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 There is also a rethreading kit, I believe they are called tapcon rethreading kit. They are made to put new threads into stripped out metal, They use a hardened steal thread insert, that basically you tap it into the new area and it has the same internal thread as the original screw hole. It is really hard to strip those once you insert them. Good way to go IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganberry Posted April 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 There is also a rethreading kit, I believe they are called tapcon rethreading kit. They are made to put new threads into stripped out metal, They use a hardened steal thread insert, that basically you tap it into the new area and it has the same internal thread as the original screw hole. It is really hard to strip those once you insert them. Good way to go IMHO link please? and yes the screw holes are stripped on the "bridged" portion of the amp the two far inputs Quote My F-150 Build GET ON THE BANDWAGON what if they tried messing with the amps when the subs werent louder hahah jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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