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Old 02-01-2010, 10:23 AM   #18 (permalink)
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That's what I was thinking when I mentioned making some, just throwing bolts in there, and shaving the heads as necessary. It really doesn't even take a grade 8, if you want to be cheap and save $0.50. The pins are only there to locate the spring/axle, they shouldn't be taking any shear loads.
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