Mark, for such a small screw, I'd try the blue LokTite (or equivalent) and, if it doesn't work, drill and tap for a larger screw.
Don't know what it looks like under the lid, but another alternative might be to hold it closed from the inside with Velcro or VHB tape. Gus K5GMB On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 11:28 PM Mark Brantana via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a question everyone is likely to encounter at some time, and I am > hoping someone has an answer. There are tiny screws holding the back of my > macbook air. The pentalobe size is 1.2, and the screw shaft size appears to > be around 0.75 mm. The screw appears to be stainless steel, and the case > appears to be aluminum. The screw appears to be fine, but the hole is > stripped. Does anyone have a solution for properly and permanently fixing > the hole? > Mark > N5PRD > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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