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Title: 7mm roll pins for transaxle output shafts
Post by: StephenH on Thursday,January 30, 2014, 06:35:09 PM

Where are people getting their 7mm roll pins from?
Having trouble finding anything at the moment.
This is for the 5 speed gearbox in my S2, so the single pin rather than two pin setup.

Title: Re: 7mm roll pins for transaxle output shafts
Post by: EuropaTC on Thursday,January 30, 2014, 10:02:47 PM

I gave up trying to source a couple of the right length/diameter locally a few years ago and just bought mail order from a Lotus Specialist. I can't remember which one but it would probably have been either Christopher Neil (Northwich, UK) or SJS Lotus. These days I'd guess Richard at Europa Engineering would be the easiest source ?

Brian

Title: Re: 7mm roll pins for transaxle output shafts
Post by: LotusJoe on Thursday,January 30, 2014, 10:05:21 PM

RD Enterprises has them
http://www.rdent.com/

(http://www.rdent.com/images/54d0187s.jpg)

Title: Re: 7mm roll pins for transaxle output shafts
Post by: StephenH on Friday,January 31, 2014, 02:47:29 AM

Thanks for identifying at least a couple of sources, albeit a little to far to just drive over an pick a couple up.
I did the rounds on the phone and in person of the accessible local specialists today without much joy.
Plan B will probably be in force as an interim measure while I obtain some pins from far far away.

Just an update: Plan B worked fine, modified some 8mm roll pins by running a cut-off disc along the gap to remove some material and then 'squeezed' them down in the press to get the fit right. Made a couple of spares for next time while I was at it.
No play and lock wired in just for good measure.

Title: Re: 7mm roll pins for transaxle output shafts
Post by: StephenH on Thursday,November 19, 2015, 08:45:07 PM

If you get stuck for supply at some point, this crowd might be another source.
http://www.malpasonline.co.uk/itm/Metric-Roll-Pins/Metric-Roll-Pin-7mm-x-50mm/11623 (http://www.malpasonline.co.uk/itm/Metric-Roll-Pins/Metric-Roll-Pin-7mm-x-50mm/11623)

(http://www.malpasonline.co.uk/images/cl/11623_pic1/Metric-Roll-Pin-7mm-x-50mm.jpg)

Replacements parts for tractors, sounds about right for a Lotus  :)

Title: Re: 7mm roll pins for transaxle output shafts
Post by: Esprit2 on Thursday,October 05, 2017, 09:25:17 PM

This is a redundant post, but this thread seems like a more logical place to put it.

JAE's new roll pins, inner & outer, fit the Europa S1-S2.

Outer Roll Pin (7mm Nominal Spec)
OD ..... Length.. Gap .... OD .... Length ... Gap
(inch) .. (inch) .. (inch) ... (mm) .. (mm) .... (mm)
0.298 x 1.573 x 0.087 = 7.560 x 39.954 x 2.219 -- New JAE, Sept 2017
0.301 x 1.571 x 0.081 = 7.650 x 39.903 x 2.062 -- Prev JAE
0.283 x 1.541 x 0.060 = 7.195 x 39.129 x 1.511 -- Lotus OEM

Inner Roll Pin (4mm Nominal Spec)
OD ..... Length.. Gap .... OD .... Length ... Gap
 (inch) .. (inch) .. (inch) ... (mm) .. (mm) .... (mm)
0.177 x 1.577 x 0.061 = 4.491 x 40.056 x 1.565 -- New JAE, Sept 2017
0.215 x 1.583 x 0.061 = 5.461 x 40.208 x 1.537 -- Prev JAE was too big, didn't fit.
I don't have a Lotus OEM inner to measure.

Regards,
Tim Engel