Henry,
My Pin broke a while back, this was a major pain.:-( The pin broke
at the worst spot, between the fork and the shaft. The fork then rotated
and stuck hard!. First I cut the forks off the fork, so I could get it
off the throwout bearing sleeve. I then had to heat the remainder of the
fork, so I could pound it off the shaft with a BFH. I then used an
easyout to remove the remainder of the pin. I replaced the fork with a
good used one. I bought a hardened pin one from TRF.
I don't think I shouldn't have this problem again.. The last pin lasted
20 years with some pretty hard driving. :-)
>If all parts are pretty new and the pin was broken in the car, I would
be
>concerned, and lean pretty heavy towards the welding solution. If the
>pin broke while you were trying to remove it, congenital wisdom
>indicates you drill the fork and shaft at a 90 degree angle to the
>original holes, and replace with another pin or an appropriate bolt and
>nut.
I would think that if you tried to rotate 90 degs and redrill , then
the lever that attaches to the slave cylinder will not line up
correctly.
Ps. I would also examine your ring gear. They also have a tendency to
back off. not allowing the starter gear to engage!
--
Roger Helman
71 TR6 CC67866L
Digimation Inc.
e. rogerh@digimation.com
v. 504.468.7898
f. 504.468.5494
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