Interior:Spare Tire Panel Knob: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:16, 21 April 2009

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The spare tire knobs have a weak point just under the screw head. When turned to tightly or even constantly removing the cover, they tend to tear in half. Here is a tutorial to help "prevent" or "prolong" the life of an unbroken knob or repair a borken one.

Tools Needed

Needle Nose Pliers
Dremel or Rotory Tool
Dremel 430: 1/4" Drum Sander
Dremel 438: 1/4" 120 Grit Sanding Band
Metal Clay (looking for brand/description)

Tutorial

Getting Started

Unbroken Knobs

1st off, you will need to remove the retaining clip from behind the panel that hold the knobs in place.

be careful not to break the knob in half! Follow the Arrows

Now with the Dremel and your small 1/4" drum sander, lightly sand down the inside of the knobs. Be careful not to apply any pressure, you do not want to tear any material out, you just want to get rid of the smooth surface.

Make sure you get as deep as possible with the sanding band.

Broken Knobs

With the Dremel and your small 1/4" drum sander, lightly sand down the inside of the knobs. Be careful not to apply any pressure, you do not want to tear any material out, you just want to get rid of the smooth surface

These will be a bit more tricky. You will need to "cleanly" glue the two pieces back together.

Finishing Up

Knigh7s 00:40, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

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 =====Unbroken Knobs=====
-st off, you will need to remove the retaining clip from behind the panel that hold the knobs in place.
+#1st off, you will need to remove the retaining clip from behind the panel that hold the knobs in place.
 [[image:knob01.jpg|be careful not to break the knob in half! Follow the Arrows]]
- Now with the Dremel and your small 1/4" drum sander, lightly sand down the inside of the knobs. Be careful not to apply any pressure, you do not want to tear any material out, you just want to get rid of the smooth surface
+#Now with the Dremel and your small 1/4" drum sander, lightly sand down the inside of the knobs. Be careful not to apply any pressure, you do not want to tear any material out, you just want to get rid of the smooth surface.
+[[image:knob02.jpg|Make sure you get as deep as possible with the sanding band.]]
 =====Broken Knobs=====
+With the Dremel and your small 1/4" drum sander, lightly sand down the inside of the knobs. Be careful not to apply any pressure, you do not want to tear any material out, you just want to get rid of the smooth surface
+These will be a bit more tricky. You will need to "cleanly" glue the two pieces back together.
 ====Finishing Up====