TR Door Lock Post/knobs

Hoping someone can help me find the door lock posts for a 88TR. So far all I can find is the posts with the rod attached as an assembly for a crazy price. Since I already put on the sound barrier and assembled the door, I don't want to replace the rod assembly but would rather press or bond one back on. I was hoping there was a source for the posts (black) that will work that someone has already figured out. They do not screw on & off...that is why I broke one :-(

Thanks.

 

Hi Mel,

I thought about turning one on the lathe and was thinking about making a few out of polished stainless. Even though I own the company, the head tool maker kicked me out last time for not leaving the machine the way I found it and making a mess. I thought I did a good job of cleaning up..hmm.... I may have to sneak in at night. They tell me there is nothing worse than an Engineer that thinks he is a tool maker.

I decided to keep original and was hoping there was a source. I think Kenco identified a low enough price at Eurospares and I could remove the metal pin. I also looked at some after market posts that I could bond on, but they all seem to have too big of a threadded ID.


Thanks

 

I'm on it..great plan, thanks.

 

Yep, my 88TR post did not screw on so it broke on me trying to remove it. No threads but rod has swaged shaft that was either molded over or press fit over. As is always the case, wish I knew then what I know now I would have reached up and disconnected the green clip on the wire shaft.