{"id":923,"date":"2020-09-05T13:50:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T17:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stude.vonadatech.com\/wp\/?p=923"},"modified":"2020-09-05T13:51:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T17:51:58","slug":"broken-window-crank-handle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stude.vonadatech.com\/wp\/repair-and-upgrades\/broken-window-crank-handle\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken window crank handle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So this happened…<\/p>\n

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I purchased reproduction interior plastic bits<\/a> back in 2013.\u00a0 The knob attached to the crank by peening the soft metal shaft of the knob over.\u00a0 This has come apart multiple times but I was always able to tap it enough to get it to stay on.\u00a0 This time the special washer that goes behind the handle vanished so I will have to figure something else out.<\/p>\n

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Here are the parts I did not lose.\u00a0 The shaft for the knob is getting pretty ratty.\u00a0 There is not really enough metal to just bend it over again.<\/p>\n

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So here is plan B.\u00a0 I found a washer that is pretty close, a screw, and a tap that matches the screw.\u00a0 I will drill out the shaft of the knob and tap it.\u00a0 Then the screw and washer can hold it on, hopefully forever.<\/p>\n

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First problem is getting the knob to sit flat so I can drill right down the middle.\u00a0 I basically eyeballed it.\u00a0 To improve my odds I used a center drill to start the hole.\u00a0 A lathe would have worked a lot better than my drill press but you use what you have.<\/p>\n

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Hole drilled OK so then I tapped it.\u00a0 I don’t have a bottom tap and the metal of the shaft is something really soft like tin.\u00a0 \u00a0I threaded it as deep as i dared.<\/p>\n

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To improve my odds even more I used red Loctite when I put the screw in.\u00a0 It looks pretty good but the shaft is really soft and I drilled out a lot of it.<\/p>\n

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Fixed?\u00a0 Maybe?\u00a0 It seems good now.\u00a0 If this breaks I can do two things.\u00a0 First, buy another handle.\u00a0 Second I could drill out the entire shaft and epoxy a brass shaft into the plastic handle.\u00a0 That would be strong enough to drill and tap. I would need a lathe to make the brass shaft but I am working on that.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:\u00a0 Right after I finished doing all this I found the original washer in the driveway.\u00a0 Still I don’t feel too bad about this.<\/p>\n

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