Reply With QuoteYes a very very little light "splash" of blu Thread lock and if possible replace the bolt with an button allen bolt ( could be easier to unlock compare to a screwdriver ?)
Yes, that's right.Originally Posted by LPH_UK
I don't need to replace the short one myself. The end of the short one is crimped as OE.
The overall width of the fitted OE crimped pin is 25.5mm.
The depth of the threaded (hollow) part of the binder pin that I have used is 6mm approx.
So the same pin might possibly be used for the shorter crimped pin. As long as it's possible to crimp/crush the hollow end?
Yes a very very little light "splash" of blu Thread lock and if possible replace the bolt with an button allen bolt ( could be easier to unlock compare to a screwdriver ?)
You'd need something like a brake line flaring tool to crimp the short pin.
Some sort of tooling at least? Rather than just squash it in the vice.
I have a flaring tool - good idea. I might give it a go. Nothing to loose really.
Started to do this yesterday. Dismantling and cutting the back plates down for the levers. On the first diagrams shown on the first page of this thread the extra hole position looks like you would need to grind the small post/stop from the base. It's not shown on the diagrams at all. But Andy's pictures show the hole higher up and the post is still there.
Just so I'm clear. Do I leave the post in place or grind it off?
Cheers.
Grind the 'post' off.
Some people leave them on, but a genuine Stratos has them ground off.
I think it's Jeff's photo that shows them still in situ, Andy's are ground off.
Here's one on the front panel of an original Stradale:
I've just checked a few photos of production Stradale cars, and that third fixing hole is standard on both front and rear catches.
So 3 fasteners for each of the smaller targa catch parts.
Most kit replicas I've seen, only make do with the existing 2 fasteners.
I mean the posts on catch parts on the left of Andy's pics. The bases for the lever mechanism.
On Jeff's diagram, the hole you have to add seems to be in the position of the post. On Andy's the hole is higher and the post is still there.
Interesting that the Stratos has the three holes on the other part. Might do that to mine, not sure though.
I followed the "build manual" and removed the posts on both parts and added a third hole to the catch as per the instructions and as per the originals. But I had to go look at the car to check on the posts under the levers as it was over 25 years ago since I did those....
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