So would you epoxy the metal into the slot on the shaft first, then coat it with grease and then affix the epoxy filled and slotted knob?
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2020, at 6:32 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I just had to do a similar repair on the wife's coffee grinder. I'd cut a > slot in the shaft, insert a small piece of metal that's wider than the > shaft creating wings that you can grab with the knob. Coat the shaft and > wings with oil, grease, or mold release. Cut slots for the wings in the > knob, fill it up with a good amount of Permatex Plastic Epoxy, and set it > in place. It will likely last longer than the rest of the dryer. > >> On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 2:26 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> yeah just glue it up and if it ever breaks again cut it off and buy a >> new one. A used dryer would probably be cheaper than the part, >> unfortunately, or maybe a used appliance shop would have one for a few >> dineros >> >> --FT >> >>> On 7/21/20 3:07 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: >>> I have a GE dryer with a plastic knob where the housing that slides over >> the timer shaft has cracked. As a result, it wore down the d shaped plastic >> shaft and now the knob slips on the shaft. Only way to turn it is with >> pliers but then you can’t know where in the cycle you are and this is a >> rental property so my tenants probably won’t go for this. The parts alone >> plus shipping will cost close to $100. Is there any way around this? Epoxy? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> -- >> --FT >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
