Hey McGuyver,
Hah! I thought about wood (and plastic, and grinding down/drilling a
billet of mild steel or aluminum, even that cold weld stuff from the
auto store), but ended up with knurled aluminum when I noticed the
handle of one of my "dentist" tools was just about what I was looking
for. Besides, you've got a wood dash. Mine is painted
Popped the "dentist" tool in the vise, yanked out the steel tip, drilled
it out to fit tightly, cut to size, rounded & finished the end... then
tapped it in place... no epoxy required!
Approx. 30 minutes start to finish.
You've got to be creative when you own a TR! The car brings out the best
in all of us! Especially when you get tired of trying to find that stub
of a lever to let the world know which way you're going!
Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
'62 TR4 #CT17602
P.S. I haven't figured out where I can use the steel tip from the
"dentist" tool, yet. Any ideas? I hate to waste it.
Malcolm Walker wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jul 1998, Alan Myers wrote:
>
> > In the case of a new unit, it should be possible to disassemble the
> > switch carefully & have that piece chromed, but I don't know what to
> do
> > about the plastic end piece during that process. Maybe carefully
> remove
> > it then epoxy it back on? Any suggestions out there? I wish you
> could
> > buy just the plastic end-pieces! That seems to be the main thing
> that
> > wears out over time. Of course, I live in Calif. where no one uses
> their
> > turn signals anyway!
>
> Mine had broken off- I made one out of wood on the lathe. I made a
> cylinder with a taper on one end- on the other end I cut away the top
> &
> bottom. Drill a hole in the end, then epoxy on to stalk- hey presto!
> New
> switch handle.
>
> -Malcolm
> '62 TR4 CT10339L
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MZ
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