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| Author: | green63 [ Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Quarter glass catches |
Any hints for tightening the rear quarter glass catches? Mine get blown shut whenever i hit about 50 kph and i can't see any way of tightening them. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
Fit new rubbers.
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| Author: | peterb [ Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
You could try carefully peening the rivets a bit. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Oct 02, 2015 8:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
It is the `spring' in the rubber that holds them open. been there done that and it fixed both. |
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| Author: | 1071 S [ Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
A tennis ball shoved in the bottom corner was a standard solution way back when.... Cheers, Ian |
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| Author: | green63 [ Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
Mine don't have any rubber in them that i can see |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
green63 wrote: Mine don't have any rubber in them that i can see I'm talking about the window rubbers. It has sponge or something in it which pushes against the glass. This holds the window open because the bit near the front still pushes it, even with window catch opened. [edit] This assumes you are using the Australian window rubbers. UK Mk1 rubber is different construction (rubbish). I bought some once, a long time ago... |
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| Author: | green63 [ Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
Ok, ill check it out. thanks |
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| Author: | 1275LS [ Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
I thought the catch was designed to push back to the position where the latch locks open and the wind cant push it in. In other words the latch goes straight and then back past the point of being straight. Once it is there, the wind cant push it closed. |
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| Author: | Mick [ Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
1275LS wrote: I thought the catch was designed to push back to the position where the latch locks open and the wind cant push it in. In other words the latch goes straight and then back past the point of being straight. Once it is there, the wind cant push it closed. Yeah, they do but when the hinge rivets get a little loose it flicks forward and the window will nearly shut for the most part. |
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| Author: | deluxe67 [ Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
Wot the good Doc says....... |
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| Author: | green63 [ Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
Mick wrote: 1275LS wrote: I thought the catch was designed to push back to the position where the latch locks open and the wind cant push it in. In other words the latch goes straight and then back past the point of being straight. Once it is there, the wind cant push it closed. Yeah, they do but when the hinge rivets get a little loose it flicks forward and the window will nearly shut for the most part. This is exactly what happens to mine |
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| Author: | Aussie Brian [ Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quarter glass catches |
I had this issue with my car and I carefully swaged the pivot pins just enough to tighten them and they were back to as good as new. |
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