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sllib 01-05-2005 02:05 PM
Bits & Pieces
 
Guys;
Can any of the good engine builders tell me if the auto store Woodruff keys are good enough for crankshaft use, or is a special hardened key required? Same for the dist. gear pin. I plan to drill out the shaft and install a bigger pin, but will a standard pin work? Thanks in advance.
Bill Stradtner

blykins 01-05-2005 02:46 PM
I'd go to a machine shop and get them....they sell woodruff keys at Lowes and Home Depot....but I don't know if they're hardened. I would want the stoutest thing I could find.

Big-Foot 01-05-2005 06:52 PM
They are mild steel Bill. As long as the replacement keys are steel, you are fine. Don't use the copper or brass ones.

sllib 01-05-2005 07:05 PM
Thanks, guys.
Bill Stradtner

RACER X #99 01-07-2005 05:25 AM
As far as the pin in the dist. shaft. Get the 3/16 Chevy pin from MSD. It is much stronger than the standard roll pins sold at most auto supply stores. In case you forgot that pin is NOT a shear pin.

sllib 01-07-2005 06:13 AM
Racer X;
I had planned to use a 3/16" pin on my MSD dist. to overcome the extra strain placed on the gear by my HV oil pump. I'll get it from MSD. Thanks.
Bill Stradtner


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