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Topic: Push/Pull pull rods |
Gino Iorfida
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 4:44 am |
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Ok, 2 questions:
1) Where could one find extra pull rods for a push pull (please dont say welding shop, don't have any accessable)? What diameter are they? 1/8" or the 7/64" that I've seen mentioned
2) Supposing I find pull rods, and I want to use them for raises, how is the end flattened for the hole to be drilled for the connecting wire from the pull rod to the changer finger?
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Chick Donner
From:
North Ridgeville, OH USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 4:53 am
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| I get mine at the welding shop - 1/8 |
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Guest
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 5:33 am
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| Buy steel rods for the pushes and aluminum rods for the pulls. Just use a hammer to flatten the end and drill the hole. |
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Curry Coster
From:
Glen Burnie, MD USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 5:38 am
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You can get mild steel 1/8" rod at Lowe's. It's soft enough to flatten with a hammer and easily drilled...
Curry |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 5:47 am
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Small Parts Inc. in Miami sells 1/8" stainless steel rods.
http://www.smallparts.com/
Either use a hammer or a large vise to flatten one end. Then drill the hole in it. Use a larger drill bit to very slightly countersink the hole on both sides. This will allow the "hook" to move more freely.
Aluminum is ok but has a higher expansion and contraction coeficient than stainless steel. While rods expanding and contracting have little to no affect on P/P's*, I recommend the stainless steel ones if you can get them.
Good luck,
carl
* NOTE: The reason expansion and contraction (of pull rods) has no affect on a P/P's is because the main stops are at the changer ("half-stops" excepted); rather than at the crossbar crank like used on "All-pull's". |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 6:01 am
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Gino, I can send you as many full length rods as you need and you can cut them off to the lengths you need.
Jerry |
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Gino Iorfida
From:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 6:04 am
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| Should I get the 303 or the 316 stainless rod? does it matter? |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 7:08 am
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| What about bell cranks. I placed an order for some pull rods and bell cranks with one person, but it doesn't seem to be happening. Anybody sell P/P bell cranks? |
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Gino Iorfida
From:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 7:42 am
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| Bobbe just put up on his site that he's selling the new bellcranks. |
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chas smith
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 9:55 am
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| The 303 should be slightly cheaper than the 316 and is an alloy that's made more for machining than 304 which is more for welding, which is another common alloy. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2003 11:31 am
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Yes get the 303. 316 is difficult to machine. And for pull (or push) rods, the 303's are more than adaquate.
carl |
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