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Post by bordin34/Dan on Feb 25, 2008 21:39:13 GMT -5
How do I get my fender mounted turn signal to mount tight and flush on the fender. Mine are loose and sometime loosen enough for them to stop working. Is there something I can do to make them tight. I put this in the trim section because this deals with the trim part of them and not the electrical.
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Feb 25, 2008 22:21:18 GMT -5
you must have enlarged the screw hole... so what you could do ?. need the way to get the hole to the propper size to screw keep in place... what ? dunno.
Of course stop to work because screw makes the ground with body, once a metallic insert on rubber pad is also making contact with screw.
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Post by brock on Feb 26, 2008 5:01:58 GMT -5
Without completely understanding the cause of your problem: I'll offer 2 possible solutions. You
need either fresh gaskets or shortened screws or both. If the screws are bottoming out in the
mount then signal housing will be loose.....
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Feb 26, 2008 11:23:35 GMT -5
as I stated the problem is, hole screw is worn and doesn't catch the screw thread anymore.
you can get a speed nut too and get it catched below the fender ( just thought on that ).
I'm on a smilar deal on my driver side ( still not that urgent thought )and get some piece of wire to use like a "fastener" and then the screw thread catches the sheet metal again
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Post by bordin34/Dan on Feb 26, 2008 15:07:02 GMT -5
Thanks that is what I was possibly thinking now I gotta go to the hardware store and buy a fine threaded screw and nut.
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Feb 26, 2008 15:22:10 GMT -5
a speed nut will match with the original blinkers selftapping screws... won't really need to get a fine thread screw and nut.
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Post by DynoDave on Feb 26, 2008 15:52:18 GMT -5
I was think a fastener of the "single-thread" type shown in this picture, used from inside the fender-well, would work nicely.  |
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Post by bordin34/Dan on Feb 26, 2008 16:17:55 GMT -5
I'm going to get out my dremel and make a nut out of some galvanized steel I have lying around. I was going to use wood, but I think it would attract moisture.
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Post by bordin34/Dan on Feb 26, 2008 17:03:49 GMT -5
OK, galvanized steel is apparently too hard for my dremel's drill bit it smokes and does nothing even with oil.
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Post by brock on Feb 26, 2008 19:12:29 GMT -5
Made me look: My 72 mounting screw is from below into the chrome signal housing - no sheet
metal issues. Would you like to have mine Dan? I'm not gonna use them. I'll donate them to
your cause. $5 shipping works for me. PM if interested.
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