Phillips #4 screws

[ajchien]

I have a Mac P4 screwdriver, and a HF P4 socket driver in my box. Got me thinking, don't think I've ever seen a Phillips #4 screw...

Where do you guys see Phillips #4 screws?

 

[Solid Lifters]

I have a Mac P4 screwdriver, and a HF P4 socket driver in my box. Got me thinking, don't think I've ever seen a Phillips #4 screw...

Where do you guys see Phillips #4 screws?

Never. Not once have I come across one, yet the driver for them cost me $28.

Dirt bikes have a lot of them, so I've been told. Same with ATVs.

 

[AZ_Catskinner]

I had a '63 Chevy C10 that had a few on it.

 

[Farmrod]

school buses

 

[balane]

I think some of the old slide off rotors and drums had #4 Phillips which held them in place during the assembly line. The only time I've used a #4 is with my impact driver to get off rusty, firmly in place fasteners.

 

[Monte]

iirc air filter housing of a Opel Kadett

 

[franzdom]

Some auto door latch hardware or hinges.

 

[Avgas]

All over commercial aviation aircraft

 

[Buckgnarly]

Old CJ windshield hinge from my buddy....what a rusted PITA that was.....

 

[chevy_cowboy]

Quite a few on international trucks, but we've gotten into the habit of replacing them with hex head stuff anytime we get a chance.

Also as someone mentioned, dirtbikes. Usually seats and trim panels are held on with P4's

 

[TOOL MASTER]

Car doors

 

[malibu101]

Great timing to read this as today I had to repair a piece of lab equipment and one of the pieces was held down with 3/8-16 flat head machine bolts. Those bolts had a #4 phillips.
I have stumbled across them before but it has been very seldom for me.

 

[chevy_cowboy]

Car doors

oh yeah... forgot about how much of a pain the door hinges on my 56 belair was.

 

[plinker]

I have used a #4 bit socket once, dont remember on what.

Japanese ATV's & vehicles use alot of Phillips head hardware from what I've experianced.

 

[melliott28]

Great timing on this thread. Sears has the P4 Craftsman Profession screwdriver on sale for $8.88 and I was trying to find a reason to buy it. I have never had a situation that called for a P4 screwdriver, but for the sale price, I was trying to come up with a reason for buying one. Haven't found a reason yet; the door latches on both my cars use P3 screws, on my wife's car they are torx, I don't do any work on dirtbikes, ATV's, or aircraft. Come on guys, what are some other things that use P4 screws?

 

[Moose-LandTran]

I saw one for the first time on Saturday!

They were used to hold the protective sheetmetal covers on the lift at work.

 

[BJ42LX]

Old Land Cruiser windshield hinges as well. Actually, those are JIS #4.

Old CJ windshield hinge from my buddy....what a rusted PITA that was.....

 

[Tatsuya]

I've only seen them as fasteners to a license plate frame. Why they were P4 I don't know....

 

[ZRX61]

All over commercial aviation aircraft

& military, at least older stuff.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Never. Not once have I come across one, yet the driver for them cost me $28.

I often find i've bought a tool and from then on never see the part/thing it's meant for again. In most cases, i'm happy to pay to never see them again.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

All over commercial aviation aircraft

Yep. With stuff this large, you don't need or want a regular screwdriver style tool, its best to have a 1/4 or 5/16 hex drive Apex bit, so you can drive it with a handle (such as a SO ratcheting screwdriver) OR a 1/4 drive ratchet, speed handle, etc.

Charles

 

[JASTECH]

Door latches as mentioned above, seat belt anchores and some of our farm equipment.

Thanks, JASTECH

 

[otis66]

I used a No 4 to remove the Access floor when replacing the Alt on a MCI-MC9 Motor Coach.

 

[Greatbear]

Pole pieces in big DC motors, at least for me in recent memory.