Hex Head Fasteners Installing into Metal with Metal Teks - Problems - Causes and Remedies
| Problem | Cause | Remedy |
| Fastener difficult to start and slides on the cladding | Fastener not driven at right angles to the cladding | Hold the fastener at 90 degrees to the cladding. |
| Fastener not held at right angles and at the center of the crest or valley of corrugated profile | Hold the fastener at 90 degrees to the cladding and ensure the fastener is at the center of the profile crest or valley. | |
| Do much pressure is applied to the Hex Driver Bit. | Apply a firm and consistent pressure allowing the point of the fastener to cut thru the material. | |
| Driver Tool is in reverse | Change to clockwise direction. | |
| Fastener will not drill thru the steel, starts but stops before drilling through the metal | The thickness of the metal being drilled is too thick for the fastener being used. | Refer to the Buildex drilling and installing capacity chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener for the material thickness |
| The material being drilled into is too hard or not compatible with Buildex Fastener | ||
| Fastener drill point breaking or burning. | Too much pressure is applied to the fastener. | Apply a firm and consistent pressure allowing the point of the fastener to cut thru the material. |
| Driver Tool is in reverse | Change to clockwise direction. | |
| Too great an air gap between lapped material. | Refer to the Buildex drilling and installing capacity chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener for the material thickness | |
| Fastener drills thru material but will not install into metal. | The thickness of the metal being installed into is too thick for the fastener being used. | Refer to the Buildex drilling and installing capacity chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener for the material thickness |
| Driver Tool is lacking in power to install the fastener | Check the driver tool power rating. | |
| Check battery on the Cordless Driver Tool | ||
| Fastener Head breaks or twists off during installation. | The thickness of the metal being drilled is too thick for the fastener being used. | Refer to the Buildex drilling and installing capacity chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener for the material thickness |
| The material being drilled into is too hard or not compatible with Buildex Fasteners | ||
| Over tightening of the fastener | Release the trigger on the driver tool as the fastener meets the metal surface being fixed into. | |
| Driver Tool over powered for the fastener | Reduce the power (torque) setting on the Driver Tool. | |
| Use a lower powered Driver Tool | ||
| Fastener thread strips during installation. | Material being installed into is to thin for the fastener being used. | Refer to the Buildex drilling and installing capacity chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener for the material thickness |
| Over tightening of the fastener | Reduce the power (torque) setting on the Driver Tool. | |
| Use a lower powered Driver Tool | ||
Hex Head Fasteners Installing into a top piece of Timber or Metal into Metal with Metal Teks - Problems - Causes and Remedies
| Recommendations when using Metal Teks into timber or metal top piece then into metal. | |
| It is recommended when installing a Metal Teks Fastener into two pieces of metal that a clearance hole is drilled into the top piece of metal when the top piece is greater than 1.0 mm in thickness. | Click to view the Buildex Thread and Clearance Holechart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener clearance hole. |
| It is recommended when installing a Metal Teks Fastener into a piece of timber then into metal that a Wing Teks Fastener is used or a clearance hole is drilled into the timber. | |
| Problem | Cause | Remedy |
| The two pieces of metal separate when drilling and installing into the metal | No clearance hole in the top piece of metal. | Refer to the Buildex Thread and Clearance Hole chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener clearance hole. |
| Fastener difficult to start and slides on the metal | Fastener not driven at right angles to the Metal | Hold the fastener at 90 degrees to the cladding. |
| Do much pressure is applied to the Hex Driver Bit. | Apply a firm and consistent pressure allowing the point of the fastener to cut thru the material. | |
| Driver Tool is in reverse | Change to clockwise direction. | |
| Fastener will not drill thru the steel, starts but stops before drilling through the metal | The thickness of the metal being drilled is too thick for the fastener being used. | Refer to the Buildex drilling and installing capacity chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener for the material thickness |
| The material being drilled into is too hard or not compatible with Buildex Fastener | ||
| No clearance hole in the top piece of metal. | ||
| Fastener drill point breaking or burning. | Too much pressure is applied to the fastener. | Apply a firm and consistent pressure allowing the point of the fastener to cut thru the material. |
| Driver Tool is in reverse | Change to clockwise direction. | |
| Too great an air gap between lapped material. | Refer to the Buildex drilling and installing capacity chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener for the material thickness | |
| No clearance hole in the top piece of metal. | Refer to the Buildex Thread and Clearance Holechart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener clearance hole. | |
| Fastener drills thru material but will not install into metal. | The thickness of the metal being installed into is too thick for the fastener being used. | Refer to the Buildex drilling and installing capacity chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener for the material thickness |
| Driver Tool is lacking in power to install the fastener | Check the driver tool power rating. | |
| Check battery on the Cordless Driver Tool | ||
| No clearance hole in the top piece of metal. | Refer to the Buildex Thread and Clearance Holechart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener clearance hole. | |
| Fastener thread strips during installation. | Material being installed into is to thin for the fastener being used. | Refer to the Buildex drilling and installing capacity chart on the Buildex website for the appropriate fastener for the material thickness |
| Over tightening of the fastener | Reduce the power (torque) setting on the Driver Tool. | |
| Use a lower powered Driver Tool | ||