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Old 03-06-2007 | 08:22 PM
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I am trying to glue the support arm for one of my hatches back to it. So far I tried Gorrila glue and a two part epoxy that said it was rated for two tons. Neither glue worked. Any help or suggestions would be great.
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Old 03-06-2007 | 09:20 PM
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Drill it out & put a dowel in there, then glue it. Or you could send it to me & I can extrusion weld it for you, but it won't look pretty & I'd probably f*ck it up more than it is right now.
Just curious, how much is a new one?
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Old 03-07-2007 | 06:54 AM
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Ditto:

Can it just be replaced with a new one?
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Old 03-07-2007 | 08:09 AM
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I need a new support arm for my 33 OL. Does anyone know where to get one?
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Old 03-07-2007 | 10:47 AM
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The arm that attaches to the hatch popped off. Kinda like a review mirror to a windshield. The manufacture must use a product to attach them as they make em.
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Old 03-07-2007 | 11:06 AM
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i was told they weld it on. some type of special plastic weld? i can not think of what they called it. i do know there was no one in great white north that did it though.
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Old 03-07-2007 | 11:14 AM
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i was told they weld it on. some type of special plastic weld? i can not think of what they called it. i do know there was no one in great white north that did it though.
Extrusion welding is the kind of weld. Basically heats up a plastic rod feeds it thru a heated tube in the gun & spits it out the other end. It is pretty easy to do yourself, although it is nothing like regular metal welding.
The Eastwood Co. makes a small scale plastic welder that is realitivly inexpensive to purchase, but I think you could buy a new hatch for what it would cost to buy the welder.
I would take it off & go to a body shop. Most large body shops have plastic welders & could probably hook you up.
Again, I would just buy a new one.
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Old 03-07-2007 | 11:29 AM
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Thanks for the info. I like the idea of buying the welder even if it costs more than buying a new hatch. Another reason to buy a new tool is OK with me. Scott your a Dentist you counldn't make some crazy epoxy that would keep it from falling off.
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Old 03-07-2007 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Moses
Thanks for the info. I like the idea of buying the welder even if it costs more than buying a new hatch. Another reason to buy a new tool is OK with me. Scott your a Dentist you counldn't make some crazy epoxy that would keep it from falling off.
no i glued it three times before i found out that it was plastic welded.
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Old 03-07-2007 | 02:12 PM
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are they both made of plastic or is the support made of aluminum or some other metal? Ive had some realy good luck with some stuff called weld-on by IPS corp http://www.ipscorp.com/ stuff is strong when it comes to joining acrylic...ive busted the acrylic before the joint failed!

When you tried that epoxy stuff....did you sand the mating surfaces to have a clean bond surfaces or just go right ontop of the old glue/adhesive? that may be the problem why it didnt bond too...
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