Re: [Spit] clutch pin query

2007-06-18 Thread Henry Stike
Sorry haven't replied sooner. but everyone saying what we are using.. a nice grade8 bolt, threaded at end only.. Fact we just had it all apart to replace the clutch.. I told Henry to STOP litein them wheels up for the girls Don't know WHY he won't listen to father most of the

Re: [Spit] clutch pin query

2007-06-17 Thread Doug Braun
--- Greg Rowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug's point is very well taken though and if you have a bolt with too much threads, ideally you should fill the extra threads in with something - JB Weld perhaps? Maybe it is best to get a bolt that is too long, and then use a die to cut just the right

RE: [Spit] clutch pin query

2007-06-17 Thread Clark W. Nicholls
That's exactly what I did... 30+ years ago. Still there... Clark -Original Message- Jim, This is easy, get a bolt from your local hardware store that is long enough that it has +/- 2 of unthreaded shaft and is the correct size to fit in the hole. I think the shaft is 1/4 or 3/8. Drop

Re: [Spit] clutch pin query

2007-06-16 Thread Bob Berger
Jim, This is easy, get a bolt from your local hardware store that is long enough that it has +/- 2 of unthreaded shaft and is the correct size to fit in the hole. I think the shaft is 1/4 or 3/8. Drop this in from the top and then for additional safety thread a nyloc nut onto the end. The nut

RE: [Spit] clutch pin query

2007-06-16 Thread Bill Gingerich
Hi Jim, It's been 4-5 years since I did the clutch in my '74 Spit, but I remember having the same questions. The sleeve that you see in the catalog is what holds the pin in. As I recall, it looked like a piece of lightly corrugated metal that had been rolled into a cylinder. It slides into the

Re: [Spit] clutch pin query

2007-06-16 Thread Doug Braun
Try real hard to find a bolt that has the unthreaded section sufficiently long to keep the threads from bearing much of the load. Using a threaded bolt as a hinge pin or clevis pin can be a bad idea, because the threads will cut into the other parts and/or get chewed up themselves. If you feel

Re: [Spit] clutch pin query

2007-06-16 Thread Greg Rowe
] clutch pin query Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:42:11 -0700 (PDT) Try real hard to find a bolt that has the unthreaded section sufficiently long to keep the threads from bearing much of the load. Using a threaded bolt as a hinge pin or clevis pin can be a bad idea, because the threads will cut