Soddering question (sorry about spelling)

[Argeo]

When puting my rear tail lights and one front headlight back together, I noticed that some of the screws holding on are not tightening as they should. It is like you can not pull them out but they keep spinning.

One is the headlight screw. I have the headlight screw and the screw that hold the plastic headlight trim. The other is on the rear light casing that helps hold the plastic lens on. I am don't know how to weld so i am wonderin if I can sodder nuts on the back of the where the screws are suppose to go into.

Any other suggestions? The headlight screw adds a new twist where I need that screw that allows the other screw to screw into it.

Anyways, hope this makes sense. At work and writing fast.

David

[limble]

I thought the rings and lenses were held on with what used to be called a Tinnerman or now called a speed nut, no they won't make your car go any faster. If that's true then you can pull them off and squeeze them flatter in a vise. My rear lens housings were stripped, they are a cheap pot metal casting and prone to stripping. I melted solder into them and then tapped the holes. I was careful to not torque them too tightly. This was several years ago. The next owner will strip them out for sure.

If I'm completely off base then here are my thoughts on soldering.

You can solder the two together. Cleaning and enough heat is the issue. I would take a dremel with a brush to both parts and use plenty of flux.
I just soldered a couple pieces together to fix the door handle mechanism on the old mini-van. I used a propane torch and the solder flowed nicely.

You probably won't be able to apply much torque to the joined parts.

Tip for writing at work:
Write it all in Word and then cut and paste. You won't have the Pelican board up as long. Heh, heh!