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[charley fitch]

Here is hoping that somebody out there has found a reasonable solution to repairing a convertible top peg on the windsheld.  While working on a friends car one of the end pegs pulled out.  As the windshield frame appears to be brass with chrome over it. It is not the hardest material.  The threads in the windshield frame appear to be stripped.  This particular location at the corner at least gives one some depth below the frame to employ some fix. 

So does anybody out there have a way to repair the threads in the windshield frame so that the peg can again be screwed in and hold?

Charley   

[TR3driver]

I have not tried this yet, but I have the same problem and this is the approach I plan to try.  There is a special Tenax peg that was originally used on the (rare) cars with aluminum windshield surrounds.  The peg was unobtanium for many years, but TRF has recently had some of them reproduced.  This peg is designed to go all the way through the frame, with a countersunk head on the back of the frame.  The screwdriver slot in the head will be visible, but otherwise they look nearly identical to the originals.
P/N 553837      http://trf.zeni.net/miniTR2TR3/58.php

The trick will be drilling and countersinking the frame without hitting and breaking the glass.  A depth stop on the drill bit(s) seems like a requirement; and I'm thinking that a simple jig might be a good idea as well.  To help keep the bit from grabbing in the soft brass, I'll also dull the cutting edges just a bit (or just use an old bit that is already somewhat dull).

[charley fitch]

Thank you, I am passing on your recommendation.  I'll let you know if we try it and  how it works.
Charley 

[bobhustead]

Did you come up with a solution for this problem?
Bob Hustead

[charley fitch]

My friend decided to fill the hole with JB WELD and stick the peg back in the hole.  He also ordered the long peg that Randall suggested, but did not wait to get it before doing the above.  I was thinking that if he took the long peg and cut it a bit shorter to fit into the hole then he could use the JB WELD and really have something for the JB WELD stick to. At this point it is holding.

Time will tell.
Charley