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[Romeo987]

Hi, guys.

I am helping my lad do up his 1962 (Australian) mini. As part of that I wanted to powder coat the handbrake lever. On disassembly, I (thought I had, without paying too much attention) unscrewed the little nylon button in the top of the lever, removed the spring, felt washer and steel washer. When it came back from painting, I could not screw the button back on. Because there is no screw thread! It FEELS like a thread inside the button, but I cannot match it with 3/16BSW, #10-24, #10-32 or even M5!.  The shaft coming up the lever is a plain 3/16 shaft which, at maximum height, is about 1/8 inch below the top of the lever. So how was/is this button attached? A push fit? It came off easily enough with a lefty-loosey screwing action, and there is a spring behind it, so that seems unlikely (although the hole in the button is a tad under 3/16).

I have searched google and this forum for illumination without luck. And no access to another car to look at.

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Roman

 

[Spider]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I see you live in my favorite place !

I have many times tried to pull the Button off the rod in the past, on many levers with no success. Just checking the drawing for it, it state 'Press Fit' for the button.

[miles645]

Hi, guys.

I am helping my lad do up his 1962 (Australian) mini. As part of that I wanted to powder coat the handbrake lever. On disassembly, I (thought I had, without paying too much attention) unscrewed the little nylon button in the top of the lever, removed the spring, felt washer and steel washer. When it came back from painting, I could not screw the button back on. Because there is no screw thread! It FEELS like a thread inside the button, but I cannot match it with 3/16BSW, #10-24, #10-32 or even M5!.  The shaft coming up the lever is a plain 3/16 shaft which, at maximum height, is about 1/8 inch below the top of the lever. So how was/is this button attached? A push fit? It came off easily enough with a lefty-loosey screwing action, and there is a spring behind it, so that seems unlikely (although the hole in the button is a tad under 3/16).

I have searched google and this forum for illumination without luck. And no access to another car to look at.

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Roman

It's a press fit, not threaded. Twisting it out just works because of spring tension. I tapped mine back in gently and it stayed solid.

[Romeo987]

Thanks, miles 645 and Spider, I’ll go with a push on and see if the button (the nylon is old!) survives. Easy enough to make a new one, of course.

Thanks again.

Roman

[Spider]

If the button is in good order but won't stay put, a dab of Super Glue will sort it.