What is a 'bolded' out screw? I've never heard this term before.?

Question

Someone bought something from me and claimed the screws were 'bolded' out, saying at some point in time it was taken apart.

Answer 1

I've never heard the term either. My dad's a mechanic, and I've heard plenty about screws, and threads, and nuts and bolts and rivets...all types of fasteners.

What does it matter if something was taken apart? That's what screws are for--so you can unscrew it and screw it back together. Unless something got messed up inside by opening it, I don't see what the big deal is. If it wasn't supposed to be unscrewed, then the manufacturer should have glued it together or put in rivets or something instead of screws.

Now, if the threads on the screws were messed up, or if it had the wrong kind of screws in the holes, it might be bad, but unless the hole the screws went into was messed up, just get the right screws and put them in the holes. There's something called "thread-lock" which basically glues a screw in place--it flows around the screw and then the screw is stuck in the hole.

I don't get the problem. The person should be more specific about the damage, and use standard terms any mechanic (or mechanic's daughter) would use. If I don't recognize the term, I'm not saying it doesn't exist (I admit, there are a few words I don't know!) but it could just be a scam where somebody's trying to return it or get a refund for a "problem" that doesn't exist.

Answer 2

It is a colloquial term it means that the screws were once removed from the item purchased and that the person could tell because the head of the screws showed that they had been turned. So in effect the cut in the top of the srews had spread open therefore "Bolden"

Answer 3

complex aspect. look onto search engines like google. just that could help!