Thanks for the info Steve. I was lucky; I didn't have to slide the
blind all the way out of the aluminum frame. The string was broken
at a point just where it entered the holes in the pleated blind; so I
rethreaded the line thru the holes in the pleates; tied a square knot
in the line; retied the lines to the plastic spindles and
reassembled; it is working again!!! But...when this happens again, I
think I will restring with new line. Do you have any idea where you
can get this type of line or what is a good substitute? I was
thinking fishing line? Thanks again for your info.
Bob Lang
97 EVC
--- In ev_update@..., sukitoby@a... wrote:
my wife pulled our door window blind off last month.
I finally got around to fixing it.
(1) Snap up and out. the upper aluminum bllind frame is held by two
aluminum
clips
(2) take out the two lower Phillips screws
(3) TRICKY PART You must remove the plastic clips from the lower
aluminum
rail. next slide the pleated part all the way out.
NOTE the blind maker RIVETED the two handles on AFTER assemblikng
the blind.
Because the blind material is stapled to the nylon insert, it
doesnt want to
slide out of th aluminum frame.
Force it gently. What will happen is that the staple legs will
bend allowing
the nylon insert to pass the knob rivets. (Before reassembly take
a small
needle-nose and lay all the staple legs down flat. This way the
insert will
slide smoothly back in the alum frame.
You will be surprised to see that the two cords extending from the
left of
the blind pass thru the far right and near far right holes in the
pleats,
while the two cords coming out the right pass thru the lower frame
and rise
up on the far left and near far left positions.
In like manner, slide the top insert out of the frame.
Restring - put back together and pass each set of strings thru the
appopriate
pleats, out the nylon sleeves in the lower insert, and direct the
right
strings to the left and the two left strings to the right. Pass
one string
through each of the clear plastic discs and loosely tie them. You
have to
experiment so that you could them tight but not to tight. The two
Phillips
screws are very long allowing lots of experimenting.
Good luck - Steve with 95 EVC
