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And you might try a real autoparrts store - NAPA. A good size napa store
will have those pins in stock and be able to find most any part you need.
They do NOT sell scooters like PEP Boys. Carquest also supplies the "trade"
and does not really go after the weekend mechanic -

If you become a regular at a real store, you will probably find one of the
guys who knows your truck pretty well - most of the counter people are ex-
mechanics.


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bill m

If it's a roll pin you need, a set of drills is good for measuring hose
size. If it's a 3/16 hole, don't ask for a 3/16 pin. Say "A roll pin for a
3/16" hole." They squeeze down a bit and stay tight. McMaster-Carr has
them, but not everyone gets to shop there. If you find them on WWW you will
also find a wealth of information about spring pins.

Bill M

dbpbandit

Thanks for all of the feedback. I did try all of the "real" auto parts
stores and surprisingly I came across a few older guys who actually
knew what I was talking about. I also talked to a guy over at a
"commercial" Ford truck parts dealer. He looked for about 10 min and
finally found it in a book. Unfortunately, it isn't a roll pin, that
would just fall straight through, it's a "Spring Pin" and Ford no
longer makes/carries them. I also hit a couple of wrecking yards and
the few 3 speeds I found all had the shifter rigged with something
else. I will keep looking until I get my parts in but if I can't find
one I guess I will have to make one. If I figure something out I will
let you all know. Thanks again....

-Dave

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bradtx

Dave, Go to a junkyard(s) and look at everything with a column
shifter.

bradtx

hairy

A roll pin IS a spring pin. Just two ways to say the same thing.

Dave

eisboch

Are you sure about that? Seems to me a roll pin is solid, whereas a spring
pin, although similar in looks, is hollow and has an open slot along it's
length.
When driven into a slightly smaller hole than the diameter of the spring
pin, it will compress slightly to hold it in position.

Eisboch

eisboch

An afterthought to the OP - both types of pins can be found in various sizes
and diameters in the hardware bins of any decent hardware store.

Eisboch

hairy

Roll pins and spring pins are both hollow and they are both rolled spring
steel. There are several different variations, though.
http://www.huyett.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_36&products_id=78

Check out the Slotted spring pin and the Toothed Rolled Pin. They are the
same except for the slot design.

Dave

eisboch

I stand corrected. I was thinking of a dowel pin as a roll pin. Thanks.

Eisboch