Hi Pete,
I expect it is spring steel if you're dealing
with a (split) ring. So it's difficult to drill.
The simplest method is to dress it flush with the
pin surface as best you can, file or grinder, and
drill a new hole ~90 degrees from the old. A
little away from the old path if you have
Pete,
For what it’s worth, Citric Acid will eat the rust(iron) and not effect the
stainless. I am not sure how you would use that info. Maybe soak the area
intermittently with a 10% citric solution. I don’t think it will harm your
fiberglass.
The powdered drink “Tang” is high in Citric aci
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
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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 solutio
