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The screw that attaches the A/C hose coming from the compressor to the accumulator has a nut on it that should cinch the thing down tight. Well I ruined the screw trying to tighten it down. Now no matter how tight I get the nut, it’s not flush and there’s a leak. The screw has a small part in the middle with no thread. The head of it is smaller than the shaft so the nut can go on it. Can I get a new screw or just get one from the hardware store that fits? How do I get this attached with a good seal now?
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Agreed on needing to see this. It is going to be impossible for any of us to guess what might work without really seeing how this is set up.
Trying to upload a pic of the screw. This is all I can upload. I’ll keep trying to get a pic of the actual screw up here. On here, the screw goes through the nut numbered 28 on here that goes through o-ring numbered 3 into the accumulator.
So I stripped the hex end of the screw. I now realize the fat part of the screw goes on the accumulator side and the nut cinches the connection down from the hose side. Can you help me identify the type of screw/bolt this is so I can find a new one? I don’t know where to get one with that fat unthreaded section in the middle like that. Thanks for your help guys!
It might be dealer item or salvage yard. Try calling dealer parts or take it to an auto store
to try and match up the stud.In all reality, if you have a bolt of the proper thread to go into the accumulator, and a nut that fits it you are set. Thread the bolt in, cut off the head, and then use the nut and you have your own stud. As long as the mating surface on the accumulator is flat, and the threads in it aren’t screwed up, life is good.
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