Door Mechanism Attaching Bolts - Removal

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Hello All,

Just stripping down the doors on my Charger, removing the trim, door handles, etc. My Phillips screwdriver doesn't seem to be doing the job on the 3 bolts (screws) that hold the door mechanism in place, I also have a socket attachment that seems to shallow to get proper grip, I really don't want to round them and then have to drill them out or something. Any ideas? Borrowed a pic from the web. ~ Alan.


Those screws that you show don't have the correct under head shape. They should be countersink or beveled under the head. Whack the screw driver with a hammer as said and then use the correct size screw driver, if you have too attach vise grips to the screw driver for more leverage.

logan426

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Hello All,

Just stripping down the doors on my Charger, removing the trim, door handles, etc. My Phillips screwdriver doesn't seem to be doing the job on the 3 bolts (screws) that hold the door mechanism in place, I also have a socket attachment that seems to shallow to get proper grip, I really don't want to round them and then have to drill them out or something. Any ideas? Borrowed a pic from the web. ~ Alan.


Those screws that you show don't have the correct under head shape. They should be countersink or beveled under the head. Whack the screw driver with a hammer as said and then use the correct size screw driver, if you have too attach vise grips to the screw driver for more leverage.

logan426

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Thanks Logan, I borrowed the crew pic from Jim's Auto Parts site.

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You may need a Posi-drive screw driver bit. If the screws have small hash marks in the cross of the slots it's posi-drive. A phillips screw driver will strip out the head of the screw.

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You have to have an impact screw driver. You hit it with a hammer and it turns the screw little by little.

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Thanks again, I'll post my results after I pick up the impact driver.

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I use the proper size phillips in a socket wrench. I am not sure it's a #4 or #3 or #2 but they sell them in sets.

I TAP it a little first to let it know I mean business then press hard and turn.

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Yes I agree that is the best tool IMGTX.

Just a couple days ago I cleaned out my storage area above my garage. I found 2 old cardboard boxes that I stored door hardware in. I brought them down and looked em over and put em in a bucket.I kept every peice inside those doors rubber bumpers and all! I was surprised.

Stripped a very rusty red 73 challenger around 1985? I bought it and installed a 340 and drove it for a few years. Then it got too rusty to be safe and I stripped it of every bolt that I unscrew. Then cut up chunks of it each week with my torch and put it out for garbage man each week, A whole car!

Anyway I have ever bumper, guides, window hardware, everything in this bucket for 2 doors.

Like what was said above, those screws shown above are wrong.

Nothing is for sale so please don't PM me. Always happy to post pictures.


Here's the tool I like with a pair of channel locks. It's a #3 phillips.

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does anyone have a source for replacement screws for this application?

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as far as dead nuts on correct ? No

but very close is avail.