Killed a windscreen washer nozzle

[Durango2k]

... I found today that one of my 2 washer jets is dead: the Hose was so hard that the lowest part, where the pipe is put onto, is broken.

Do the replacements for example SNG offer fit nicely, or shall I try to repair it ? I believe I can drill it a bit, and glue- in a Hollow Metal piece, or drill- Hollow a 3 or maybe 4 mm threaded bolt....

?

Carsten, saying every penny out of it....

[Mark Gordon]

Since the repair wouldn't show, I'd try the repair and then replace it if that didn't work out. But that's just me, Carsten. You know how cheap I am!

[Durango2k]

I just found a Metal ball pen inner tube which is exactly the same inner size, and it would fit on the outer side as well with very little Drilling.

I'll have to find out how to glue it properly, idea is Jbweld for now....

Problem is that if it fails, Bingo, lots of work to get at it....

Carsten

[Durango2k]

I came up with a better idea after some research:

a) there is almost NO glue to stick to Nylon. I can buy expensive stuff but then I can buy a new nozzle.

b) I took out my old trusty solder iron, and a yellowish cable tie. Then I took a nail, mooved the broken-of flange on it to keep it centred and in place, loosely melted the main and the flange part together.

Melted some milligrams of the cable tie, and used it to fill gaps and mixed it with the 2 parts of the nozzle, re-creating the flange. Then, after going round the flange, it was so stable I could not break it of trying to do so with my thumb. I decided "thats it", and re- cut to former shape.

Job done.

Carsten

[Mark Gordon]

'Atta boy, Carsten! A man after my own heart!