Just try grabbing the screw across the flats with long nose pliers, held on end. and turn it in. Not much force is required so pliers should do the trick.
Charles Weston --- On Tue, 1/24/12, Rance Velapoldi <[email protected]> wrote: From: Rance Velapoldi <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} "nut drivers" To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 10:43 AM Hi Don: MicroMark has them in a set of 8 with 0.5mm steps so that probably would be ok. I guess I had better stick with the metric set, however, rather than the inch ones. thanks for info. regards, Rance On 1/24/2012 17:34, Don Thompson wrote: Dear Rance, We had to special order nut drivers for the 2-8-0. They are 1.6mm and impossible to find in the US. We still have some if that will work, but I suspect they might be a bit larger. Don On Jan 24, 2012, at 11:05 AM, Rance Velapoldi wrote: Hi all: One of the hex headed machine screws that holds the side/drive rods on my AM 4-8-4 came loose. I looked for some nut drivers that I thought I had, but couldn't find them at home (typical). I checked with Micro Mark and they have a few sets sets, in metric and inch. Has anybody used either of those and which would be better for the engine side rods? I assume that the metric would be best since the engines are made in China - however, maybe the manufacturers (AM, SHS, etc.) might make a suggestion. Does anyone have any other suggestions besides MicroMark where I can order them and have them sent to California??? Thanks in advance for any advice. Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway) ps Any suggestions for a loc tite material to hold machine screws in? Might as well order both together.
