Vance;
The rivets sold by TRF for the guide spring are a part number 556141.
These are solid steel rivets. Though there is no picture of them here,
a reference is at
http://www.zeni.net/trf/TR6-250GC/197.php
Does anyone know how to set solid rivets like these in such an awkward
location? Is there a special tool for this?
Dave Friedlander
'74 TR6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:18 pm
Subject: RE: [6pack] Door catch strap question
To: John VanNorman <jsvannorman@gmail.com>, 6-Pack
<6pack@autox.team.net>
> John:
>
> The spring is indeed held in place by two rivets, and the two
> caps you are speaking of are the heads of the rivets. You will
> need to
> remove the kick panel (five screws) to access the back of the check
> strap hardware. You will also need to remove the rivet that
> fastens the
> check strap to the door so that the check strap can be removed (also
> from the kick panel side).
> I replaced the rivet for the check strap with a with a special
> screw from the hardware store. I have forgotten the name, but it comes
> as a pair. One is simply an ordinary short screw, the other is a
> "female" screw. It has a head, but the threaded portion of the
> screw is
> HOLLOW, with the threads on the INSIDE. When they are assembled, it
> looks like a 1/4" long screw with a head on both ends and no
> threads, if
> that makes any sense.
> I used a little loctite to make sure it never comes apart. That
> way should I ever need to replace the check strap again, it all comes
> apart with a screw driver. As it is, you must use a Dremel to cut the
> heads off the rivets for disassembly. Some one may know an easier way,
> but that is what I used.
> As far as the non-original rivets used to attach the spring, I
> suspect they are pop rivets, which will be different in appearance but
> are much easier to install. They will also be much easier to remove
> should the need arise, since you can drill them out instead of
> using a
> Dremel. Once again, you can replace the rivets with suitable
> screws. I
> would not use rivets that are aluminum, as they would probably be too
> soft but if the rivets are steel then you would probably be fine. I
> would use a steel backing washer for the rivets so that if they pull
> out, they will not enlarge the holes in the sills. If you use screws
> instead of rivets, I would recommend hardened screws as it seems
> to me
> that they would be highly stressed and may well fail at some
> point. This
> may well be why the TR engineers specified rivets in the first place.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Vance
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-
> 6pack@Autox.Team.Net] On
> Behalf Of John VanNorman
> Sent: May 29, 2007 9:30 AM
> To: 6-Pack
> Subject: [6pack] Door catch strap question
>
> I hope I can explain this clearly, but can someone tell me how to
> install the spring on the door check strap? I'm talking about the
> elongated flattened "O" shaped piece of metal that the tongue of the
> door check strap passes through. The spring on driver's side
> broke of
> my car broke and I have a replacement with new rivets, but I didn't
> want to go tearing the interior panel off before knowing how to
> replace it. Are the two caps on either side of the strap which hold
> it in place part of the rivets? The two replacement rivets don't look
> like those caps.
>
> John V.
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