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Location: Marietta, Ga (Atlanta)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aston@ultrasw.c
Just went through this.
Porsche use roll pins or Spirol Pins - spelling is correct, named after the company that invented them.
...are made from a strip of spring steel rolled into a coil 2.25 turns
I have had difficulty hammering to remove and install.
In my experience, the BEST way is to use an arbor press. Simple in theory but holding everything in position is rather difficult.
I made some simple fixtures to make it a one person, five minute job.
However I neglected to take pics, sorry about that.
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Well, I've learned something new from this forum, as I usually do daily. Here is a PDF
document with the complete description of Spirol pins from the Spirol company.
http://www.spirol.com/library/main_catalogs/cldp_us.pdf
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'71 911T Coupe White, '70 911T Coupe Blue
'68 911 Coupe Orange, '68 911L Soft Window Targa
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