To Pin or Not To Pin

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

So not much harm done then. How was the crankshaft constructed?

regards Martin

[CHARLES lipscombeParticipant @charleslipscombe16059]

Clive Foster,

Your reference to the tapers holding on a Velocette but not on a Gold Star is very interesting but would you be prepared to speculate on why the Gold Star fitting is less satisfactory? Is the Velo set-up longer? Just idle curiosity on my part

Are you by any chance the son of the great Bob Foster of New Imperial TT fame? If so, we have corresponded ages ago re my using some photos for my book on New Imperials

Chas

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Just to give a little hope; a large number of us drive around in vehicles where the final drive gear is secured to the differential housing with an anaerobic sealant.

Also, some time ago, I secured an ER collet chuck to the backplate with anaerobic, and knocked it about until the internal taper ran true. Some tears later, I thought that removing the bolts and hitting the body would separate it from the backplate. I gave up when I expected to do some permanent damage to the collect chuck.

And that was having used Loctite which was past it's use by date by several years!

Howard

[Stephan GaalParticipant @stephangaal82773]

I think the biggest mistake made with loctite is not leaving enough room for it. You can't expect it to hold things together if you squeeze it all out during assy. Having said that I still use a pin at the end once I am sure everything is where it is supposed to be. Perhaps I am a cave man but I would rather have a pin and not need it than the other way around. To date none of my wheels have moved on their axles.

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