Cardinal Grammeter Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Yeah, you throw a bunch of stuff up in the cab over the hung and... rack up another pull knob. Maybe I should make one with a hinge: when it is out, the hinge lets the rod point down against the vent. To push in, straighten the rod and push. Or make it of some unbreakable polyurethane. Cool concept but not so cool in a work truck. Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 i've only broken one by pulling too hard but yeah, they are ridiculously easily broken Quote Link to comment
Cardinal Grammeter Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Yeah, even he slotted barb end breaks. I think I have some 1/4" thermo plastic rods - the stuff is the opposite of brittle. Will have to do something for summer. Quote Link to comment
G-Duax Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Mine broke in the middle. So I drilled an 1/8" hole in each end, and stuck an 1/8" dowel pin in, then epoxied it together. Been doing fine so far. 1 Quote Link to comment
mcordero8 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Mine were missing, so I made some out of guitar volume knobs. 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Just fixed one, thanks for the tip G-Daux. I didn't drill mine though, I just used some safety wire that fit the existing hole. We'll see how it does in the long term. Quote Link to comment
Cardinal Grammeter Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Ya, I did the "dental post" repair - then broke that one off doing yet more damage to the hole drilled weakened ends. I have not done this but I believe the best fix will be to whittle down the OD just enough that some heat shrink tubing will smoothly clear the panel hole. The next time I knock it off I don't believe the HST will do any more damage. Another fix using HST would be to use a length of vacuum hose the right OD to make it flexible so that it simply bends out of the way. Will get around to this when it really gets hot here... Quote Link to comment
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