- camry license plate screws
- Posted by tom
I am trying to remove the rear license plate on a 1994 toyota camry.
After breaking one screw driver (a craftsman which Sears replaced)
trying to remove the screws I went out and bought some extra large
screwdrivers to get maximum torque but still no luck. Is there
something special I need to do in order to remove the screws. It
certainly doesn't look that way. I think the screws are just rusted
and stuck. Anyone have a similar problem and find a solution? I'm
thinking impact screwdriver next since I don't think a would be able
to get at the screws with any type of solution to break the rust.
What I really want to do is remove the plastic bumper cover. Do I
have to remove the license plate to do this?
Thanks for any advice you might have.
- Posted by Tegger®
tmc315@eudoramail.com (tom) spake unto the masses in
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A drill. Some oil. And progressively larger bits. Make sure they're new and
sharp.
Yup.
Yup. A drill. It's the only way.
That will likely do nothing. License plates usually screw into thin, flimsy
bracketing, which will just bend under the impact.
--
TeGGeR®
- Posted by RunnerBiker
On 12 Jan 2004 12:27:48 -0800, tmc315@eudoramail.com (tom) wrote:
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No, the license plate screws are attached to speed-nuts that are
attached to the plastic cover on the bumper.
I had trouble with mine on a '93 Camry, and I actually tore a hole in
the plastic bumper material trying to get the screw out.
Now I remove the screw and coat it with White Lithium grease and
re-attachi ti once a year when I update my registration sticker.
Ken - West Union, SC Population 270 + 2
- Posted by Scarx
"RunnerBiker" <kennethNOkSPAMklein@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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You a little bit anal?
- Posted by Max
why not use anti-seize on the threads and forget about it
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- Posted by RunnerBiker
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:30:23 GMT, "Max" <Max@Bob.com> wrote:
lithium grease works for me, and once a year is not that onerous a
duty. I could easily be wrong, but I thought anit-sieze had more to do
with dissimilar metals and lots of heat. Steel spark plugs in an
aluminum head for example.
Has anyone used anti-sieze on license plate bolts successfully?
- Posted by JIM JACQUES
I live down the road from West Union and if there are 270 + you are counting
the dogs and chickens.
the lithium sounds like a great idea.
Jim
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