How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Jordan Baker]

I also found that one of the fulcrum pins in the top of the shifter housing was rather worn and very loose. NOS pins have been ordered and I’ll be replacing them both.

One area of concern is that the slots on the shifter may also be worn. However I don’t have any reference to compare by. At least until I get the NOS pins. If I find the slots are worn exceisvly my idea is a follows. Mount the shifter in the mill and true up the slots. It may make them a slight bit larger. This would require a slightly larger pin. My thoughts are to use some round stock from a suitably sized drill bit shaft and turn down the one end in a lathe. This way I’d be using slightly oversized pins to fit the slightly oversized slots. What are the thoughts of the membership?