No idea if this would work - another off-the-wall-idea - but if I have a
wood screw hole that's worn too large, I insert a toothpick or other
small sliver of wood into the hole before inserting the screw. What if
you took a thin piece of brass or copper flat stock, maybe 1/8" or so
wide, bent it a bit so it wouldn't fall through the hole and then placed
it in the oversized hole with the bent part sticking out to hold on to -
then inserted the Tenax bolt? The bolt threads should be forced into the
existing threads on one side of the hole and would cut new ones in the
strip of brass. Don't know if it would hold up under the tension from
the hood, but might be worth a shot. If you try it, I'd be curious to
know if it works. Good luck.
--
Michael Ferguson
Vernon CT
Jack McCarrick wrote:
>
> 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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