HELP: Headlight Bucket Mounts: Diameter & Thread Pitch?

[mshaver51]

I want to tap the threads in the (4) headlight bucket mounts. Two different size taps appear to "fit" but i don't want to wreck the threads, so I'm asking for the wisdom of the community before I move forward...

My car takes sugar scoops. The parts manual isn't clear (at least to me) about mounting the headlight assembly to the bucket. The PET appears to show part # 900.014.046.02 "pan head screw -- AM -- 4 x 10," mounting the assembly to the bucket. Because of the way the illustration is broken up, I'm just not sure that I am reading it correctly.

So, can someone confirm that it takes a 4 x 10 fastener? If not, does anyone know the diameter and thread pitch of the fastener that holds the headlight assembly to the bucket?

And if you have a photo it would be really helpful, too. (Not sure what the Germans mean by "pan head".)

Thanks for any assistance.

[edmayo]

Pretty sure those are 4 X .70

[lkadams]

I'm not sure if it's different in German, but this is a pan head screw (bolt)

[SIMI BOB]

Ed is correct, of course. 4 X .70. When you say above that it is 4 X 10, that would imply a 10mm long screw, which seems too short, about 4/10 of an inch.
BB

[76911S]

http://www.mcmaster.com/#pan-head-ma...crews/=1329ndd

Mark..

[mshaver51]

i should have expressed my thanks previously. the thread pitch help was really appreciated. (there are some weird angles to those tabs, however.)

once i tapped the threads, we simply selected the screw that gave us enough length to pass through the assembly and full-depth threads in the bucket-tabs,without much left over. (i didn't measure the length.)

as always, this community is great at sharing information. thank you.