Standard thread for overflow plate trim screw?

Unless this is a Chinese part, then it is commie metric. Something like 5mm x 0.8

I have access to a tap and die set, does anyone know what thread the typica l overflow drain trim screw thread is?

ink above with the exception of the lack of the wording "WATCO" (it even ha s the stamped "CLEANOUT" on the overflow plate.)

deep bath where the water hit the overflow and caused a leak. However when attempting to remove the plate, the screw is completely destroyed - once I backed it out a little bit the diameter is so completely destroyed by rust that it won't screw out any more so will need to be cut.

nd one) or stainless steel screw to allow more easy serviceability in the f uture, but need to have the new screw on hand so as not to leave an exposed overflow while sourcing same which will likely cause issues with the desig n department.

now what it is not being a plumber.

it, probably going to have to order from McMaster...

After poking around some more I'm guessing that it's probably 1/4-20. Now to find a source that isn't mail order (if that is at all possible)

nate

You should have several in your junk box!

Paul

il I have access to a tap and die set, does anyone know what thread the typ ical overflow drain trim screw thread is?

e link above with the exception of the lack of the wording "WATCO" (it even has the stamped "CLEANOUT" on the overflow plate.)

ig deep bath where the water hit the overflow and caused a leak. However w hen attempting to remove the plate, the screw is completely destroyed - onc e I backed it out a little bit the diameter is so completely destroyed by r ust that it won't screw out any more so will need to be cut.

find one) or stainless steel screw to allow more easy serviceability in th e future, but need to have the new screw on hand so as not to leave an expo sed overflow while sourcing same which will likely cause issues with the de sign department.

t know what it is not being a plumber.

on it, probably going to have to order from McMaster...

Now to find a source that isn't mail order (if that is at all possible)

Hah! My junk box is big, but it ain't that big... I do have a pretty good assortment of stainless metric stuff, mostly socket head. Not so much SAE save for the typical Dorman assortment of zinc plated bolts.

Due to the death of the Real Hardware Store (tm) it appears that one really needs a fully stocked Pik-A-Nut rack in one's garage or spare room if one is to really do DIY repairs :(

nate

How anybody gets 1/4-20 from "01024" is a mystery to me. I'd be going to Ace, HD, Lowes, etc to get a couple of 10-24 bolts.

that it's probably 1/4-20. Now to find a source that isn't mail order (if that is at all possible)

I'd bring the parts you already have, and go to a small town hardware. Many have brass screws, which will be less likely to corrode in your wet environment.

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replying to dadiOH, Matthew Mcdonald wrote: I ended up needing 1/4"-24...