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

[Leslie Filip]

I would call American Bolt at 5214 Burleson Road. The number is  
443-8946. They sell all sorts of crazy fasteners there. Yes, these  
things are normally sacrificial.

Les


On 14 Aug 2006, at 5:33 PM, Vern Graner 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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