laika
Well-Known Member
Not sure what they're officially called but the rubber blocks which the handles clamp shut on:
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They seem to be attached with some kind of rivet, or possibly a stud. One on one of my hatches seemed a bid bodged with a rusty screws which stuck out (very pointily) on the outside. I tried to undo it but it had corroded and attached to the aluminium hatch frame and the head broke off. I'm about to drill out the remainder but....
How should these things be "correctly" reattach the rubber thingy once I've drilled out the remains of the screw? Riveting is something of a dark art which I've never been initiated into. My default plan probably involves a bolt or possibly a sawn-off screw but I'm wondering if I can do better.
View attachment 51034
They seem to be attached with some kind of rivet, or possibly a stud. One on one of my hatches seemed a bid bodged with a rusty screws which stuck out (very pointily) on the outside. I tried to undo it but it had corroded and attached to the aluminium hatch frame and the head broke off. I'm about to drill out the remainder but....
How should these things be "correctly" reattach the rubber thingy once I've drilled out the remains of the screw? Riveting is something of a dark art which I've never been initiated into. My default plan probably involves a bolt or possibly a sawn-off screw but I'm wondering if I can do better.