Plate to pin contact, (was marking)

[Barbara Richmond]

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Subject: Plate to pin contact, (was marking)


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> In 1980, we got a D that had the last three holes
> drilled so that the pin was binding against the plate, within a year, they 
> had
> become too loose to hold torque.  When I removed them,(under warranty), 
> and
> ground a little off the plate, a 2/0 pin simply dropped into the hole! I 
> surmised
> that the pin itself had "filed" the block as it was driven in against the
> plate, and when the metal to metal pressure finally ground itself away, 
> there was
> nothing left. (I plugged it with 3/8" Falconwood plugs and redrilled. A
> repair that lasted 20 years.)

Gee, I might even be able to do this one.  What glue did you choose for the 
plugs?

Barbara Richmond