I broke my dipstick...

Hi All

Yesterday I was changing the oil on my 96 850. I pullout out the
dipstick and about half of the red plastic handle came off in my hand.
I am cheap. I don't want to buy a new stick.

Can anyone reccomend some good glue to secure the handle back on? I
know that super glue might not withstand the heat what other options do
I have?

 

Can anyone reccomend some good glue to secure the handle back on? I

jb-weld. it belongs in everyone's toolkit.

-K

 

If it's plastic to plastic, you might be able to bind it with nylon thread
embedded in epoxy. Straight gluing never works very well on plastic or
metal. Still might be as cheap to look at the wreckers.

 

You'll never get glue to stick for long. Go find a good used one at a
junkyard.

 

I would try GOOP for autos. It comes in a red tube and is GREAT. It
pretty much will bond anything.

 

TWO PART EPOXY

 

I'd just find a dipstick at a junkyard. I wouldn't be suprised if it
was cheaper than the glue!

 

The plastic probably broke because it is becoming brittle - if you glue it
you can count on it to break somewhere else. I'm cheap too, but this sounds
like a losing proposition.

Mike

 

Glue alone won't help. I used stranded wire, with superglue to bind
it all in place. This repair is at least 2 years old:

http://webpages.charter.net/dwarner2/DipStick.jpg

I just dug around in my parts boxes to find the ring.. It's a little
small, but it works.