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Subject:Re: side door window knob tightening
From:Eric Caron
Date:Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:22:29 -0400

thanks Eric,

        Luckily I had a set of these found at a tag sale.  The way the  set worked each end had a different size of the same head.  Luckily the flat heads were also at a slightly different angle.  it was hard to get a full 180 degrees as if I went all the way over then I could not reach the slot.

Anyway, I finally got it done.  A allen head fitting would have worked much better as it has the L shape and multiple places to catch.

        I’m just glad I have such great support to get these repairs, large and small done.

Eric 

> On Oct 10, 2016, at 5:49 PM, Eric Wunrow <VW@ERICWUNROW.COM> wrote:
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> Hi, Eric:
> 
> The driver looks like a piece of circular bar stock, a straight shaft in the middle that has a 90-degree bend on one end for a flathead, and another 90 on the other end, going the other direction, with a Phillips end.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Eric 2
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> On Oct 8, 2016, at 9:57 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET <mailto:ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Dan,
>> 
>>        I’m a blind vanagon owner and list member so I need a verbal description. 
>> 
>> I have some screw  drivers that are  bent sort of like a alen wrench,so they can go in tight places.  The whole in the bottom of the latch is very small though.  Are you saying it is a simple screw in there I need to tighten?  Philips, flat, not a tiny allen head?  
>> 
>> I had tried a philips and it didn’t seem to grab anything.
>> 
>> Thanks for any further details.
>> 
>> Eric Caron 
>> 85 GL Auto Westfalia 
>> 
>>> On Oct 8, 2016, at 7:53 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com <mailto:dn92610@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> you need a curved screw driver like this
>>> 
>>> https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2944-Offset-Screwdriver-3-Piece/dp/B000NY8OQU <https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2944-Offset-Screwdriver-3-Piece/dp/B000NY8OQU> <https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2944-Offset-Screwdriver-3-Piece/dp/B000NY8OQU <https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2944-Offset-Screwdriver-3-Piece/dp/B000NY8OQU>>
>>> 
>>> tighten it under the latch...
>> 
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