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I'm sure it is, but not without taking the mechanism apart. The rod looks like it is crimped to the lever, but it might be welded, i can't see from inside the car. I was hoping to find a solution that minimised any 'invasive surgery' ! ;-)

Yes, that'd do it ... But this is a Landy, and she deserves the best :-). Also, more importantly a job will no doubt come up in due course which will require me to remove the facia, which will mean taking the knob off !! I checked if chemical metal cash be used for thread repair too, but...

Potus ... Your list for me thinking about the problem in a different way and now, thanks to you, I've cracked it ! The thread is M6 ! I'd assumed that the thread in the plastic knob had worn, but I fact it hasn't ... It fits an M6 bolt fine. Surprisingly it's the steel thread that has reduced...

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately an M5 thread has a 0.8mm pitch and this, if metric, is definitely1.0mm.

Hi ... the thread in one of the round knobs on the front vents of my defender has stripped and i want to bush if with a brass insert ... easy if you know the thread size ! The OD of the thread is 5.2mm (13/64" ) and the pitch is 26 tpi. I've tried a 7/32" BSB thread, which is close, and it just...