Watch taking those door knobs off.

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Watch taking those door knobs off.

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Tried the crescent wrench and tap it with hammer thing. When it didn't budge, it turned into wack it with a hammer. Which of course caused the handle to explode sending shards everywhere. I was wearing no safety glasses of course, but luckily wasn't hit.

That was as bad as sawing the steering wheel off to put the new one on. Guess thats something else to add to my SAV order. :roll:
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Knuckledown has some variations on the door knobs if you like the bling at http://www.knuckledown.us/products.html
I stuck with the factory ones myself though I was tempted especially for the lockers.:wink:
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Wow, those are bling-bling! I'ld really like some of those in a flat anodized black, but it would cost me a fortune to switch them all out.
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Post by mjnims »

If you have a decent hard wood store in your area, you can stop in and check out some of their knob selections. When I got my 710 it had wood barrels for door handle knobs. A simple 1/2" hole in them and press them on. The wood stores have many different styles of knobs that can either be painted or stained to your taste. The wood knobs usually cost around $2-$3 buck each.
Just a thought for those looking for something different.
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Post by STPPINZ »

They are easy to make. Just get any round stock of aluminum or stainless steel 1/2 inch or so. Drill a hole in the center and tap a set screw or two to hold it on the post.
I used stainless on my first set. If I did it again I would use aluminum. A lot softer and easiet to drill into. I am still debating on how to finnish them. I would like to knerl them but they don't look bad with the original finish either.

I thought Knucle Down was out of buisness?
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They were sold apparently. A few weeks ago the onlu product on the "products" page was door panels.

More vendors, the better!
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Re: Watch taking those door knobs off.

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todds112 wrote:Tried the crescent wrench and tap it with hammer thing. When it didn't budge, it turned into wack it with a hammer. Which of course caused the handle to explode sending shards everywhere. I was wearing no safety glasses of course, but luckily wasn't hit.
Can someone tell me how are the knobs attached? I need to get mine off but they don't budge and I can't tell if they're pressed on, screwed on, or what.

Thanks...

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Post by Profpinz »

Can someone tell me how are the knobs attached
They are a "push fit" onto the shaft!
In actual fact the above "push fit" is achieved by using a metal interference sleeve that takes up the slack.
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Post by imacky »

Profpinz wrote:They are a "push fit" onto the shaft!
In actual fact the above "push fit" is achieved by using a metal interference sleeve that takes up the slack.
Thanks, Prof-- I did see something about an interference ring in the exploded parts diagram-- that explains it.

So, you're supposed to be able to just pull them off by hand?? Does that actually work, or do you usually end up sawing the thing off (or worse) and replacing it?

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Post by springhill »

You can tap them off, but go easy. I ended breaking the metal part the first time I took the door panels off. The metal handle seems to be pretty brittle. I think I eventually used an open end wrench that was the same width as the metal handle, along with a small hammer. Take your time and tap top and bottom on the open end wrench.
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Post by springhill »

Now that I think about it. I broke it because I tried to twist it off with a pair of pliers!!!! That was before I found this website :lol:
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Post by Erik712m »

Mine were easy to get off it was putting them back on that had me cussing the powder coating was to thick :x
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Post by imacky »

I tried to drift it off but it became plenty clear after more hammering that it wasn't moving, and I didn't want to damage anything, so I punted and cut it off with a Dremel and tiny circular saw. Turned out the metal retainer piece was nicely rusted/expanded and wasn't going to let go. New knob/retainer is only $9, a steal at normal Pinz pricing. Why weren't these just screwed on?? --ian
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Post by pcolette »

I found that squirting a bit of PBBlaster into the knob first helped to loosen the metal retainer ring.
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Post by I-10pinz »

Same here hit mine with WD40 and let it sit awhile and they came off fine.
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