Counterbalance spring post

[8270king]

The post on the machine frame broke.

What is the easiest fix?

Thanks in advance.

JK

[TheGMan143]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

If you can get your hands on a right-angle drill, drill through and use a long 3/8" shoulder bolt with nuts & washers on both sides to 'pinch' it into place. Put 1 or 2 fender washers on the shoulder to keep the spring from slipping off the head of the bolt.

If you have an auto parts store around, the thread-in replacement shock absorber mounting studs work good, too.

For the hook on the lower machine arm, we were just drilling through the arm and using a 1/4" or 3/8" threaded eyebolt with a nut and lockwasher.

[mtdewman]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

There is a replacement kit for those posts.
I'm at home so I don'thave the part no.
Will try to remember to get it tomorrow.

[felix]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

The Fix ISN'T The problem... It's trying to Drill The Old One Out... [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]

[TheGMan143]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

Originally posted by felix:
The Fix ISN'T The problem... It's trying to Drill The Old One Out... [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's where the right-angle drill comes in VERY handy... [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img] Trying to get a straight drill in there is a royal PITA.

[felix]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

A Famous Man Once Said; Someones alway's trying to bust my Balls about something... [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]

[AMFDOCTOR]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

Jerry:

The part # for the pin to replace the broken spring roller pin is 070-011-165. It goes for $1.65 ea. Something that I have wanted to try, but I haven't had a stud break is after mounting the pin into the frame, by whatever method you do, is to take a old distributor carriage roller, break off the nylon part so you just have the bearing. Next take the bushing from the small roller on the ball lift, I want to use an Enviro one, and push it into the bearing. Then take two flat washers that will fit on the pin and put one on each side of the bearing. Put the bearing/washer combo on the pin and secure it with an X washer. Hook the counter balance spring around the bearing and the other end to the torque tube. Now the bearing will pivot around the pin and hopefully last for a long time.

AMF DOCTOR
The doctor makes house calls.

[TheLegend]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

You don't need to drill anything.

The original pin is welded only on the outside of the frame. Take a 4" grinder and grind off the weld, then drive what's left of the pin out with a hammer and punch. You will need to crank the sweep rocker shaft out of the way to get the grinder in there.

The replacement part goes through the frame and secured with a nut.

[felix]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

The Legend; That might work

[masternut]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

Thanks Larry !!

[8270king]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

Thanks all.

[Smokey]

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Those things break all the time on me. We pull the catwalk up, then grind the back off the pin, then punch it through. Enviro makes a roller for those, and I think it works better than the metal ones-less wear.

[Alan Meyers]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

Retrofit pin number is 070-011-165 $4.35
Roller 070-001-668 $2.06
Washer 945-867-242 $1.50 bag 10

[craigchandler]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

all you guys that went off about drillin holes in machines "AGAIN" must be blushing after finding out you just have to grind the pin off

put your drills back in their holsters cowboys or someones gonna get shot in the foot

[Alan Meyers]

Re: Counterbalance spring post

Craig...I have ground off many broken pins in my 24 years and it is actually faster to drill a new hole and virtually no danger of starting a fire in the underground or between the tailplank and front roller from sparks coming from the grinding.