William C. Quincy wrote:
> Some time ago I read about a clutch fork mod that seem a good idea if
> you had the fork exposed fore some other reason. It was suggested to
> drill a hole through the fork and shaft, install a 5 mm bolt and
> nylock nut to insure reliability. Is this a good idea? If so, could
> someone please elaborate on the details.
I used a 1/4" grade 8 fine thread, 2" long, shortened to about 1 5/16".
You want the 2" bolt so the shank is 1" long... thus the threads of the
bolt don't chafe the hole in the fork or shaft. I used a self-locking
nut (also grade 8).
The attached pics show the result. The parts are disassembled as I have
the shaft out for transfer to a new gearbox... when I originally did the
cross-bolt thing I just drilled it with a hand drill with the shaft,
fork & fork pin in situ.
Lest you think this is just a 'suspenders & belt' approach... the 3rd
pic shows the fork pin that I removed alongside the new one. It came
out unbroken but there is an definitive curve in its shape.
Geo H
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