Yamaha pedal pivot

[Mark Dierauf]

Thanks, Tom. I've seen Eric Shandall demonstrate this trick on the 
shift-pin guide plates in S&S cheek blocks to great effect. In this case 
however the wear is pretty extreme (~2mm), so I'll be trying Ron's 
suggestion of J B Weld (I was secretly hoping that somebody would 
suggest it, Ron). That sounds a lot cheaper than a new set of pedals ;-)

- Mark Dierauf

Tom Driscoll wrote:
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> Yamaha pedal pivot
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>> I just serviced a 20 year old Yamaha C7 where the sustain pedal was 
>> clicking badly whenever my foot touched it. I've encountered this 
>> before and had discovered that the nylon pivot pin bushings can be 
>> the cause of this symptom, but in this case the bushings were fine. 
>> The hole in the pedal itself was badly worn (hour-glassed) and the 
>> pin quite loose. Has anyone ever seen this before? My first thought 
>> was to just replace the pedals, but I was wondering about maybe 
>> epoxying the pin in place. Any thoughts?
>>
>> - Mark Dierauf
>
>    Mark ,
>    Remove the pedal and the loose pin. With a prick punch and hammer 
> make a series of dimples all around the hole and as close to the hole 
> as possible--- on both sides of course. Drive the old pin back (be 
> sure it is still straight first).
>    This is an old clock makers trick.
>    Tom Driscoll
>
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