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The sheet metal screws that attach the door pull to the door have a =
tendency to pull out of the door over time with overzealous door =
slamming. Once they pull out, the holes are enlarged. It becomes =
difficult to find a screw of a large enough diameter to fit the enlarged =
hole that is not also long enough to scratch the glass.
=20
Both of my window glasses had the two parallel scratches made by the =
door pull screws. The driver's glass shattered into my lap one time =
when I pulled the door shut. After installing new glass, my solution to =
prevent the scratches was to file the screw holes in the doors into a =
square shape, and then to Mig-weld a square nut into each hole. This =
allows using a machine screw to attach the door pull, which is less =
likely to pull out and also has a flat end instead of pointed. It's =
easy to find a machine screw to attach the door pull that is also short =
enough not to scratch the glass. After 8 years, the door pulls have not =
pulled out and there are no scratches on the glass.
=20
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC USA
From: Michael [mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com]=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 8:06 AM
To: BJ8Healeys; 'Healeys List'
Subject: RE: [Healeys] BJ8 Door trim panels
=20
Be sure to use the shortest screws possible to secure the pull handle to =
prevent their contacting the window.
It's a little distressing to have the glass disintegrate as you tighten =
those screws...particularly if the car owner is standing =
there.=F0=9F=91=80
Michael S
BN1 #174
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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>The =
sheet metal screws that attach the door pull to the door have a tendency =
to pull out of the door over time with overzealous door slamming.=C2=A0 =
Once they pull out, the holes are enlarged.=C2=A0 It becomes difficult =
to find a screw of a large enough diameter to fit the enlarged hole that =
is not also long enough to scratch the glass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic =
Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic =
Sans MS";color:#002060'>Both of my window glasses had the two parallel =
scratches made by the door pull screws.=C2=A0 The driver's glass =
shattered into my lap one time when I pulled the door shut.=C2=A0 After =
installing new glass, my solution to prevent the scratches was to file =
the screw holes in the doors into a square shape, and then to Mig-weld a =
square nut into each hole.=C2=A0 This allows using a machine screw to =
attach the door pull, which is less likely to pull out and also has a =
flat end instead of pointed.=C2=A0 It's easy to find a machine screw to =
attach the door pull that is also short enough not to scratch the =
glass.=C2=A0 After 8 years, the door pulls have not pulled out and there =
are no scratches on the glass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic =
Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic =
Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic =
Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC=C2=A0 =
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Michael [mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, =
June 17, 2015 8:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> BJ8Healeys; 'Healeys =
List'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Healeys] BJ8 Door trim =
panels<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
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class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Be sure to =
use the shortest screws possible to secure the pull handle to prevent =
their contacting the window.<br>It's a little distressing to have the =
glass disintegrate as you tighten those screws...particularly if the car =
owner is standing there.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>👀</=
span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Michael=
S<br>BN1 #174<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>
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