trident door furniture

Hi Everyone, I recently lost one of the pushbutton door fixings on our old trident. Decided to buy a new set of five from autosleepers,super they arrived the day after. My problem is how do you remove the old collar from around the pushbutton without damaging the door! I know its a minor problem but would be grateful for any advice.   andrew from dorset.

Andrew
Remove the lock and pushbutton.
Use a socket(from a socket set), that fits snuggle into the hole on the inside face.
Cant quite remember the size (22mm?/19mm?)
Tap gently on the end of the socket with a hammer, whilst holding the cupboard door.

Hope that makes sense.
Regards
John

Hi Andrew,
I removed all of mine recently and I used an hacksaw blade to make a small cut into the inside of the insert and this made thenm very easy to remove.  Can I ask whilst I,m here were the new replacements expensive from Autosleepers.

Hope this helps

Tony

Tony
Just checked an invoice from A/S parts from June 12,  which shows £3.68 + VAT (silly money) which is for the button and surround, (doesn't even include the lock!).

Regards
John

TRICH wrote:Can I ask whilst I,m here were the new replacements expensive from Autosleepers.

 When I bought some last year they were very reasonably priced. From memory a couple of quid for both the button and the collar together, thhough they can be bought individually. I've also got a receipt for a new catch assembly (without button and collar) and they were £2.50 each.

Worth getting a spare catch if you have an older van as they have a habit of failing on the first day of your holiday, which is really annoying!

Hi,thanks for the price info, I have sent an enquiry into autosleepers now so hopefully they will let me know the uptodate price.

Thanks again
Tony

hoopman wrote:Andrew
Remove the lock and pushbutton.
Use a socket(from a socket set), that fits snuggle into the hole on the inside face.
Cant quite remember the size (22mm?/19mm?)
Tap gently on the end of the socket with a hammer, whilst holding the cupboard door.

Hope that makes sense.
Regards
John

Hello John, Many thanks for the info, what a good idea.  andrew.

TRICH wrote:Hi Andrew,
I removed all of mine recently and I used an hacksaw blade to make a small cut into the inside of the insert and this made thenm very easy to remove.  Can I ask whilst I,m here were the new replacements expensive from Autosleepers.

Hope this helps

Tony

Hello Tony, Many thanks for your info, i was thinking knife, but hacksaw blade much better.  andrew

Autosleepers were so helpful.  Just had the drawer on the floor of my R reg Trident recovered as the rather nasty blue vinyl had split.  Rang autosleeper not expecting to still stock the 'button' as they are now called.  Two now on the way - very reasonably price plus postage.