[T3] Gas Door Pull

[Gary Forsmo]

>Someone in our club made a new catch component from steel, but I'm not sre
>of his skill level or access to machinery.  Maybe we need to 3D print some!

>Dave
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>> I found one of the gas door pulls in working order the other day. Only
>> problem is that the little claw that catches the door to hold it
>> closed has broken off. Has anyone drilled and tapped any kind of
>> substitute catch onto that to get it working again?

>That's little pot metal catch is always the first part to break, and I
don't
>think there's any good way to repair them once that's gone.

I've made some one-off, hand-made parts like the Gas Door Pulls.
Is the small "ramp-like" catch that releases the spring-loaded gas door,
"swagged" on to the cable?  Or was it cast on?

-- 
Gary "Frito" - '69 Variant, FI, MT
Rockport, TX (winter)
Lake Geneva, WI (summer)
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