This an uproven, off the wall idea. I wonder if a piece of small hobby tubing
or pop rivet body could be used in a fashion similar to the way expansion
anchors work in wallboard and concrete. It would be used to sleave the hole
down to the needed size. The pop-rivit body strikes me as the best if it can be
inserted from the inside out and one small enough can be found. The three
issues I see are getting enough surface on the inside that it does not pull
out, and finding a way to anchor it so you could take the stud out later
without it turning, and making sure it does not put pressure on the glass..
KTRIUMPH@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 98-10-29 00:03:07 EST, you write:
>
> << The left most tenax stud for the convertable top is long missing and the
> hole in the windshield frame that it came out of is much too oversized for
> a new one, at least any I've been able to find.
>
> Has anyone run into this situation and found a cure? I thought about
> drilling straight through both sides of the frame, but that seems a little
> drastic. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Bob
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Oooo!
> Nasty one Bob!
> All I can think of is to get another frame - shouldn't be too hard to find.
> I think if you drill through you're gonna hit glass!
> Other than that epoxy might hold it for a while, or you could probably take
> the frame apart, braze and redrill the hole, grind , polish and rechrome!
>
> Ken Nuelle
> 58 TR3A
> 62 TR3B
> 64 TR4
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