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Subject:Re: side door window knob tightening
From:Eric Wunrow
Date:Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:54:43 -0400

You're more than welcome, Eric. My phone number's just below my posts if we can ever help with anything � though despite being full-time on the road for 38 months, we only bought the bus just prior to living in it so there's more I don't know than what I do!

My wife had a malpracticed stroke that forced us to live remotely, so just know you have support if we can give it. From what I've read here � though I only infrequently check in � it appears there's others as well and I think it's safe to say many are pulling for you. The world sucks without that.

Best to you.

   Eric
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On Oct 11, 2016, at 6:22 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

> 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:
>> 
>> 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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