[TR] clutch fork pin

[Sujit Roy]

Hi Ed,
I was able to grip the pins and rotate them with vise grips as you
suggested. I gripped the worn flat part and its opposite side and rotated
the pin 90 degrees.  Very little to no filing needed this way.



Thanks Sujit

On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 8:47 AM, EDWARD WOODS <fogbro1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Yes, but not much, if you're careful and they can be touched up with a
> file. The originals took 60 years to get flat. I figure I'll be long gone
> before they wear much again. The later cars have a pin that prevents the
> T/O bush from rotating around those pins. No much chance for wear. Anyhow,
> it's been my approach and may not be for every one.
>
>
> Ed
>
> On March 29, 2017 at 11:42 AM Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I could try that but wont the vise grips mar the pin?
>
>
> Sujit
>
> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 5:25 AM, EDWARD WOODS <fogbro1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I just grab them with a vise grip and rotate them w/o "unpeening" them.
>
> On March 29, 2017 at 1:26 AM Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I need to use an angle grinder to un peen them. So i will need new ones.
>
> Sujit
>
> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 7:50 PM, EDWARD WOODS <fogbro1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Or, just rotate them to an undamaged surface...
>
> On March 28, 2017 at 5:24 PM Allen Hess <allenhess at mgcarclub.com> wrote:
>
>
> The throwout bearing pins are peened to the fork. Grind off the peened
> side, punch them out. Insert new ones and peen.
>
> Allen
> *From:* Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2017 4:07:27 PM
> *To:* Cliff Hansen
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] clutch fork pin
>
> the pins on the fork which hold the throwout bearing.
> Sujit
>
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen at outlook.com
> > wrote:
>
> Do you mean the pins on the fork which hold the throwout bearing? Or the
> single pin which holds the fork to the shaft? If it's the latter (single
> pin) it's threaded, you don't need a press.
>
>
>
>
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