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Old 06-22-2022, 02:10 PM
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To all that offered advice on this repair. It was interesting, 3 screws had the phillips head stripped. 2 screws had the phillips head actually break off the screw body. 2 screws were in so tight I had to cut the hinges off to get a grip on the screws to remove. One actually came out easily. Eventually I was able to remove all but the 2 screws that broke. These had to be drilled out. All of these screws were stainless steel, which required Cobalt bits, oil and lots of time drill out. In the end I was able to get all the screws out (8), the owner provided new stainless steel screws and i was able to install the new hinges, all in all a productive morning.
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