Tony=0Athe material as supplied was not very strong anyway, so store bought
rod should =0Abe OK. However have a look at the way Paul McAllister did it
. We used 2024 sheet =0Ainstead of slotting the rather soft rod. Much stron
ger.=0A=0AAlso we put bushes in the door surounds too which the old manual
doesn't do=0AGraham=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Tony R
enshaw <tonyrenshaw268@gmail.com>=0ATo: europa-list@matronics.com=0ASent: W
ednesday, 12 January, 2011 0:50:26=0ASubject: Europa-List: Door shootbolt r
aw268@gmail.com>=0A=0AHi,=0AIn the process of attempting to nominally incre
ase the length of the aft =0Ashootbolt throw, I cut the rod and sleeved it,
but it now catches within the =0Asill as it actuates. I think I might just
replace the pushrod with new material, =0Ahopefully sourced locally. I kno
w it doesn't have to be very strong, so maybe =0Ahardware grade aluminium m
ight be OK for the 10 mm rod replacement? I could also =0Apossibly source t
he flattish rectangular product Europa uses on the door sill =0Ashoulder wi
dth mod, but I don't know its dimensions or what it is made of. =0A=0AI am
open to an requesting any ideas/suggestions on how I should overcome this
=0Awithout international postage on a 1 m long item, a fortune. =0A=0A=0ATh
anks.=0AReg=0ATony Renshaw=0AP.S. The 10 mm diameter is an issue of itself,
as I don't seem to be able to get =0Athat size locally, but I do have a ma
te with a lathe, so if I bought 1/2" we =0Acould turn it down.
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