Cross shaft issues ...

muddypunk said:

So my lock-right has a hardend cross shaft and the hole in it for the roll pin is smaller than the hole in my Carrier.So could I get away with drilling it out with a good bit and plent of oil and going slow or should I get another cross shaft with the right size hole ? The fact that the carrier has a 1/4" roll pin and the new cross shaft doesn't is wierd and we used the stock shaft and after 5 years it has flat spots on it and allowes the unit to have exsessive slop and Im not liking my open gears all that much.Any advise would be much appreciated
Thanx :greensmok

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muddypunk said:

Damn I dont have access to a lathe but Ill talk to our local machine shop and see what he has to say .Thank you

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BoringDave said:

I don't think you can drill that cross shaft with any common drill bit even cobalt.

When I had my turdy rebuilt and geared. I had the gear guru install a Spartan while he was at it. It was the same way, he don't let them go out the door like that. He re-drilled and tapped the case so he could install a C8.25 screw in pin. The pin will not fit into the cross shaft hole. So he chucked it up in his lathe and sanded it down just a little bit. Used lock tite and screwed it in. Some threads still show but it is bottomed out in the cross shaft.

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muddypunk said:

Nope just a Redneck Islander and our Local Guru is off to Mexico:bawl:So I have to wait a month to see what he says .And whats wrong with a roll pin ?

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