Stupid wee clips

[VetteG]

On my Edelbrock Carb there are some very small retaining clips on a couple of rods, their correct name is hair spring cotter pins, they fit in grooves in rods 2 or 3 mil in diam. Does any body know where I can get a supply of them in UK. The slippery little critters (Description borrowed from the film Pretty Woman) keep flying off when I am trying to fit them, never to be seen again!

G

[LHDisbest]

G,

http://www.roadcraftuk.co.uk/

HTH.

[VetteG]

LHDisbest said:

G,

http://www.roadcraftuk.co.uk/

HTH.

Nah I can get them with a rebuild kit from Roadcraft or Real Steel, but I dont want to buy a rebuild kit every time I need a couple of these clips. There must be somewhere I can get them in bulk.

Thanks for your efforts though.

G

[Kiltie]

Look up PH member "motoGF" and PM him.

He does dip in here from time to time.

Top chap and a cracking business.

If he can't sort you out I'm sure he'll be able to give you a lead.

Cheers,

Eric

[boardinscotland]

VetteG said:

LHDisbest said:

G,

http://www.roadcraftuk.co.uk/

HTH.

Nah I can get them with a rebuild kit from Roadcraft or Real Steel, but I dont want to buy a rebuild kit every time I need a couple of these clips. There must be somewhere I can get them in bulk.

Thanks for your efforts though.

G

Hi Graeme

Might be worth giving my Dad a call at the Dalrymple garage in North Berwick. He has an edelbrock carb on his cobra. He may have some spare after he rebuilt his engine, or may know a supplier. Phone [phone]

greig

Edited by boardinscotland on Thursday 12th February 19:04

[ferobert]

http://www.pivotpins.com/catalog/hair_pin.shtml

Smallest fits 3.175mm shaft? If these are actually what you mean!?

[thinfourth2]

Take a pic of one with a rule next to it as someone will find tell you the uk name for it and someone else will upply you hundreds for not very much money

[tonto2]

Give these guy's a try.

http://www.aa-components.com/html/contact_us.html

[VetteG]

ferobert said:

http://www.pivotpins.com/catalog/hair_pin.shtml

Smallest fits 3.175mm shaft? If these are actually what you mean!?

These are the little beasts Elliot, I found the same page last night, their hair 1 looks ideal, I will call them today.

Thanks all, for your help, I am playing with jets and rods just now to try and get the AFR right before I book the rolling road. Every time I open it up to get to the jets I have to remove 2 of these pins and invariably one pings off into the distance at some point. THe law of sod being of course that I will buy 50 or 100 of these and never lose another one!

G