Taking a look, and to asnwer the "Will It Hold 55 Lbs" Question.
You have 2 screws in that picture, i cannot see the one behind, that are not flush atleast.
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It Will Hold 55LBS, It Will Not Last Long tho. the constant moving will pull either the screws loose or more than likely break the heads off the screws.
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You'll be putting major force on the far right screw, when it breaks, the left screw will be next, then the upper screw will pull out.
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this is not a permanent solution by far, temporary at best, and honestly, just remove it, and re-do this properly 2" above the existing one. Best is to Pilot the holes first with a smaller drill bit (yes you broke one, don't wiggle the bit at all has to be straight in and straight out. any movement will break the pilot bit.
Then drill in the screws if you can, if not hand screw them in.
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Also your pilot should be as long as your screw at minimum.
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If you cannot do this, a handyman could prob do it in 15mins or so, check your local ad's see if you can find a cheap person to do it. Nothing would be worse than a bike falling onto someone/animal. Not that it'd be fatal or anything, but you'd still feel bad.
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also as a note, order of weight, Top screw takes most weight, then next two down, then bottom screw takes least weight in this instance.
KWPaul_Games t1_j27fa80 wrote
Reply to Weak drill > Non-flush screws > Load?? by huongdaoroma
Taking a look, and to asnwer the "Will It Hold 55 Lbs" Question.
You have 2 screws in that picture, i cannot see the one behind, that are not flush atleast.
​
It Will Hold 55LBS, It Will Not Last Long tho. the constant moving will pull either the screws loose or more than likely break the heads off the screws.
​
You'll be putting major force on the far right screw, when it breaks, the left screw will be next, then the upper screw will pull out.
​
this is not a permanent solution by far, temporary at best, and honestly, just remove it, and re-do this properly 2" above the existing one. Best is to Pilot the holes first with a smaller drill bit (yes you broke one, don't wiggle the bit at all has to be straight in and straight out. any movement will break the pilot bit.
Then drill in the screws if you can, if not hand screw them in.
​
Also your pilot should be as long as your screw at minimum.
​
If you cannot do this, a handyman could prob do it in 15mins or so, check your local ad's see if you can find a cheap person to do it. Nothing would be worse than a bike falling onto someone/animal. Not that it'd be fatal or anything, but you'd still feel bad.
​
also as a note, order of weight, Top screw takes most weight, then next two down, then bottom screw takes least weight in this instance.