Cotter pins on Nikki linkages (1/32"?)--Where to buy?
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Cotter pins on Nikki linkages (1/32"?)--Where to buy?
Where can I buy cotter pins to fit Nikki linkages? The smallest I've been able to find at any local hardware is 1/16", which looks about double the size needed, so I'd guess 1/32". The Hygrade rebuild kit I used had some, but not enough to cover everything I took apart, so I need some extras to avoid re-using old pins.
I've found nothing online, either.
TIA,
I've found nothing online, either.
TIA,
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Originally Posted by hammmy
Where can I buy cotter pins to fit Nikki linkages? The smallest I've been able to find at any local hardware is 1/16", which looks about double the size needed, so I'd guess 1/32". The Hygrade rebuild kit I used had some, but not enough to cover everything I took apart, so I need some extras to avoid re-using old pins.
I've found nothing online, either.
TIA,
I've found nothing online, either.
TIA,
Did you try to find a customer support line for Hygrade and see if they can ship out some extras? The bread twistie has also worked for me in a pinch (until I found the little bastard lodged between the no-mans land between the manifold and the block..)
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I'll try the twistie idea if I can't source a proper replacement. Of course, the bread I have in the house uses the plastic twister thingy =p.
I'm hoping Sterling or RX7Carl have a supplier that they'll mention.
I like cotter pins a hell of a lot more than I like small diameter E- or C-clips. Those bastages suck, especially when the smallest flat blade in my jeweler's screwdriver set doesn't fit behind them to pry them off.
I'm hoping Sterling or RX7Carl have a supplier that they'll mention.
I like cotter pins a hell of a lot more than I like small diameter E- or C-clips. Those bastages suck, especially when the smallest flat blade in my jeweler's screwdriver set doesn't fit behind them to pry them off.
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I searched everywhere I could think of (online and around town) when I rebuilt my carb and never did find them. In some places I had some success with cutting off one leg of a 1/16" cotter pin.
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I know on the OMP rod I can force a 1/16" one through with no probs, but after having rebuild Eric's carb I had to re-use one of the cotter pins because the kit only had 2 and I needed 3.
Carl, Sterling.. if you have these pins, I'd pay like $1.50CDN each to have you mail them to me in an envelope! In the meantime, the old one is holding fine, and I used it on the least important place - the fast idle linkage hooked to my choke ****.
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Carl, Sterling.. if you have these pins, I'd pay like $1.50CDN each to have you mail them to me in an envelope! In the meantime, the old one is holding fine, and I used it on the least important place - the fast idle linkage hooked to my choke ****.
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Originally Posted by hammmy
I like cotter pins a hell of a lot more than I like small diameter E- or C-clips. Those bastages suck, especially when the smallest flat blade in my jeweler's screwdriver set doesn't fit behind them to pry them off.
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You can use SS saftey wire in place of the cotter pins. I probably have some leftovers laying around if you really need them though. Sterling and I throw NOTHING away.
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