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Re: Broken pivot pin - Milano



>I found that a pair of vise grips works well, but the best solution was
>provided by Mike "Bonneville Racer" Besic, he loaned me his small Craftsman
>ignition wrench. One side has the opening parallel to the handle and the
>other is perpendicular. By flipping the wrench to alternately use the two
>wrench heads my pivot bolt went in very quickly. Don't forget to tie a
piece
>of heavy thread around the bolt so that _WHEN_ you drop it you can "fish"
it
>back out.


Alternately, the pivot pin or broken ball can be fished out of the clutch
housing using the old magnet on a wire trick.

Ken Stevenson               Dallas, Texas
91  Alfa Romeo 164L    Nero
91  Alfa Romeo 164S    Nero
77  Lancia  Monte Carlo    -   AR 3.0  project   Argento

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