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    Default What screw driver to tighten the bolts at the bottom of the OZ HD Tower?

    Am I the only one who's screw comes loose on the tower? There's no easy way of tightening it. I haven't found a big enough flat head that doesn't start to strip it. Anyone have a recommendation of a screwdriver to buy?


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    Quote Originally Posted by BrettLee3232 View Post
    Am I the only one who's screw comes loose on the tower? There's no easy way of tightening it. I haven't found a big enough flat head that doesn't start to strip it. Anyone have a recommendation of a screwdriver to buy?


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    I had to tighten it every 2 to 3 trips out. I used a flathead screwdriver. A really big one. One trick I found was to take some pressure off the tower by pushing up on it. Then it would tighten real easy.


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    +1 on lifting the tower. Had to tighten them once. There is a lot of pressure on those bolts from the weight of the tower.
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    Yeah I have to lift the tower to relieve stress but it's still a pain in the ass. I wish I could find a screw driver that was shaped like a tire iron so I could get some good torque on it lol.

    I've looked at t-handle screw drivers but I haven't found a big enough one yet.

    Mine get loose every trip. It's so annoying.


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    Quote Originally Posted by BrettLee3232 View Post
    Yeah I have to lift the tower to relieve stress but it's still a pain in the ass. I wish I could find a screw driver that was shaped like a tire iron so I could get some good torque on it lol.

    I've looked at t-handle screw drivers but I haven't found a big enough one yet.

    Mine get loose every trip. It's so annoying.


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    Buy more speakers to weight the tower down so it cannot loosen.


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    Quote Originally Posted by BrettLee3232 View Post
    Yeah I have to lift the tower to relieve stress but it's still a pain in the ass. I wish I could find a screw driver that was shaped like a tire iron so I could get some good torque on it lol.

    I've looked at t-handle screw drivers but I haven't found a big enough one yet.

    Mine get loose every trip. It's so annoying.


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    Take them out one at a time and coat it with red threadlocker. I use the largest flathead I have and use a cresent wrench on the grip for more twisting force. That was the only way to stop them from vibrating loose.


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    Quote Originally Posted by tnbrooks01 View Post
    Take them out one at a time and coat it with red threadlocker. I use the largest flathead I have and use a cresent wrench on the grip for more twisting force. That was the only way to stop them from vibrating loose.


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    Thank you!


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    Hey mate same problem here originally.
    Used a stainless ruler end, pulled each one out and put thread locker on it then replaced.
    Been out about 20 times since and all good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bjrow View Post
    Hey mate same problem here originally.
    Used a stainless ruler end
    How do you use a stainless ruler end?

    All I can think of is in elementary school when the teachers had a 3' ruler lol



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    Here's a pic, just used it carefully while moving the tower up/down etc.

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