Help with Input shaft pin

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Originally Posted by luvsrc

Hi guys I was practising today and the pin on my input shaft got broke any suggestions to make it stronger? thanks

Assuming you completely sheared the pin the secures the input gear to the input shaft follow these steps:

1 drill out the old retaining pin from all parts.

2 find the next size allen key/wrench that is just barely too big to fit in the holes you just cleaned out.

3 take a dremel with a cutting wheel and ever so slightly grind some of the edges off of the allen key/wrench...keep doing this until you can eventually force the allen key/wrench into the holes. It stands to reason that when grinding the key/wrench, make sure you grind more from the front (point of insertion) and less from the rear....kinda like a tent peg.

4 cut the key off at the gear collar and grind & file to perfection.

5 for added retention, carefully apply a dab of JB Weld on both sides where the new pin (allen ke/wrench) is visible. let it dry/cure per instructions.

6 clean and file to perfection using fine jewelers file.

Information on JB Weld:

http://jbweld.net/products/jbweld.php