Having
solved the electrical irritation in the Diablo, I proceeded to changing
the sticky exterior door handles (same problem as Ferraris) with some
nicer CF laminated ones from MACarbon.
After
getting the first one inserted, though, I found a problem. The door
handles are plastic. Molded into them are threaded metal inserts which
take a 10mm bolt to secure them to the door when installed. When Lambo
or their supplier molded the replacements, they got a lot of plastic
into the inserts. I can see the threads and a little metal, but their
diameter has shrunk way too much to get the original bolts into.
I
tried scraping the insides with a sharp right angle tool to "clean" out
the plastic, but the plastic is quite hard. I'm agraid to get more
aggressive as I don't want to damage the underlying threads.
I
suppose I could get a metric tap/die set and do it that way, but I'm
still concerned about cross-threading the existing insert, or worse,
breaking it loose in the plastic so it just spins, ruining the
expensive part.
Any
other ideas? I've contacted MACarbon but I don't think it was their
fault - I think they got them this way.
Thanks!
--
charles
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Charles
G Perry IV
Vice-President, Engineering
Carolina Sound Communications – MuzaK
7630 Southrail Road, BLDG B
N. Charleston, SC 29420
(843)
571-4488 x105 www.carolina-sound.com
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