David Jenkins
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 posted on 1/6/02 at 10:29 AM |
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Roll pins
Help!
I'm busy designing and building a gearchange extension for my Ford Type 9 gearbox.
All is going pretty well, but I've come up against a problem - I need a 5mm dia x 20mm long roll pin. This is the one that holds the gear selection
thingie onto the selection shaft.
I have the original, but need another. Can I find one in Ipswich? Can I b*ggery! The car spares places are no help, and the scrappies get offensive
if you ask them to strip a Sierra down for a single scrap of spring steel (few scrappies allow you to do the work yourself round here).
So, anyone know of a decent postal outfit that'll supply these (I don't mind buying 5 or 10), or does anyone have a spare they don't want?
cheers,
David
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 1/6/02 at 10:47 AM |
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Have you tried agricultural and horticultural places?
I used to work in a place that was both.
You'll find that roll pins are used a lot more in those to areas than automotive.
Hope that's a help.
Rich.
President of the Non-conformist Locost Builders Club. E-mail for details...
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 1/6/02 at 07:45 PM |
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are you describing a "c lock pin" ?
if you are, how many do you want ? and wots your address ? 
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Alan B
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| posted on 1/6/02 at 10:16 PM |
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When I used to live in the UK we used RS components a lot, even for mechanical stuff like this.
Try, http://www.rswww.com
part number 374-058 IIRC
They aren't the cheapest, but you got the stuff next day almost without fail.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 2/6/02 at 06:10 AM |
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try the pins that vauhhall used in early brake calipers to hold the pins in 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/6/02 at 07:15 PM |
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quote:
are you describing a "c lock pin" ?
if you are, how many do you want ? and wots your address ?
This thing's known as a roll pin, spring pin, plus many other titles.
It's a cylinder of spring steel with a slit down one side. 5mm dia, 20mm long.
If this matches what you're talking about, I'll send you an e-mail!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 2/6/02 at 07:20 PM |
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fink it doe's, if you looked at it end on does it look like the letter "C", if it does mail me, i will be in work wed, can post to you wed, buy me
a pint at Newark, job done, ok ?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/6/02 at 02:21 PM |
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quote:
fink it doe's, if you looked at it end on does it look like the letter "C", if it does mail me, i will be in work wed, can post to you wed,
buy me a pint at Newark, job done, ok ?
Sounds like a bargain! I'll e-mail the address ASAP.
Which day you going to Newark? I'll be there on the "Locost Owners' Club AGM" day (Sunday?).
cheers,
David
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 5/6/02 at 05:30 PM |
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they are in the post, 10 of, all 5m dia, 5 x 20mm long, 5 x 25mm long, oh and stainless too, if, or when you see my car you will realise we work a lot
with stainless over here, hope there what u wanted, regards Jon
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 5/6/02 at 08:21 PM |
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Many thanks, oh honourable sir...
...I am not worthy, I am not worthy, etc.
regards,
David
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 9/6/02 at 09:37 AM |
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quote:
they are in the post, 10 of, all 5m dia, 5 x 20mm long, 5 x 25mm long, oh and stainless too, if, or when you see my car you will realise we
work a lot with stainless over here, hope there what u wanted, regards Jon
Bits received on Friday - used on Saturday!
Many thanks,
David
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 9/6/02 at 09:26 PM |
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YW M8,......thats what fellow builders n this list are for........
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