[SEL] tapered pin removal

[Dave Merchant]

Looks like a good application for Vise Grips.

Dave Merchant


At 10:02 AM 5/2/2008, you wrote:
>Nice non-standard use of tools.
>Thanks for sharing.
>Alan
>
>
>--- Germoamer at aol.com wrote:
>
> > The Famous fuel butterfly is held on to the shaft with two very 
> small  (.080)
> > tapered pins. There is no access from the other side of the pins to  knock
> > them out, so they must be pulled.  I solved this by clamping a pair  of
> > lineman's pliers to the pins using the c-clamp.  I then bolted a pair 
> of  steel plates
> > to the end if the pliers.  I slid a steel bar thru the plier  handles,
> > grabbed with both hands and gave a quick wrap to the 
> steel  plates.  Both pins game
> > out quickly!  Nice when a simple plan comes  together and nothing broken!
> >
> > Photos at _http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/pins.jpg_
> > (http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/pins.jpg)
> >
> > Tom  Schmutz
> > Concord, Va.
> > germaoamer at AOL.com
> >
> >
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