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**cericd** · 01-26-2021, 07:10 PM

Anybody know what size screws I need to attach the arm rests to my doors. It's a 1970 C/10 with the base model metal door panels. I took them off a while back and misplaced two of the screws. I tried to thread one of my original screws into one of those nut and bolt size finder dodads but it didn't fit anything. It would catch about 2 threads in the 1/4-28 but that's it. It wouldn't thread into the 1/4-20 at all.

These are the arm rests and original screw I'm talking about.

**Grumpy old man** · 01-26-2021, 07:17 PM

1/4 -20 x 1"-1 1/4" They weren't using any of those "new fangled" metric bolts back then .

**BigBird05** · 01-26-2021, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cericd

Anybody know what size screws I need to attach the arm rests to my doors. It's a 1970 C/10 with the base model metal door panels. I took them off a while back and misplaced two of the screws. I tried to thread one of my original screws into one of those nut and bolt size finder dodads but it didn't fit anything. It would catch about 2 threads in the 1/4-28 but that's it. It wouldn't thread into the 1/4-20 at all.

These are the arm rests and original screw I'm talking about.

Don't use any slot head screws! I just took apart a door that somebody put them in. It was very hard to remove them.

**cericd** · 01-27-2021, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBird05

Don't use any slot head screws! I just took apart a door that somebody put them in. It was very hard to remove them.

Good info. Yeah I can see how that might make it tougher. I’m going to try and find some as close to original as possible.

01-26-2021, 07:10 PM	#1
cericd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texan, back in TX Posts: 2,090	1970 Arm Rest Screws Anybody know what size screws I need to attach the arm rests to my doors. It's a 1970 C/10 with the base model metal door panels. I took them off a while back and misplaced two of the screws. I tried to thread one of my original screws into one of those nut and bolt size finder dodads but it didn't fit anything. It would catch about 2 threads in the 1/4-28 but that's it. It wouldn't thread into the 1/4-20 at all. These are the arm rests and original screw I'm talking about. Attached Images __________________ Chris My 1970 SWB C/10 - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=534872

01-26-2021, 07:17 PM	#2
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: 1970 Arm Rest Screws 1/4 -20 x 1"-1 1/4" They weren't using any of those "new fangled" metric bolts back then . __________________ 1967 Factory short bed - Old school '71 - 350 / 4bolt / 487 heads / Edelbrock C3BX Muncie M-22 4 speed / Hurst Comp plus Factory 12 bolt posi 3.73 / 255-70-15 Smoothed firewall / Factory cowl induction Power disc brakes / power steering / 3.5-5" drop



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