Thanks John, good suggestion! I just now did mine with a 9/64' drill and
they all slid
on with a click! They're ON!Seems so simple I should have thought to do that
a long
time ago!
Dave
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:26 PM, John Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net> wrote:
> I encountered the same thing. The problem seemed to be that the hole in
> the knob was not large enough to allow the ball(or pin) on the shaft to
> enter it sufficiently. I opened mine up just slightly with the appropriate
> size drill. Once opened up, the knobs stay on fine. John Mitchell 76 TR6
> 72 Stag
>
> On 6/14/2011 6:26 PM, David Friedlander wrote:
>
>> Ken;
>>
>> As I recall, I've ordered several set over the years, one from TRF, the
>> other from
>> Moss. None of the newer knobs seem stayed on their assigned locations
>> unless
>>
>> I spot-glued them on. They just never snapped into position on the shafts
>> the
>> way the originals did, even though I've tried to lube the pins on each
>> shaft
>> and
>> make sure the knobs has holes for the pins.........
>>
>> Just a bit of a heads-up, in case you encounter the same thing...
>>
>> Dave
>> '74-Six
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Ken Davis<ken@azkiwis.com> wrote:
>>
>> I know I'm getting a new set of dash knobs for fathers day -- they
>>> arrived
>>> today -- and have a couple of questions.
>>>
>>> Seems I must insert a small rod in the hole to release the pin holding
>>> the
>>> old
>>> ones on.
>>>
>>> I've tried that, but no success. So I'm wondering if I can insert the
>>> rod
>>> to
>>> depress the pin and then with a large pair of pliers, grab and shake the
>>> knob
>>> while trying to pull it off?
>>>
>>> Recommended? or any other tricks I might want to try?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ken
>>> 73 TR6
>>>
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