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Date:         Sun, 3 Mar 1996 18:36:35 -0800 (PST)
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From:         David Schwarze <des@teleport.com>
Subject:      Re: 1600 Rebuild Notes...

Ken Hooper writes: > > But I didn't like it. I know bearing material (in the rods, in this case) > is deliberately soft, and I can't see how it can withstand being levered on > with a force like that without ending up beveled. I don't care whether > you're just tapping, if it's enough force to push that pin through it's got > to be orders of magnitude *more* force compressing the edge of the rod > bearing.

Yup. I don't like that either.

> Has anybody pressed the pins in with a huge C-clamp or something? Am I > being too prissy here?

That's exactly what I do. I have an approx. 18" C-clamp which, combined with blocks of wood (and an appropriately sized deep socket if you are removing the pins) works nicely. BTW, my method of doing this if the pins are really tight is to tighten the clamp a little and then barely tap the end of the clamp with a screwdriver. The pin will slip in allowing you to tighten the clamp a little more. I figure it's a little less stressful that way.

-David

============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego, California, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (13.986@100.81) http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================


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