Parts Question.

[JThiessen]

Jerry - have you tried titanium hing pins? I noticed that you have titanium bulks, but not pins.
IMHO - a through hardened pin is much more likely to snap than bend. This MAY be an issue to remove if it ever happens.

In my professional alter-life, I never put a hardened pin or bolt in a shear connection that could possibly load more than 1/10th of its shear strength.

[JERRY2KONE]

Yes I have some "Lunsford" titanium pins in two of my trucks now. The problem is when they take a good hit they do bend. Removing a bent pin is a pain in the butt sometimes. If you have a hardened pin that breaks and does not bend it would be much easier to remove from the assembly IMO. Don't you think?? Lito what is your opinion on this since you have been using them for a while?? Using the hardened pins makes sense to me.

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Jerry - have you tried titanium hing pins? I noticed that you have titanium bulks, but not pins.
IMHO - a through hardened pin is much more likely to snap than bend. This MAY be an issue to remove if it ever happens.

In my professional alter-life, I never put a hardened pin or bolt in a shear connection that could possibly load more than 1/10th of its shear strength.