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| ConeDodger |
 Jan 9 2018, 05:33 PM
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Apex killer!  Group: Members Posts: 23,861 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California 
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Just did a search for door handle rebuild and no-joy. Anyone know of a thread?
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| bbrock |
Jan 10 2018, 11:26 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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I was able to take one apart and save the rivet by using pliers around one end to smash the peened end back down to where it would fit through the hole. I've done it exactly one time so don't know how repeatable it is, and it took some time. I think a pair of bird banding pliers would make it easy, but who has a pair of those lying around? If you can find proper replacement rivets, that would be the way to go. I couldn't, so wanted to salvage the existing rivet if I could. But the rivets themselves are soft and the peened edge can easily be ground off with a 2" roloc disc on an angle grinder. Just did that last night on a handle I was using for spare parts.
BTW, those GT handles remind me of the old backpacking joke of drilling holes in your toothbrush handle to save weight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| scallyk9 |
Jan 10 2018, 01:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 343 Joined: 16-October 16 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Member No.: 20,499 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(bbrock @ Jan 10 2018, 09:26 AM)  I was able to take one apart and save the rivet by using pliers around one end to smash the peened end back down to where it would fit through the hole. I've done it exactly one time so don't know how repeatable it is, and it took some time. I think a pair of bird banding pliers would make it easy, but who has a pair of those lying around? If you can find proper replacement rivets, that would be the way to go. I couldn't, so wanted to salvage the existing rivet if I could. But the rivets themselves are soft and the peened edge can easily be ground off with a 2" roloc disc on an angle grinder. Just did that last night on a handle I was using for spare parts. BTW, those GT handles remind me of the old backpacking joke of drilling holes in your toothbrush handle to save weight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) There's another solution to the rivet. AA does have a long shank/short threaded allen bolt with nylock nut packaged just for this purpose. I wasn't clever enough to remove the rivet so that it would be re-useable, and this fit perfectly. |
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ConeDodger Rebuilding door handles? Jan 9 2018, 05:33 PM
UROpartsman Maybe these could help:
http://www.aircoolednut.c... Jan 9 2018, 06:22 PM The Cabinetmaker What exactly do you mean by"rebuild"? Ar... Jan 9 2018, 06:50 PM
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What exactly do you mean by"rebuild"? A... Jan 9 2018, 07:20 PM Mueller
What exactly do you mean by"rebuild"? ... Jan 9 2018, 08:41 PM TargaToy I hope you can drill them more evenly spaced than ... Jan 9 2018, 09:03 PM ConeDodger
[quote name='ConeDodger' post='2566229' date='Jan... Jan 9 2018, 10:32 PM campbellcj
They are going to be rechromed after GT drillin... Jan 10 2018, 11:19 AM Elliot Cannon The last five years or so, I have been totally rem... Jan 9 2018, 07:19 PM Larmo63 Whilst on the subject of 914 door handles, have yo... Jan 9 2018, 08:37 PM Elliot Cannon
Whilst on the subject of 914 door handles, have y... Jan 9 2018, 11:17 PM ConeDodger Yes, that’s all very interesting, but how do you... Jan 10 2018, 09:31 AM The Cabinetmaker Drill out the rivet? Better find a replacement riv... Jan 10 2018, 10:18 AM Andyrew Doesnt Paul URY rebuild them? Jan 10 2018, 11:31 AM bbrock
Doesnt Paul URY rebuild them?
Yes, and here... Jan 10 2018, 11:58 AM URY914
Doesnt Paul URY rebuild them?
I can rebuild th... Jan 10 2018, 07:12 PM |
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