1979 Vermont Castings Resolute Door Clamp Screw

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Nat54

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Nov 19, 2014
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I'm rebuilding a 1979 Vermont Castings Resolute. I need to replace the gasket around the glass and I can't remove the four clamp screws. They're rusted in. Does anyone have any suggestions? If I am able to get them out, but destroy the screw heads in the process, is there anywhere I can get replacement screws?

Thanks for any help.
 
Soak the screws in a penetrating oil like PB Blaster for a day or 2 & keep adding more every couple of hours.
Then use a hammer-type impact driver on the screws. If you break one or two ar all of them, just match the threads.
They are probably 1/4-20s
 
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