<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>RicB asked: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>Doing a rebuild on an Petrof 235 and it looks like I I have a = choice of <BR>replacing back check wires with 2.9 mm diameters, or use the = existing size <BR>of 2.5 mm along with some resizing of the holes in the keys. The = existing <BR>wires are bent in every which way you can imagine and loose in the keys.<BR><BR>What I would like to get opinions on is whether or not any = of you have any <BR>preferences in regards to diameter of the wire. Thicker = means stronger... <BR>not necessarily a good thing...<BR><BR>So whataya = whataya ??</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ric,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd opt for the larger diameter wire = w/decent heads. Extract the olde funky ones and just press the new ones in. (I'd = be sure to clamp each key end in a vise to counteract any possibility of splitting.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>