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Adjust window mushroom cams without notches

LimerickGray · 2021-06-09 10:21:30

I’ve changed the seals on a pvc window but the seal is not as tight as before. The cams to adjust don’t seem to have any notches on them to indicate where to turn. Any ideas? I presume rotating the cam so that it’s more towards exterior but that’s tough from the inside of the window.

09-06-2021 10:21AM

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LimerickGray

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I’ve changed the seals on a pvc window but the seal is not as tight as before. The cams to adjust don’t seem to have any notches on them to indicate where to turn. Any ideas? I presume rotating the cam so that it’s more towards exterior but that’s tough from the inside of the window.

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#2 09-06-2021 07:32PM

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#3 09-06-2021 10:44PM

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I could be wrong, but I think that the adjustment is done on the latch mounted on the frame rather than the window mushroom.

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#4 09-06-2021 10:58PM

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Did you try turning it with an allen key? It doesn't look very eccentric to me as 10-10-20 said it could be adjusted on the frame.

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#5 11-06-2021 12:09AM

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WD40 Sometimes works.

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#6 11-06-2021 07:05AM

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I suspect that this adjustment may not be possible. I know this is not what you want to hear but I would opt for thicker seals.

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