Hoover Latch Cover Screw - ...
$6.99
Product details
The early short latch cover screw for the Hoover 6430, part 012111. Hoover used more than one length here, and this is the short, early-production version. The wrong length either bottoms out before it clamps or does not reach the thread at all.
A missing or stripped screw leaves the latch cover free to move. It rattles, it sits slightly proud, and the assembly it should be holding together no longer lines up. The temptation is to force in whatever screw is in the drawer, which is how the thread in the housing gets stripped, and that is a far worse problem than a lost screw.
The correct screw threads in and pulls the cover down flat. Confirm your machine takes the early short version before ordering.

