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Offline HomerJay

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Unable to slide sunvisor onto rod
« on: December 17, 2016, 11:24:25 AM »
Hi folks,
just got my new TMI Sunvisors for my 67 CV. It was quite easy to remove the old ones from the rod, but I can't get the new one onto the old bracket . Tried pretty much everything, but it won't work.
Any ideas what the problem is and how to solve it?

Thanks Homer
« Last Edit: December 17, 2016, 11:40:37 AM by HomerJay »

Offline jwc66k

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Re: Unable to slide sunvisor onto rod
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2016, 12:09:51 PM »
Homer,
Slide a thin rod, like the long section of a coat hanger, in the hole to see if there is in fact, a hole, one deep enough anyway. If there is, measure the diameter of the rod and select a drill bit slightly smaller, chuck it up in a drill, rotate the bit by hand, DON'T ACTIVATE THE DRILL, to clear and material in the hole. Be slow and methodical. And look down the hole a lot. I would advise against a lubricant as they have a tendency to work too well, the visor will slowly flop down, and a different post on keeping it in place will result.
Jim
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Re: Unable to slide sunvisor onto rod
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2016, 02:05:03 PM »
Thanks Jim. I Nov tried to get through with a small Metall rod.
After 10min there came lots of wood chunks or whatever out of the visor.
Very strange. I now try get get everything out of the metal
Pipe inside.

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Re: Unable to slide sunvisor onto rod
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2016, 05:54:37 PM »
Thanks Jim. I Nov tried to get through with a small Metall rod.
After 10min there came lots of wood chunks or whatever out of the visor.
Very strange. I now try get get everything out of the metal
Pipe inside.
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Re: Unable to slide sunvisor onto rod
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2016, 07:01:33 PM »
Google Übersetzer?^^ ;D
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they weren't OEMs, they were just crappy Repros  ;)

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Re: Unable to slide sunvisor onto rod
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2016, 05:02:33 AM »
Principle on a 65.


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Offline Daisy

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Re: Unable to slide sunvisor onto rod
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2016, 04:01:49 PM »
If needed - use dish detergent to lubricate. It dries hard and won't droop like a oil lube would... ;)
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Re: Unable to slide sunvisor onto rod
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2016, 08:58:47 AM »
Hey, dish detergent that's cool...