Date:         Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:27:55 EDT
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From:         S Sittservl <Ssittservl@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: skylight flex arm repair
Comments: To: jacreech@visuallink.com
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Jim -

I just used JB Weld to attach a washer to the end of each of the flex
arm "pins" that poke through the channels.  (The hole in the
washer is irrelevent to the installation; a disk with no hole would
work as well., although I kind of think the hole helps hold the JB
Weld more securely.)  Now the pins slide, rather than roll, in the
channels. That probably makes the skylight slightly noisier and rougher
to open, but it still works just fine, and is adequately smooth, and the cost
was around $0.00, which pleases me (I've got Scots on both sides of the
family).  It's held up fine for 2 years.  I take no credit, though - I found
the idea on somebody's web page, or possibly something in the list
archive - I don't remember where, unfortunately.

Don't forget to put the pins through the channels *before* you put
the washers on (unless they're just the right size to fit through the
little notches at the end of the channels).

                                              -Steven Sittser


>  Date:    10/9/00 9:09:35 PM Central Daylight Time
>  From:    jacreech@VISUALLINK.COM (James Creech)
>
>  Has anyone been able to successfully re-tread or otherwise repair the
> small wheels on the flex arm assembly for the skylight (the flex arms open
> and close the skylight).  Those two wheels appear from photos to have a
small
> "tread" - or at least they have a slightly larger diameter than mine, which
I
> suspect are worn down.  The entire assembly is about $30, but my mom was a
> Scot.  Could some sort of wheel or disk be riveted in place of the worn out
> ones, or perhaps an O-ring be slipped over the worn ones to increase the
> diameter slightly.  Being worn, the wheels on mine guide the flex arms out
of
> their channels.
>
>  Jim Creech
>  87 Westy