Heater control knobs and levers - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

MarcMyWord · 10-26-2004, 02:36 PM

I KNOW I'm not the only one who's had this problem. While attempting to pull the plastic knobs off the heater controls, I ended up breaking two of the metal levers. So now I have this sharp nubs for two of the controls (which is a shame since I fixed everything else -- never knew I had a three-speed fan!)

Anyway, my local Chevy dealer can't even find a parts book, so he can't look up availability of these levers. Can anyone provide me with a part number for the individual levers? Or are there inexpensive aftermarket replacements? As a last resort, I'll hit the local junkyard. Truck is a 1970 and doesn't have a/c.

Thanks,

Marc

VDOG · 10-26-2004, 02:51 PM

I just removed mine from my 69, no a/c. If you want I can email you a picture. I will sell it to you for a small price. If not it will go on ebay.

HeavyD · 10-26-2004, 03:11 PM

Most aftermarket vendors sell replacement levers and knobs for a fairly cheap price...easier than having to sift through the junkyard.

fire235 · 10-26-2004, 03:12 PM

Most 67-72 parts suppliers carry the knobs and they are pretty cheap. I've got 3 different catalogs and they all seem to be in the 5.00 range for a new lever.

68w/sbc406 · 10-26-2004, 09:01 PM

i got after market ones and they worked great. they are not pot metal either so they wont break

race-n-jason · 10-26-2004, 09:04 PM

I've even seen a few vendors offer an "upgraded" version of the levers, made of steel instead of the old "pot" metal.

Brother's was one. Can't quite remember the other one, maybe Chevy Duty.

Hope you find 'em.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 10-26-2004, 09:11 PM

I got mine from tim christisan they are steel I think very good quality .....

purple gas · 10-26-2004, 11:55 PM

How hard are those levers to change? I need to fix mine, and I've never really checked out how those controlers even look from the back. In canada, there the first thing gone at a wreckers.

68w/sbc406 · 10-27-2004, 12:05 AM

its a pin that goes in them all (the pivot point) not hard been a while since i did mine

TsgtE662 · 10-27-2004, 09:17 AM

I bought new ones from GMC Pauls. They are fairly easy to replace.

jimfulco · 10-27-2004, 11:19 PM

I saw a handy emergency fix one time: .357 Magnum cases, beaten flat on the open end & stuffed into the slots over the broken levers.

68w/sbc406 · 10-27-2004, 11:30 PM

and the rednecks come out

J/K BTW

purple gas · 10-28-2004, 03:13 PM

ok, so I take a bullet & hit it with a hammer? I don't like the cold, but I'm in no real hurry to get to that warm place I'm bound to end up in.

10-26-2004, 02:36 PM	#1
MarcMyWord Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 7	Heater control knobs and levers I KNOW I'm not the only one who's had this problem. While attempting to pull the plastic knobs off the heater controls, I ended up breaking two of the metal levers. So now I have this sharp nubs for two of the controls (which is a shame since I fixed everything else -- never knew I had a three-speed fan!) Anyway, my local Chevy dealer can't even find a parts book, so he can't look up availability of these levers. Can anyone provide me with a part number for the individual levers? Or are there inexpensive aftermarket replacements? As a last resort, I'll hit the local junkyard. Truck is a 1970 and doesn't have a/c. Thanks, Marc

10-26-2004, 03:11 PM	#3
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,177	Most aftermarket vendors sell replacement levers and knobs for a fairly cheap price...easier than having to sift through the junkyard. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

10-26-2004, 03:12 PM	#4
fire235 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: East Texas Posts: 76	heater control knobs Most 67-72 parts suppliers carry the knobs and they are pretty cheap. I've got 3 different catalogs and they all seem to be in the 5.00 range for a new lever.

10-26-2004, 09:01 PM	#5
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	i got after market ones and they worked great. they are not pot metal either so they wont break __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

10-26-2004, 09:04 PM	#6
race-n-jason -Praise the Lowered- Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Garland, Tx, USA Posts: 280	I've even seen a few vendors offer an "upgraded" version of the levers, made of steel instead of the old "pot" metal. Brother's was one. Can't quite remember the other one, maybe Chevy Duty. Hope you find 'em. __________________ Race-N-Jason ('71 Chevy C-10 LWB 454/TH350) ('07 Dodge Ram 2500, 5.9 Cummins/6-speed Manual)

10-26-2004, 02:51 PM	#2
VDOG Grand PooBaa Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: LA, CA Posts: 5,302	I just removed mine from my 69, no a/c. If you want I can email you a picture. I will sell it to you for a small price. If not it will go on ebay.

10-26-2004, 09:11 PM	#7
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,592	I got mine from tim christisan they are steel I think very good quality ..... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

10-26-2004, 11:55 PM	#8
purple gas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: saskatoon, planet earth Posts: 686	How hard are those levers to change? I need to fix mine, and I've never really checked out how those controlers even look from the back. In canada, there the first thing gone at a wreckers.

10-27-2004, 12:05 AM	#9
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	its a pin that goes in them all (the pivot point) not hard been a while since i did mine __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

10-27-2004, 09:17 AM	#10
TsgtE662 2A674 Tank Rat Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland Heights, Mo. Posts: 626	I bought new ones from GMC Pauls. They are fairly easy to replace. __________________ '92 GMC Sierra, Sportside, 2wd, 350, Black '92 Chevy Silverado Extended Cab 4 x 4, Blue USAFR = 2A674 = Aircraft Fuel Systems Maintenance i.e. Tank Rat

10-27-2004, 11:19 PM	#11
jimfulco Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shreveport LA Posts: 3,170	I saw a handy emergency fix one time: .357 Magnum cases, beaten flat on the open end & stuffed into the slots over the broken levers.

10-27-2004, 11:30 PM	#12
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	and the rednecks come out J/K BTW __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

10-28-2004, 03:13 PM	#13
purple gas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: saskatoon, planet earth Posts: 686	ok, so I take a bullet & hit it with a hammer? I don't like the cold, but I'm in no real hurry to get to that warm place I'm bound to end up in.



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