[Robotgroup] Part Removal/Identification help...?

[Def Egge]

It's definitely a friction fit fastener but intended for a few reuses, if
carefully handled...c'mon, how many times are you going to remove the
sunvisor in your car over the life of your ownership?  ;-)

A fine-tipped, straight-blade screwdriver can be ised to back off the
tension on one side, then the other until you rock the fastener off of the
shaft.  PepBoys (shudder) or Van's will probably have generic
replacements...look in the body fasteners section of the screws, bolts,
plastic clips rack.

All the best....

Mike



At 17:33 2006/08/14 -0500, you wrote:
>Ok, a guy I work with brought in the sun viser from his car and showed 
>it to me. He needs to remove this fastener and he can't find a way to do 
>it. picture's of the fastener are here:
>
>http://www.notepad.org/mercedes/merc1.jpg
>
>http://www.notepad.org/mercedes/merc2.jpg
>
>its the black "star" shaped thing in the center of the cream colored 
>arm. It seems to be a "one way" type clip, designed to go down the shaft 
>till it hits an "indent" into which it "snaps".
>
>This fastener keeps the pressure on that hinge to hold the visor in 
>place. He needs to remove this clip, thread the visor through the new 
>bracket (the original one was broken) and then put the fastener back on.
>
>Does anyone have any idea what this type fastener is called or if there 
>is a tool/method that can be used to remove/reapply it..?
>
>Looking at its "one way" type design.. is it possibly "sacrificial" in 
>nature.. i.e. it has to be replaced after being broken by removal?
>
>Vern
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