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Q & A: MG T Type Stripped Wood

My 53TD is coming alive for the 4th time in the 45 years I have owned it....but difficulty with the door locks....First, the screw holes in the wood are stripped out....Second..the machine screws that Moss sent (and they say they are correct) are not quite long enough to reach through the door panels, and I can't find longer screws with the correct threads.....then I'm not even sure that the locks will line up with the strikers....(which have the same worn out screw holes)...... What can I use to re-new these holes???............there's got to be a way !!!!!!!!!!

I have just installed the (New Red Leather) interior, and really don't want to have to take it off.....but I will if that is all I can do.....I could replace the captured nuts with nuts with SAE threads maybe..and use longer screws...??? I thought about "forcing" a screw with SAE threads.......but then I am afraid it will bind and that I will cause the nut to twist in it's capturing device.....

You could drill out the holes to 1/2" and fill it with wood glue and a dowel. This will give you a new hole. Make sure you put a stop on your drill so you don't hit your door. The screws are probably 10-32. If you tell us how long we could m... read more