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Make me a speed handle

Chicken lights

Forum Pony Express Driver
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IMG_6837.jpegIMG_6835.jpegIMG_6838.jpegIMG_6839.jpegIMG_6840.jpegIMG_6841.jpegIMG_6842.jpegWho wants to rebuild a speed handle? Top to bottom- good 1/4" drive (red handle), good chrome 3/8" (middle, black handle), crappy chrome 3/8" (black handle orange dots)

The 1/4" is fine, it's just a reference

The 3/8" are the same part number, I would only guess the parts are all the same. The blue tape is hiding two balls that run in a trunnion, so the spinny part is easily removable. You could remove it to try test fitting the new red handle.

The rusty 3/8" can be/is sacrificial . I would prefer to keep the chrome pretty on the good one.

I don't know what the actual tolerance is, but the tool truck guy put some serious effort into removing the old handle.

Bonus points if you clean up where the balls run and figure out a long lasting lube to make it extra spinny

Edit- I'm only guessing the new handle needs to be concentric to the chrome handle, it'll be annoying if it wallers. I don't know if the existing hole is true or off centre
 
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