Size of the Fantastic Fan Screw

Chris_and_Sarah

A few weeks ago we went from Florida to Kansas and back using only backroads -- it was really fun and really bumpy. As to the bumpy part, at one point I got into the t@b and noticed the hand crank to raise and lower the exterior fantastic fan cover on the floor.  Apparently the screw holding it in place worked itself loose and fell out.  Once we got home I emptied everything out and searched, but I never found that screw.  There were places that it could have rolled under that are just impossible for me to access without serious disassembly.  

The crank still works, but it doesn't stay in place.   Can anyone tell me the size of the screw so that I can get a replacement?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

LARK

Chris and Sarah- I can check tonight. Will get back later unless someone beats me to the punch!

LARK

Hey guys, mine is a 8-32 X 1 3/4". It is a phillips head.

Chris_and_Sarah

Thank you so much! Now I can just get one at the hardware store.

BBchBum

you do realize that the minute you purchase the new screw it will be sitting in the middle of the floor for all to see....

Verna

I lost my Fantastic Fan screw in January, the teardrop is totally cleaned out and I still can't find it! They disappear into thin air

Nomad

The dog ate it.

Verna

PXLated said:

The dog ate it.

Ahhhh, PXLated.....Sunny Day weighs 12 lbs and the screw is 1 3/4" long.  Believe me, I would have known if she ate it!  That would be one very expensive screw to extract.

Normfun

Somebody broke in took the screw and locked up when they left.  Yep that has to be it.  Happens all the time around our place.

Nomad

Ya, can't imagine what the vet bill would be.

Verna

Whodunnit and Notme must have taken it.

RollingLagrima

Nope Verna, word on the street is that is was ThatLittleGuy.

Nomad

Sally - That was good :-)