RE: [ihc] (TIP) Anyone's tail/lift gate latches squeak

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know how work-hardened the copper tubing is
when you buy it.  But, if it cracks as you straighten
it out, heat it to around 700 deg with a propane torch
to anneal it so you can straighten it.  You'll have to
experiment & try a couple pieces to get the annealing
right. 

Steve
--- Tom Harais <THarais@domain.elided> wrote:

> Tom:
> 
> We want details.  All of them!
> 
> The tailgate squeaks:
> 
> 1) Are the T-all latches same as on the
> Scout/Terra/Traveler? (Gotta be
> right?  IH was pretty consistent amongst all lines.)
> 
> 2) You put the shrink tubing on the "fork" on the
> gate or on the post on the
> body?
> 
> 3) Does anyone know if there is a replacement (I
> know we've discussed this
> before) for the Traveler hatch seal gasket
> somewhere?
> 
> 4) Does anyone know of a good reference on how to
> deal with (as in make work
> correctly) the latching mechanism itself on a Terra
> tailgate/Traveler
> liftgate?  On mine, the lock doesn't prevent the
> mechanism from working,
> even in the lock position and with a good jerk on
> the gate, you can get that
> mechanism to let the "forks" rotate and release
> pretty easily.
> 
> The copper exhaust gaskets
> 
> 1) 3/4" pipe "unrolled" created a sufficiently large
> enough piece of copper
> to cut out the gasket?
> 
> 2) What thickness of pipe wall tubing were you
> using?  "L" or "M"?
> 
> I'm seeing expanded applications of this low tech
> solution to simple
> problems.  I love this kind of stuff.
> 
> Tom H., '76 Traveler