If the cotter ring is garbage metal, it should grind easily.  Grind the
remnants flat to the clevis pin.  Remove the pin.  Throw it away.  Buy a
new clevis pin.  Use a stainless cotter ring.

Clevis pins can be found here:

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=1944

or here:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#clevis-pins/=x758kx

Dennis C.

On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 6:36 PM, kellype...@msn.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:

> Listers, please give me advice.
>
> Due to inferior steel, a cotter ring has rusted badly, and I am unable to
> remove the remnants from the pin.
>
> So far, a hardened-steel drill bit (Irwin brand) is simply enlarging the
> hole around the edges, but not removing the ring remnants.
>
> Is there chemical solution?
>
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Pete W.
>
> Siren. Song
>
> '91 C & C 30 MkII
>
> Deltaville, Va.
>
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