non A/C heater controls broke????? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

tracterman2 · 05-31-2007, 07:43 PM

okay here is the deal....the levers are fine....the cables are fine...everything works fine....but the back of the controls...where the levers and switch mount to the face plate has come off...looks like four revits that hold it on...or not revits but small metal dowels that are flattened to hold it on....well doesn't look like there is a good way to fix this without drilling four new holes and putting in some small bolts to hold it on the face plate....GMC Pauls has a rebuild kit....does it include the face?? I think all I need is the face...the controls are fine...except I lost on of the little knobs while pulling them off. What do you guys think?? Has anyone run into this?? Is there a trick that someone knows to fix it?? THanks for any help....by the way TRUCK IS DRIVABLE NOW!!....after 15 years..I've been driving it for 2 days now. it is still aligned well....you can let go of the the steering wheel. Its a pretty awsome feeling..the little 307 purrs like a sewing machine....well except for a tick that sounds like a lifter...but maybe after a while it will fix itself...I mean it has set up for 15 years...I'll post pics soon.

GREASEMONKEY72 · 05-31-2007, 08:16 PM

i cant help with your problem but its nice to hear that your driving it and cant wait to see the pics

sjarrett71 · 05-31-2007, 08:21 PM

I've seen people drill the holes you were talking about and then rivet through them. I don't know of a way to reattach the faceplate to the frame other than that. As for the rebuild kit, it doesn't come with a whole faceplate, rather just a sticker to make it shiny again.

Wreckless_71 · 05-31-2007, 08:24 PM

The face looks pretty good if you lightly dust it with the bead blaster... kind of a brushed metal look.

**LockDoc** · 05-31-2007, 08:36 PM

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How about if you drilled them, use flathead machine screws and countersink the heads into the face, then put a new sticker on the face to cover up the screw heads....

LockDoc

**Classic Heartbeat** · 05-31-2007, 08:38 PM

The rebuild kits do not come with a new face plate. They come with a new sticker for your face plate. If you want to repair the one that you have you will have to screw or rivette the fase plate to the handle housing. Otherwise the fix is a new heater control. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com

tracterman2 · 05-31-2007, 09:08 PM

GOT IT DONE!!...just now...didn't even wait for an answer...lol....I had been thinking about the nut and bolt thing..drilled 1/8" holes with our press and put in four bolts and nuts on the back....really looks stock...if you didn't know any better you would think it was...matches my face plate perfectly...thanks for the help again!!

05-31-2007, 07:43 PM	#1
tracterman2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nashville, Arkansas Posts: 96	non A/C heater controls broke????? okay here is the deal....the levers are fine....the cables are fine...everything works fine....but the back of the controls...where the levers and switch mount to the face plate has come off...looks like four revits that hold it on...or not revits but small metal dowels that are flattened to hold it on....well doesn't look like there is a good way to fix this without drilling four new holes and putting in some small bolts to hold it on the face plate....GMC Pauls has a rebuild kit....does it include the face?? I think all I need is the face...the controls are fine...except I lost on of the little knobs while pulling them off. What do you guys think?? Has anyone run into this?? Is there a trick that someone knows to fix it?? THanks for any help....by the way TRUCK IS DRIVABLE NOW!!....after 15 years..I've been driving it for 2 days now. it is still aligned well....you can let go of the the steering wheel. Its a pretty awsome feeling..the little 307 purrs like a sewing machine....well except for a tick that sounds like a lifter...but maybe after a while it will fix itself...I mean it has set up for 15 years...I'll post pics soon. __________________ I'm Your Huckleberry. You Ain't No Daisy.

05-31-2007, 08:16 PM	#2
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: non A/C heater controls broke????? i cant help with your problem but its nice to hear that your driving it and cant wait to see the pics __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

05-31-2007, 08:21 PM	#3
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: non A/C heater controls broke????? I've seen people drill the holes you were talking about and then rivet through them. I don't know of a way to reattach the faceplate to the frame other than that. As for the rebuild kit, it doesn't come with a whole faceplate, rather just a sticker to make it shiny again. __________________ -Scott-

05-31-2007, 08:24 PM	#4
Wreckless_71 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kelso, WA Posts: 363	Re: non A/C heater controls broke????? The face looks pretty good if you lightly dust it with the bead blaster... kind of a brushed metal look. __________________ 1972 K10 4" lift, 35’s, 383 stroker, 700r4, current project. 1971 C10 3"/5" static drop, 355/350. "La Bamba.” The current daily driver.

05-31-2007, 08:36 PM	#5
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,395	Re: non A/C heater controls broke????? - How about if you drilled them, use flathead machine screws and countersink the heads into the face, then put a new sticker on the face to cover up the screw heads.... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

05-31-2007, 08:38 PM	#6
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,770	Re: non A/C heater controls broke????? The rebuild kits do not come with a new face plate. They come with a new sticker for your face plate. If you want to repair the one that you have you will have to screw or rivette the fase plate to the handle housing. Otherwise the fix is a new heater control. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

05-31-2007, 09:08 PM	#7
tracterman2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nashville, Arkansas Posts: 96	Re: non A/C heater controls broke????? GOT IT DONE!!...just now...didn't even wait for an answer...lol....I had been thinking about the nut and bolt thing..drilled 1/8" holes with our press and put in four bolts and nuts on the back....really looks stock...if you didn't know any better you would think it was...matches my face plate perfectly...thanks for the help again!! __________________ I'm Your Huckleberry. You Ain't No Daisy.



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