Forgot washers on TV mount lag bolts
TLDR: got an LG TV, mounted it, had issues with TV, switched to Samsung, had to take off the mount and put it a bit lower given the different VESA hole locations on the Samsung. When re-mounting however, I forgot to add washers on the lag bolts when screwing them into the studs. The TV is ~80 lbs - and I see that the lag bolt head is wide enough such that it covers a good area on the mount. I've seen suggestions to take one bolt off at a time, add the washer, screw it in again, move in to the next? Or do I really need to take off the tv first? Not really sure how important the washers are or if it's worth getting the TV off the mount to fix it, if it can be fixed by taking bolt off one at a time, or if it should be fine the way it is now. submitted by /u/titan_of_saturn [link] [comments]
TLDR: got an LG TV, mounted it, had issues with TV, switched to Samsung, had to take off the mount and put it a bit lower given the different VESA hole locations on the Samsung.
When re-mounting however, I forgot to add washers on the lag bolts when screwing them into the studs. The TV is ~80 lbs - and I see that the lag bolt head is wide enough such that it covers a good area on the mount.
I've seen suggestions to take one bolt off at a time, add the washer, screw it in again, move in to the next? Or do I really need to take off the tv first?
Not really sure how important the washers are or if it's worth getting the TV off the mount to fix it, if it can be fixed by taking bolt off one at a time, or if it should be fine the way it is now.
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