Lawrence R. Wright
Purchasing Analyst
Andrews Office Products, Divison of USOP
PH 301-386-7923 FX 301-386-5333
lrw@aop.com
(After the Digest, I'm not used to the "reflective" List. Nonetheless, I
sent 2 posts today; for one I got my ditribution copy in 9 minutes; the
other I haven't seen after 4 hours, it must've "got lost". So I'm resending
it, you have a delete key & know how to use it.)
> From: Larry Wright <lrw@aop.com>
> To: Tigerlist * <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Twisting the knobs
> Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 7:12 AM
>
> Jim Barrett wrote:
> >I made a tool to remove the knobs. 1/4" plate with a 1/2" slotted
> >hole and two small bolts located 3/4" apart on the centerline of the
1/2'
> hole.
> >The bolts were ground down to 1/16" for 3/8". I promply twisted off two
> >sets of screws in the attempts to loosen the round chromed jam nut from
> the
> >black plastic knob. Apparently I needed tough tool steel for the pins
> which
> >I don't have.
>
> Bicycle shops usually stock a similar tool for removing crank bearing
cups,
> many of which are flush (no projecting wrench flats) and are accessed by
> two of the little holes of the type you describe. Some have a fixed
> distance between the pins, some are adjustable; you'll want the latter.
It
> has been a while since I've bought any bike tools; if your local shop has
> one by Park Tool Company or VAR, both are good quality.
>
> Desmond's grand-nephew Myron Kludge worked for Rootes in the 1960's in
> Purchasing; it's rumoured that he once got a great deal on a shipment of
> shift levers and knobs because they were mismanufactured in left-hand
> thread (perhaps intended for home market left hand drive cars). No
> distinguishing marks on the parts and no record of which cars have them,
> not even in Norm's book. Keep on tuggin' on that wrench, Jim!
>
>
> Lawrence R. Wright
> Purchasing Analyst
> Andrews Office Products, Divison of USOP
> PH 301-386-7923 FX 301-386-5333
> lrw@aop.com
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