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Difference between revisions of "GloveBox Handle Repair"
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The lock body is held in with three size 20 torx screws. | The lock body is held in with three size 20 torx screws. | ||
The inside of the lock body looks like this | The inside of the lock body looks like this | ||
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[[Image:handel1.jpg]] | [[Image:handel1.jpg]] | ||
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| + | The part which the release lever should go up and down in is in this next pic. Although the lever/handle is made from ABS it is still an obvious weak point, and liable to break. | ||
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| + | I decided I could make the lock and hande much stronger, and thus less likely to fail, if I replaced the pivot points/hinges and the catch release lever with stronger material. The diameter of the original Ford pivots was 4mm to I simply replaced them with 4mm steel tent pegs | ||
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Revision as of 06:48, 18 August 2010
The lock body is held in with three size 20 torx screws. The inside of the lock body looks like this
The part which the release lever should go up and down in is in this next pic. Although the lever/handle is made from ABS it is still an obvious weak point, and liable to break.
I decided I could make the lock and hande much stronger, and thus less likely to fail, if I replaced the pivot points/hinges and the catch release lever with stronger material. The diameter of the original Ford pivots was 4mm to I simply replaced them with 4mm steel tent pegs
Work in progress
Thanks to Raykar for the orignal information & pictures.
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