Tricks removing old tenax fasteners? Need 4 tall..

[RickB]

I had some male tenax fasteners so I put them on my Sprite today and then found they are the shorter ones and I need the longer ones for my top.

My MK1 Midget has the right ones and I was able to remove one without breaking it today.

Any tricks for getting up in the inside of the fender area to hold the nut on the back and remove these?

Or a clue for where I can get these old taller tenax fasteners - I only need 4 of them.

Also right near the back of the door on the rear fender there were two small holes and looking on the Midget there was a little swivel type thing on each side right there - anyone know what that's for?

 

[DrEntropy]

Take a taller one to a good boat supply house and ask 'em for replacements.

Dnno about th' "swivel thing". But there should be a corresponding fastener on the leading edge of the top to fasten to it.

 

[Pythias]

If it was on the INSIDE of the cockpit, its for a flap that's on the soft top.

 

[RickB]

I guess I need to go take a picture of the little thing, be back in a minute...

 

[RickB]

Ok, here it is - what is it?
It on the outside just a couple inches down from the top of the fender. It's about 1 inch long (maybe 1.25 inch).

 

[jlaird]

Okies, hears the drill. Cut the heads off of those screws. Put them back on with pop rivets, alum ones. I think that is how they came from the factory. In any case my 60 Bugeye in 1962 was that way. Miss Agatha has pop rivets as well.

 

[RickB]

Interesting Jack.

I pulled this off of a MK1 Midget, it was held on (very tightly) with very rusty philips drive screws. So I got stainless steel screws and fastened it with them. I actually put black RTV under the thing so they are sealed to the paint with black RTV and screwed to the body with the stainless screws.
I have no reason to believe they ever came off the Midget until I removed them.
Then again, you never can tell.

The question in my mind is what the heck do they fit? I haven't seen a soft top with a corresponding fitting but I can only imagine that's what they are for.

 

[Gundy]

My top and tonneau have these swivel things. They twist and lock
the "critical" edge of the covers. You can see one in this pic.
Is this what you are referring to? Notice it is turned 90 degrees and rests in notch in the cover piece.

 

[chrpark]

My 62 Mk II has the same swivel fastner and it's used to lock down the front corner of both the top and tonneau. Fastened to the body with rivets originally.

 

[RickB]

Aha! That's it!!

Thanks guys, now if someone has a close up of the fastener on the top or the tonneau that would be priceless! :wink:
I imagine it's a slot that the swivel part fits into.

 

[DrEntropy]

escutcheon fitting, hole is contoured to fit on the base of the "swivel thingie". Again: check boat supply places.

 

[RickB]

You guys are GREAT!!!
Is there anything you guys / gals and this place can't answer??