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[EMD]

Broke the sun roof plastic motor surround as i mis read that it just pulls off  The little black clip snapped and the plastic groove bent back and cracked  Out with the epoxy and its all back together  Always a good idea to have some handy i say for those little moments when things break 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Broke the sun roof plastic motor surround as i mis read that it just pulls off  The little black clip snapped and the plastic groove bent back and cracked  Out with the epoxy and its all back together  Always a good idea to have some handy if you're as kak handed as me! 

Fixed!   

[EMD]

Broke the sun roof plastic motor surround as i mis read that it just pulls off  The little black clip snapped and the plastic groove bent back and cracked  Out with the epoxy and its all back together  Always a good idea to have some handy if you're as kak handed as me! 

Fixed!   

And that  Its a horrible sound when something snaps 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I know that sound well Mr EMD, and you just get that sinking feeling.... 

Pretty ham fisted myself and my favourite trick is over tightening things until they break or go round and round! 

[Bigron]

Only slightly related, but I hope of help; I came across these devices for woodworking when browsing at a boot fair. They are called "inserts" and are great for when you wear out the screwholes in wood. Drill a slightly oversized hole and then screw the coarse-threaded steel insert into the hole - it has an Allen socket at its centre. Also down the centre is a thread for a machine screw to replace the original wood screw.
Screwfix used to carry them, but I cannot find them in their current catalogue - maybe ebay?

Ron.

[RobG]

http://www.screwfix.com/p/insert-nuts-type-d-m6-x-13mm-50-pack/59937?kpid=59937&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&cm_mmc=Google-_-Shopping%20-%20Screws,%20Nails%20and%20Fixings-_-Shopping%20-%20Screws,%20Nails%20and%20Fixings&gclid=CLy0ma2XmMsCFSMewwodDG4BLA

[Nick W]

Rivnuts and the insertion tool are another get-you-out-of-trouble gismo. Especially if you hate self-tapping screws into sheetmetal.


Available from any industrial fastener supplier for pennies.

[Mr.OmegaMan]

I know that sound well Mr EMD, and you just get that sinking feeling.... 

Pretty ham fisted myself and my favourite trick is over tightening things until they break or go round and round! 

Did this with the plenum bolt on the front right side that holds a bracket last year.. Nothing overly important nevertheless I was really annoyed at myself for that. Was only meant to be a quick job to get access to something

[Bigron]

Nick, are those Rivnuts also know as hank bushes, because if so I've used them in the past and they are brilliant!

Ron.