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Do these ever pop up on eBay? I'm looking for one as the one I have is starting to get a bit long in the tooth

To be more clear, the two pins that ride the cam are bent. Can I replace those by pushing them out and getting new ones?

Ash1562 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:34 pm To be more clear, the two pins that ride the cam are bent. Can I replace those by pushing them out and getting new ones?

YEP! Note amount of projection before replacing. If bent that may be impossible and those herein must help thee.

JPG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 3:03 pm

YEP! Note amount of projection before replacing. If bent that may be impossible and those herein must help thee.
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Awesome! What do i search for to find those pins? Any particular keyword?

Ash1562 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 3:21 pm

JPG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 3:03 pm

YEP! Note amount of projection before replacing. If bent that may be impossible and those herein must help thee.

Awesome! What do i search for to find those pins? Any particular keyword?
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Tension pin.(spring pin/roll pin)

Will try to get dimensions tonight.


Am working from memory here. Hope they actually are tension pins.

Tension pin it is! Gonna dig up my calipers and measure em out

I measured 1/2" long and 0.11" diameter so probably around 7/64" ?

3/32" They are a few 0.001 over hole size.

Thank you sir!

JPG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:15 pm 3/32" They are a few 0.001 over hole size.

I know I'm supposed to mount the follower on the cam with the "thick" part up but for the life of me, it doesn't like to move. The only way it'll work is with the thin part up.

What am I missing?