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eche_bus
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 Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:37 pm Post subject: How to tighten up window crank knob? |
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My bus still has its original window cranks ( big deal, right?  ) and that means they've had plenty of use. The knobs are just really loose.
Is there a way to tighten these up? |
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Ian
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| Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Not really. You could re-rivet them, I guess.
Upgrade to some Vanagon units.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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if you carefully pop out the disk in the knob, you can gently with a punch peen the rivit tighter.
be careful popping it open, you can easily leave teeth marks in the surrounding plastic
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eche_bus
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| Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
if you carefully pop out the disk in the knob, you can gently with a punch peen the rivit tighter.
be careful popping it open, you can easily leave teeth marks in the surrounding plastic |
Thanks much for the tip! I'd already removed the disk (yes, it would be real easy to leave marks), but couldn't tell what I was seeing. Was afraid of just smacking/pressing things without knowing.
Will try peening the rivet as you suggest and report back. |
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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bunch of ways to go about it....put a small socket in the knob and tap the back side. it works pretty good.
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| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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eche_bus
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Strange ... I edited my last post earlier to note I'd tried peening as you suggested and it worked great! Now as I look back at the thread, that edit isn't there. That's never happened before.
Anyways ... thanks again for the great suggestion. Hitting the edge of the center pin with a punch three times around the circumference left me with a nice tight fit between the pin and the "washer" that surrounds it. Exactly what was needed. |
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