One for the window fitters / builders.. BLANKING PLUGS!

[HandyAndy]

Are these classed as consumable items or is there some funky sucker type tool available to pull them out as trying to put a pick tool in the side of them is probably going to damage a few of them ?

Looks like I have to take the cassette off the van to access the roller mechanism for this clusterf*** of a problem.

 

[M-J]

Plastic cocktail stick?

 

[tonyidle]

I use the point of a small snap-blade knife. Press the point into the edge of the plug then lever out. Done carefully there's no visible damage to the plug.

 

[autorouter]

Two sharp pointed kitchen knives, one each side, then carefully prise out.

 

[HandyAndy]

Carried on with my trusty snap on pick tool. Slipped and damaged one.
Looks like the roller spring has gone and I don't have a tiny phillips to take the roller off and dismantle that so just wound it up manually for now. Eeesh more money ?

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[MANGOFORTH]

Plastic trim forks my man. Same kind of plugs found in plastic door cards on morden cars.

 

[MANGOFORTH]

**that's a trim fork made of plastic.

 

[HandyAndy]

Naa they are sunk in a recess as tight as a ducks ass in a thunderstorm. Almost pulled the handle off the pick tool on a few.

 

[TheBig1]

have not bought any for a while, but maybe magnum or o'learys have some

 

[TheBig1]

have not bought any for a while, but maybe magnum or o'learys have some

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[tacr2man]

**that's a trim fork made of plastic.

How many do you need Four ?

 

[Spanner]

They look the same as the ones used on the front sunroof inner surround on our van. I carefully drilled a 1/16” hole dead centre of the blanking plugs and used a miniature pick to remove them without further damage and refitted them, at least when they need to come out again it’ll be an easy job.
Similar plugs are used on the door frame of our Hartal habitation door.

 

[autorouter]

Looks like the roller spring has gone

I recently fixed a roller spring, maybe yours is the same type. It was an aluminium tube with a steel rod sticking out of one end. There was a plastic plug in the tube end, with a hole for the steel rod.

Looking closely at the plastic plug, there is a groove. The rotary spring has a bit at the end, bent so that it fits in the groove. Secured in the groove by some kind of glue.

The spring end had pulled out of the groove, and was rotating freely. I carefully prised off the plastic plug, put the spring back in the groove, applied a bit of glue, and pushed the plug back. Obviously leave a while for the glue to set. Unless like me you use UV-hardening glue that sets immediately.

 

[HandyAndy]

Yea that's exactly what it looked like but the spindle was held to the window cassette with a little plastic "tab" which was held in with the tiny phillips screws my No2. Screw driver wouldn't fit so the repair ended there until I can take it apart at home later in the week. ?
Thanks for the comment, I might not have to spend any money after all ???