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Broken Oil Dipstick
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:02 pm
by Odd
Didn't realize how easy it is to break the plastic handle....
New one is $40
so I thought I'd have a go at fixing it
Super glued it back together.....a couple of beads of glue along each side
And then wrapped it in heat shrink plastic
Will advise on longevity ;)
Re: Broken Oil Dipstick
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 10:11 pm
by The American
Did you use HPDE glue? If you did, the heat shrink is unnecessary
Re: Broken Oil Dipstick
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:12 am
by Odd
I don't trust any glue
If the glue fails the wrap stops the top from falling off and being lost
Overkill perhaps?
Re: Broken Oil Dipstick
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:57 am
by hks_kansei
I'd agree with the shrnk wrap.
No glue will be as strong as the original one piece part. Since the one piece part broke, there's a damn good chance the glue will too (eventually)
As above, the heatshrink at least keeps the end on (just floppy)
Archers use the same idea on arrows sometimes, if the shaft snaps (which they do, often) it means they havent lost the arrowhead.
