Teflon Clicks

[Newton Hunt]

Teflon bushing are not hard, just annoying.  If we had quarter sized
center pins the job would be much easier, so understand that they are
very size sensitive.

The first ones to click are the hammer flanges, the second is the wippen
flange the third is the damper center pins and finally the repetition
lever post center pin.

First careful remove the pin.  Next carefully select a pin to fit the
larger side then take the pin the waller (rotate around) the smaller
side.  With care and practice you can sense when you have deformed the
bushing enough to match the tightness of it's companion.

ALl this you must do without pushing the bushing out of it's seat.

Regular center pins work just fine even though S&S sells their own
pins.  I have been using regular center pins since the late sixties and
know that it works.

Teflon does not have a plastic memory, which means it returns from being
deformed.  This being so you must be careful filing hammers, spacing
wippens or any other work that can stress pinning.

After pinning the standard swing test is six or seven swings, no more
and no less unfortunately.

I have heard and tried all the arguments about reaming, sizing, fitting,
special pins, etc.., etc., and it all comes down to the practicalities
of the real work space.

Lots of luck.

                            Newton