((NOTE: The original message is OLD))
Gerard,
I'm having trouble finding them, period. VB & Moss don't carry them.
MiniMania is out of stock. I've tried a place called Scarborough Fair in
Rhode Island - they don't carry them either.
One of our local auto parts has generic ones that are an inch long -
Spridget ones are about 11/16". As a last resort I'll consider grinding them
down to length.
Anyways, I was wondering if/where you ever got them? I need some in a hurry!
BTW, I purposely took mine out because the engine stand I was using didn't
have the necessary clearance with them in, and I didn't want the machine
shop to lose them. I wouldn't have need to worry about them getting lost, as
I had to ruin them to get them out!
Oh well.
Another BTW. There were some comments on this original thread about whether
these have a support or merely locating function. My original pins are
clearly mild steel (though solid) as I easily ruined them with a pair of
Vice-Grips using a rag to try and protect them. The dowel pins our local
shop has are hardened, as are the pins I got from VB that I thought were the
right ones, but turned out to be clutch pressure plate locating dowels.
<dnw>
'72 Midget
'98 Safari
'02 9-5 Wagon
'64 (me)
www.dnw.us/mgs.htm
----- Original Message -----
From "Gerard" <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
> I'm not sure what could have happened, but of the 3 cranks I recently had
> reground/polished, two are missing dowel locating pins for the flywheel
> (1275). I know I didn't remove them and they're not in any of the
flywheels
> I have. The machine shop said they didn't remove them either, but they're
> missing in any event. If anyone has one or two handy you don't think
you'll
> need, please let me know. Maybe I can get by with one in each. I kinda
> hate to place a parts order for just those.
>
> Gerard
/// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
/// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/spridgets
|