Screw Sets for Thinkpads

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Wilsonflyer · #1 Post by **Wilsonflyer** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:18 pm

How come it is that every time I tear my TP apart, I end up with less screws to put it back together with than I took out of it 15 minutes prior? I think I got a screw eating monster in my carpet in my office or something. Anyway...

I've seen mentioned on this forum that "complete" screw sets can be obtained from IBM for $3-4 or something like that. Supposedly, you're suppose to use a new screw set every time you open it up anyway because of the locking nylon on the screws on many of the parts.

I've looked on eBay and there seems to be 4 screws in a bag for $3. that's not what I'm looking.

On to the question at hand. Does anybody happen to have the part number for a COMPLETE screw set for the A31 AND the phone number for ordering a set? I'm tired of not having enough. Me wants EXTRAS! LOL

Thanks.

-bob

#2 Post by **Kyocera** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:35 pm

Go to the ibm web site and look up parts for your particular model and the screw set will be there. You get the whole set plus the covers to replace the ones you have pull off. It is fairly cheap but the downside is the shipping cost. I think mine wound up costing like $9 or something. It is nice to have all those screws for future use too.

Wilsonflyer · #3 Post by **Wilsonflyer** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:56 pm

LMFAO... $33.50! I don't think so!

Part number: 26P9646

Never freakin' mind.

Thanks for the help though. Guess the "$3" sets are all sold out. LOL

ThinkPad R · #4 Post by **ThinkPad R** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:50 pm

all of your comments are pretty funny.

i think that perhaps this thread should be in the index of helpful threads that i'm working on

#5 Post by **Kyocera** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:11 pm

Wow, that is an outrage, just for the heck of it i double checked the price of the screw set for my t42 which i ordered about a year ago and it is now $7.50 not to bad of an increase. Your screws must be special. I wonder if you could get by using screws from another model????

aaron158 · #6 Post by **aaron158** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:47 pm

i bet your laptop has gold screws

Wilsonflyer · #7 Post by **Wilsonflyer** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:56 pm

aaron158 wrote:i bet your laptop has gold screws

Apparently. LOL

Wilsonflyer · #8 Post by **Wilsonflyer** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:58 pm

Kyocera wrote:Wow, that is an outrage, just for the heck of it i double checked the price of the screw set for my t42 which i ordered about a year ago and it is now $7.50 not to bad of an increase. Your screws must be special. I wonder if you could get by using screws from another model????

Yea. Funny thing is they look identical to the screws from every other TP I've ever torn into.

I'm just gonna order a Txx or Rxx set I guess.

#9 Post by **Kyocera** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:10 pm

I've taken apart a bunch of different model thinkpads, older and new and really thought the screws were very similar too, very very tiny. The set I have for my t42 has more than 60 screws of every imagineable size and plus those little black stickie dots to cover the screw holes.

Nolonemo · #10 Post by **Nolonemo** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:26 pm

I think I looked at a set for a T22 and it was around $35 too, so I guess it's model dependent.

cpn · #11 Post by **cpn** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:51 pm

I don't have any missing or loose screws. But I am misisng a couple of covers on my A31. Anyone know of any partnumber for any thinkpad that I could order that is cheap enough that I wouldn't be paying 3-4 dollars a cover? Thanks.

Craig

Website · #12 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:09 pm

$26.50 for the 600/600E/600X screws (FRU 05K4841).

christopher_wolf · #13 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:14 pm

tfflivemb2 wrote:$26.50 for the 600/600E/600X screws (FRU 05K4841).

Keeerikey that is alot for a screw set

Is the nylon thread grip on those screws really a one time use thing?

Website · #14 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:41 pm

No, unless you run dashes and play football with your Thinkpad, the screws really shouldn't be working loose.

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