As you were told, there should have been a thick piece of aluminum
inside that lug. That's the way mine is made and I've never had a
problem...
Jeff - Baby Blue
On 12/17/2012 3:51 PM, jglazener wrote:
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> I have nearly finished fitting my doors. Last weekend I put in the ball
> fittings
for the gas struts. I put on the struts, and with a felt pen in hand to cross
off yet another historic chapter I gently closed the door. Crack!!- the lug
had not just broken off but practically disintegrated.
>
> See http://www.europaowners.org/main.php?g2_itemId=105733
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> Shocked but assuming this was a one off I moved to the other door. Mindfully
I treated this very carefully, but even with light hand pressure the lug also
came off forthwith.
>
> I understand from another builder that there should be an aluminium plate
> inside
the lug, but there certainly are none in mine, at least not in the position
of the hole.
>
> Anybody had this same problem? If so is there a repair method?
>
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> Jeroen
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> http://www.europaowners.org/main.php?g2_itemId=44165
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>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=390616#390616
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