crankshaft locking tabs. question

[thestig246]

Hello all, progress has been abit steady on my engine, but have now got the right thurst and bearing on the crank the problem now is some of the locking tabs that hammer up against the bolt heads are snapped at the edges.. (they have been on and off a few times..)

SO the question is can new ones be sourced??

one of my older mates had a look and he just said "it'll be alright"... if the bolts arnt tight the tabs wont stop it anyway...

any advice would be great

regaurds dan.

[AdrianNPMajor]

Locking tabs are not designed to be re-used. They are available to buy and easy to make. Given all the hard work you've put in to get to this stage, you owe it to yourself to fit new ones.

Best wishes

Adrian

ps Photos please of your hard work!

[thestig246]

yeah i would like todo it all properly, but where can i get some of these locking tabs from i have looked everywhere ?

[Aussie Frank]

Hi Dan,

If you can find out the original Ford part number try entering it in the search function at the Sparex web site. I did that when I was looking for locking tabs for my E27N P6 and it came up with a hit on a Sparex replacement.

If you can't find the part number measure the hole diameter and the length and I can check it against the Sparex ones I have at home to see if they would fit.

Regards, Frank.

[thestig246]

many thanks , had a good look through but had no joy

i have a freind who has a cnc plasma cutter its becomming more tempting to get him to wizz me some out on there , but would rather use the genuine parts (if they were availible )

best wishes
dan.

[Emiel]

Hi Dan,

You mean these ones?



regards

[thestig246]

yeah!! those are the ones Emiel

where did you get those from sir??

many thanks

[halloween]

I guess the clue is in the photo

http://www.histoparts.com/webshop/32__t ... -1961.html

[BearCreek Majors]

These guys look like they have a few of the hard to find parts, one of the few vendors that have the correct three point leveling boxes for the Super Majors.

Pat

[fnoller]

These guys look like they have a few of the hard to find parts, one of the few vendors that have the correct three point leveling boxes for the Super Majors.

Pat

Yeah!!! im just missing the leveling box for my super....

Is it just me or are we missing a link in this forum were people could share sites likes this , some websites cant be found by googling on specific parts

And if i were really lucky some of the shared sites got the yoke im missing in the draft unit

[Pavel]

This mob stock a huge and varied variety of lock washers -- www.seastrom-mfg.com/seastrom...herSearch.aspx
In the past when stuck for strip washers I've made some from slotted angle. In the UK I believe it's called Dexion.
Pavel

[BearCreek Majors]

Fnoller is this what you are looking for?

Pat

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fordson-super-m ... 27cd200b0c

[fnoller]

Fnoller is this what you are looking for?

Pat

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fordson-super-m ... 27cd200b0c

Its for at New Performance im looking for