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These are the pins used to secure different chokes on my hand and pneumatic squeezers. I'd like to buy an extra set, last time I tried to get these I ordered something that did not work. Can I get some help to order the right part?

Also, what about the O rings for these, mine are getting a little chewed up.IMG_9471.jpeg
 
Go to Ace hardware, go to the island of drawers (nuts/bolts/misc.) you will find a cotter key of sorts that should fit. Easy peezy lemon squeezy.
 
RNB said:
These are the pins used to secure different chokes on my hand and pneumatic squeezers. I'd like to buy an extra set, last time I tried to get these I ordered something that did not work. Can I get some help to order the right part?

Also, what about the O rings for these, mine are getting a little chewed up.
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Cleaveland Tools has them for $11
 
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RNB said:
These are the pins used to secure different chokes on my hand and pneumatic squeezers. I'd like to buy an extra set, last time I tried to get these I ordered something that did not work. Can I get some help to order the right part?

Also, what about the O rings for these, mine are getting a little chewed up.View attachment 114774
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I just use the nut and bolt method, but just finger tighten them. They go on and off just as quickly as the pins with rings, which I don’t care for since the rings sometimes get in the way.
Not tightening the nuts beyond finger tightening them is not an issue since if you think about it, the pins with rings arent tightened down either.
YMMV but it has worked for me over the years
 
Quick change pins. I put two tiny neodynium magnets on the squeezed so the rings stay in place.
 
bertschb said:
Mine chews through o-rings pretty fast. I got replacements at Cleaveland Tool.
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Brian,

I chewed through a set over the years. Back before Cleaveland Tools sold, Mike Lauritsen told me to take a little 3-in-1 oil, put it on my finger and touch the O-rings....you don't need to put much on them. Works like a charm. They don't seem to wear yet still do the job. I oiled them every couple of years during my build. Kind of depends on how often your pulling them. Never had to purchase another set.

Fred
 
Reflex said:
Brian,

I chewed through a set over the years. Back before Cleaveland Tools sold, Mike Lauritsen told me to take a little 3-in-1 oil, put it on my finger and touch the O-rings....you don't need to put much on them. Works like a charm. They don't seem to wear yet still do the job. I oiled them every couple of years during my build. Kind of depends on how often your pulling them. Never had to purchase another set.

Fred
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Thanks for that tip Fed

I actually did use 3-in-1 oil on them as well as three other types of oil/grease (wasn't sure if the oil/grease interacted with the o-ring) and they still got chewed up. I oiled them every half dozen times changing yokes or whenever the pins got difficult to insert. The lubricant definitely helped but didn't cure the problem for me. I'm 99% done with the squeezer now so it's no longer an issue. I think either the o-ring groove isn't deep enough or the o-rings are too thick. I even bought a second set of pins but that didn't help either.
 
I regularly change out the yoke on my squeezer. The original pins were fine as long as I kept some grease on the O rings, but I just found pulling the pins out to be kind of annoying. I was pushed over the edge when one of my pins snapped at the O ring groove. That gave me an excuse to switch to quick change pins. I don't understand why the squeezer doesn't just come with them - not custom made, cheap, and way easier to pull out for changes. I got mine from McMaster.

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