Classic/Antique Car Repair: Convertible Top mount pin loose, loc tite, glue products

Question
Dick:

Sorry - I my haste to get an answer - I forgot the detail.  The car is a 1965 Mustang, replacement top on the original frame.  The loctite thing may work so I will try it. But my real problem is how to press the pin back into the mount.  It has worked out (not completely) of the mount and needs to be pressed back in.  I was thinking of some type of C clamp or such but I don't have one that will allow the pin to pass through the base.

Thanks again!
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Followup To
Question -
The pin on the mount bracket for my convertible top is coming out of the mount. How do I press it back into and keep it in the mount?

Thanks for your help
Harold Baker
Answer -
Without being able to see the part you are talking about, and not even knowing what car is involved, I'd be crazy to try to answer this one.  However, I'll try anyway!

If this is a part that was originally just pressed into place when the car was new, you can clean up both mating parts very thoroughly with laquer thinner and then apply one of the loc-tite brand super glue products, clamp it in place for 24 hours, and maybe it will be a permanent repair.

Good Luck

Dick  

Answer
I don't know where this pin is located on your top frame - if it is somewhere accessable with a small hammer, you can tap lightly on the end of the pin, assuming it is straight, and you can actually tighten it quite well this way.  I'd clean the parts and put the loc-tite in and then tap lightly - not hard enough to deform the metal - until it slips back into the right location.  The loc-tite will serve as a lubricant for a few minutes - but be quick about it because once the stuff sets up, you won't be able to move it anymore.

If the pin is located such that you cannot get at it to tap, or if the part is goes into is not solid enough to tap against, you'll need to support both pieces somehow - perhaps you can modify a "C" clamp to press it back into place?

Without seeing the problem myself, I'm really fishing here - sorry.   Maybe your best course is to take the car to a top shop and ask how they would solve the problem - if this is a common problem, you can bet they've seen it before.

Dick.