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Re: Cheapass Rons Weighted Shift Rod
Hey...whatever works is fine! But I didn't have a
chunk of steel, nor do I MIG weld (yet), but I *did*
have the copper, the lead, and the torch.
Had another poster email with his twist...use epoxy
with lead shot vs. melting it. Not a bad thought.
Ron
PS hey, man, the "Cheapass" tag is *mine*
;)
--- drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
> Personally I like the CheapAss Drew weighted shifted
> rod better - less
> work.
>
> Go to the workbench/scrap-pile and root around until
> you find a suitable
> chunk of steel - I used a piece of steel shaft about
> 1 1/2" in diameter
> and 10" long.
>
> Set the wire feed welder to the appropriate settings
> and weld the weight
> to your selector shaft (it helps to weld it on the
> TOP side of the
> selector shaft so it doesn't get in the road of
> anything important.)
>
> Have a beer while it cools (or just dunk it in a
> pail of water/snowbank
> and save the beer for later.)
>
> Reinstall the selector shaft in the vehichle (or, if
> you used a spare
> (good idea!), remove the old one and install the new
> one..)
>
> Enjoy the benefits of a cheap weighted selector rod,
> which coupled with a
> short-sifter kit making shifting a breeze.
>
> Total expired time, <5 minutes (using a snowbank to
> avoid burning your
> hands... :) )
>
> If you don't have any suitable scrap piles hanging
> around, drop by your
> local machine shop - they'll have something that
> will work, and they'll
> probably give it to you.
>
> If you're worried about cosmetics, slap a coat of
> high gloss tremclad on
> it while it's still warm... ;)
>
> What, no wire-feed welder?
>
> Bummer... :)
>
> Drew (84 Wolfsburg with cheap weighted selector
> shaft!)
>
>
> On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Ron Pieper wrote:
>
> > Cheapass Ron’s Weighted Shift Rod
> >
> > There are many ways out here for a cook-your-own
> > weighted shift rod, but frankly, I like my way
> best.
> > After you paint up it looks very nice indeed,
> > perfessional-like. Here's the process:
> >
> > The concept: Slide a piece of copper plumbing
> pipe
> > over the rod and fill with lead.
> >
> > BE CAREFUL. KEEP YOUR LITTLE KIDS FAR AWAY. WEAR
> THE
> > GOGGLES AND GLOVES.
> >
> > The parts required:
> > -(1) piece ¾" dia. copper pipe, 8"or so (or 1"
> dia.,
> > your choice)
> > -(2) ¾"copper end caps (or 1")
> > -?" dia. drill (somewhat larger than the rod
> > diameter)
> > -some lead (cake or shot)
> > -a propane torch
> > -goggles
> > -welders gloves
> > -a bench vice
> > -pliers to hold the pipe while filling
> > -Paint, your choice of color (optional)
> > -steel marking crayon
> >
> > 1) Get the pipe over the rod. ¾" copper won’t fit
> > over the bent rod ends, so lay it in the vise
> > horizontally and squeeze it so it’s oval. Slip
> the
> > rod in. Loosen, rotate the pipe so the wide end
> will
> > be between the jaws, and squeeze it back round
> again.
> > 2) Drill holes in the centers of the end caps
> > 3) Slide one cap over the rod, fit the pipe into
> it.
> > 4) Clamp the rod vertically in the vise, with
> pipe/cap
> > resting on the top of the jaws
> > 5) Fire up the torch
> > 6) Fill the pipe with lead:
> > · If using shot, fill the pipe gradually, and heat
> the
> > pipe bottom up so the shot melts
> > · If using cake, melt it down into a container
> (tin
> > can?) and pour in, OR hold the cake with pliers,
> heat
> > the cake and let the lead drip into the pipe.
> This is
> > messy and time consuming.
> > · Keep the pipe centered over the rod as you fill!
>
> > Use the pliers!
> > · Fill it to overflowing.
> > 7) Let cool. Have a beer.
> > 8) Slide the other cap over the cap and fit over
> the
> > pipe
> > 9) You can now solder the top cap if you wish.
> > 10) Let cool some more. Clean, sand, paint. With
> > crayon, mark "Cheapass Ron Products" on the pipe.
> > Install, enjoy.
> >
> > If you like it enough, and if it's worthy of a
> tech
> > procedure, I'll get some photos to Brett and
> burden
> > him with posting. Otherwise, it'll go into bit
> > heaven.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Ron
> > '87 16V (Victor, the Famous Cheap Scirocco -
> ausgezeichnet! unglaublich!)
> > '93 Cab (Teufelhasen, soon for sale)
> > many, many, miles and busted knuckles on seven
> more past watercooleds...
> >
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>
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