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[* black] Whenever you install a screw, first turn the screw counter-clockwise (in the “loosey” direction) to “seat” the screw. | |
[* black] Turn slowly until you feel the screw level off and sink slightly, then stop. | |
[* black] Now it's safe to tighten the screw. | |
- | [* icon_note] A properly |
- | [* icon_caution] An improperly |
- | [* black] If your screw doesn't tighten easily, back off and re-seat it. |
+ | [* icon_note] A properly installed screw will turn easily until it's fully tight. |
+ | [* icon_caution] An improperly threaded screw gets increasingly difficult to tighten—because the misaligned threads are cutting across the threads in the screw hole, causing permanent damage. This is known as "cross-threading." |
+ | [* black] If your screw doesn't tighten easily, back off and carefully re-seat it, and try again. |