[Staowners] {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} CRANKSHAFT JAW NUT

[Terry Poole]

Quite right!

Regards,

Terry.
On 28 Jun 2007, at 13:25, Bob Hamilton wrote:

> Hi Terry,
>
> I have a couple of these hex bar stock ones installed and work fine  
> but not really appropriate if you are concerned with having a  
> concours car. Mine certainly are not concours but excellent  
> "drivers" so appearances don't bother me in areas like this.
>
> It is still great to see Mal and Bob Stewart getting together to  
> produce the original designs.
>
> Regards,
> Bob
>
>
> At 07:37 AM 6/28/2007, Terry Poole wrote:
>> Hi,
>> As you may well know, a cheaper method of producing the nut over  
>> the years, has been to machine it out of hex. bar stock, usually  
>> steel for strength, with 2 diagonal slots on the front end.
>> The "lead-in" flange is not required except for originality. This  
>> could save a few bucks!
>>
>> Terry Poole. UK
>> On 28 Jun 2007, at 10:48, Mal Clark wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,for those of you that have had trouble,or when  
>>> rebuilding your Talbot/Alpine engine, when carefully removing the  
>>> crankshaft front jaw nut,(thats the large nut thats holds the  
>>> front crank pully in place,and also serves as the starting handle  
>>> dog),this nut is made of very soft Zinc ( I think ) and it has a  
>>> habit of coming loose,or stripping the threads.even when  
>>> removing,from the engine carefully, I have had three recently  
>>> that come off minus half the threads, I wonder if the size and  
>>> hanging on the end of the crank has something to do with the  
>>> damage that occurs with these nuts,with vibrations or the like,
>>>  Bob Stewart from here who you know produces rubbers for our  
>>> cars,has been asked to produces these Jaw nuts,which he can do,  
>>> but not soft Zinc but machinable Bronze, he has cast quite a few  
>>> things via the "lost wax" method,and can make these nuts, he was  
>>> thinking of 10,but the "tree" holds 30 wax moulds, so I have  
>>> suggested he has the 30 made, they will be in the region,of  
>>> $40-45, to produce including the maching,and tapping threads  
>>> etc,so if anyone has interest in these, at this price, please  
>>> email me, the Rootes part number of these Jaw nuts is P 81647,  
>>> and may be able to supply the nut locking washer,part no P  
>>> 104872,as well.  regards  Mal Clark.
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> Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
> Sunbeam Talbots - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon, 1953-1954
> Sunbeam Talbot Web Page: www.sunbeamtalbot.info (or .org)
> E-Mail: hamilton at accesswave.ca or robertach at ca.inter.net
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