Subject: Re: (MGCL) chrome shops???
Author: Bill Cohoon
Date: Feb 17, 2005, 5:04 AM
Post ID: 1718407421
Walt.. under the category of being technically accurate.. and maybe who
really gives a sh#t?... as Paul noted earlier... the threaded hole is
not for a set screw.. it's for a grease fitting.... least that's how
mine is...
Walt Spak wrote:
| Bruce, Remove the bushing. Find a metric screw that fits the threads in the brake pedal that are there for the set screw. Get a long screw so the plater can wrap his wire around it. Make sure you tell him that you will be putting a bushing back in so that he does not buff the inside diameter. This will insure that the threads and the bushing area will not have a dimension change from the chrome. Walt Spak Pittsburgh PA b20s-@city-net.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Daniels" <bruced-@mindspring.com> To: <rgma-@netzero.net>; <MG-@topica.com>; <Loopfram-@topica.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:21 AM Subject: Re: (MGCL) chrome shops??? Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Your opinion counts! We're giving away ten $100 cash prizes! A major food company wants to know what you think about a product & package design. Hurry, only ten $100 prizes left! http://click.topica.com/caadbR9bUrHx2b7tuc0a/ValRad Survey ------------------------------------------------------------------- You piqued my interest Rich. I am a newbie - I bought a 70 Police Ambo about two years ago and have been working on some rusted parts - been using 'never dull' cuz that is what the PO had been using. But, you need to keep using it often, so I thought I would try preparing one part for chrome plating and see how it comes out before plating anymore parts. Your story is encouraging and Norfolk is not that far from Raleigh. I started on the Brake Pedal for two reasons, (1) it had a rough finish and (2) the bushing needs to be replaced - pedal wobbles from side to side. So, having never ventured into something like this I need to ask some questions. I assume the bushing has to be removed before plating the pedal - by that I mean to ask if the bushing can be masked someway and then deal with removing and replacing it after plating? The reason I ask is that the plater needs a way to hold the pedal while dipping it into the tank and the thought occurred to me that maybe if I leave the bushing in, a hook could be inserted through that hole and then mask it somehow. But, then maybe I would screw up the plating when I knocked the old bushing out to replace it. These questions are probably for the plater, but I thought you might have some experience with this. Does the bushing have to be fabricated or does anybody know if they are available somewhere? The bushing has a hole in it to allow a set screw to bottom out against a steel shaft to hold the pedal on. I put some time in polishing - got a kit from Caswell - but I have been wondering how much is enough? Except for logical thinking that the more you work on it the better the part will look. I attached two photos to give you an idea what it looks like now and a close up of that hole for the set screw (through the bushing). Bruce Daniels NC Tarheel 70 Ambo 14720 |