"Don Foreman" wrote in message
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On 21 Dec 2003 07:08:33 -0800, jim rozen
wrote:


I had to replace
a 7mm shear pin in my snowblower, and they don't make
7mm shear pins! But they do make 7mm HSS drill blanks,
and I can attest to the fact that they come hard, and
tough, and don't cost much at all.

Oops. Shear pins are *supposed* to shear when something gets jammed,
rather than break something more expensive. In snowblowers they're
usually just mild steel. A 7 mm bolt might fit.

Yep! That drill blank, in this instance, could get pretty expensive, Jim!
I think I'd go with a soft 7 mm bolt, or get the dust knocked off the SB and
make a proper pin from mild steel.

Sure don't miss the snow we used to get in Utah. We get it here, but not
nearly as much, nor does it linger. Often gone within 24 hours. That's
my idea of winter!

Harold