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Topic: Fastners for holding pull rods in bellcranks |
Lee Bartram
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Sparta, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2017 3:50 am |
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| I have an older Rittenberry that has little pieces (that look to be made out of spring steel) that push over the rod to hold the rod from coming out of the bell crank,anyone know what are these called and where can I get a few or an alternative for them? |
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Bob Knight
From:
Bowling Green KY
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Ron Pruter
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2017 5:20 pm
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Wow! I don't know about the push on clips Bob's link goes to. Seems to me they would be really hard to remove should you want to change something in the future. RP
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 27 Mar 2017 6:12 pm
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| Wow! I don't know about the push on clips Bob's link goes to. Seems to me they would be really hard to remove should you want to change something in the future. RP |
To me they look like they would pry off easy enough with a screwdriver. My question is, how well do they still on? Did Ritt continue to use them?
If they stay on they seem like they would be much easier to use than snap rings or e-clips |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 27 Mar 2017 6:56 pm
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Some auto mfgs. used those tension washers as in BK's post as retainers for carburetor linkage, HVAC cable retainers, etc. I used needle nose pliers along with a pick set to remove them. Sometimes, they would break at the eyelet on removal otherwise, squeeze the eyelet a bit and you could reuse them. Should always keep some extras on hand jic.
One of my Universal guitars used those as rod retainers. I hadn't found a source for them until now. Thanks BK. |
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Lee Bartram
From:
Sparta, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2017 2:37 am
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| no Ritt doesn't use them anymore but I was able as Jerry said to carefully work them off and reuse them. |
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Dennis Stambaugh
From:
New Oxford,Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2017 2:05 pm clips
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| Get them at Lowes - ask for Speed nuts , they come in difference sizes so might want to take a rod with you if you don't know the rod diameter. I used them on my Rains guitar. |
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