Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - stripped thumbscrew for light globe

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bmccarron
10-08-09, 03:34 AM
I apologize in advance if this has been answered already or if I am in the wrong forum for it. I have a ceiling fan that the previous homeowner seems to have monkeyed the thumbscrews that hold the light globes on (there are 4) for one of my ceiling fans. I can get the screw almost tight enough to hold the globe on and then it pops and retreats backwards. Does anyone have any suggestions outside of replacing a perfectly good ceiling fan to get these globes to stay on? Thanks!

ray2047
10-08-09, 12:15 PM
If it is say 6-32 you could look for an 8-32 and re-tap the hole for an 8-32. Note threads may be metric.