[Shop-talk] How to tighten a swaged pin

[Steven Trovato]

Jack,

Well, this is a pretty stout pin.  A vise didn't do it.  A C-clamp 
wouldn't stand a chance.  I'm going to try a press.  Yes, the 
Magnette is a lot of fun.  I will assume for the moment that your 
spelling of it wasn't some sort of insect analogy.  :-)  TR-3's and 
TR-8's are pretty cool too.  I remember taking a new TR-8 for a test 
drive that caused the salesman considerable stress.  I was never one 
of those "I'd rather push my ___ than drive a ____" kind of 
guys.  They're all pretty nice.

-Steve

At 01:10 AM 7/24/2007, Jack Brooks wrote:
>Squeeze that swage closed in a few steps, so you don't over tighten it.  If
>it's easy to pull the prop rod, I'd do it in a vice.  If not, use a C-clamp
>to squeeze it. Whatever tool you chose, be sure it has some feel, so you can
>tell what is going on with the swage, as you compress it.
>
>Magnattes are neat cars.  <Whoa - Did a Triumph guy really say that?>
>
>Jack
>TR's 3 & 8