Brett Jenkins

I'm done with the front seals and putting it back together and now i can't find my woodruff key. Does anyone in Indy area have one new, or used in good shape that I can come pick up? Tom Wood doesn't have any and neither does International Parts.

Thanks in advance.

Big E

Try the dealer? Mine had them in stock, I think they were 75 cents.

Mike Murcia

Is there anything special about that woodruff key that you can't pick one up at a hardware store?

Brett Jenkins

what're the dimensions of the woodruff key for the lower balance shaft?

Kurt R

Couldn't you use the key from the other shaft as an example when you go to the hardware store?

If you don't have either one and can wait about 4 hours I can measure one when I get home. (About 5:30 EDT).

Brett Jenkins

I'll just pull the upper gear off and take that key in.

Thanks for all the help guys.

Brett Jenkins

Kudos to Mike for an excellent idea. Lowe's had them for .47 each. Half of what Tom Wood Porsche wanted for them, though they didn't stock them.

tifosiman

Pete were just talking about posts like this last nite.

Kudos to you for closing the loop on the thread. Although, would you care to post the size and specs, and possibly Lowe's part#, so that in the future people like yourself, that do a search can find the info they need and go get it?

Regards,

Jeremy

car_slave

When I mashed my main shaft one last year, I bought some that were close in size, and ground one down to fit. Took a little patience, but beat the hell out waiting two weeks for the $tealership to get one in.

83na944

Brett,

You found an exact replacement for the woodruff key at Lowe's? Please post the size and part number.

Brett Jenkins

It is 1/8" by 1/2".

They are not exact, though. The originals are pretty much a semic-circle. The ones from Lowe's are semi-circles, but have a flat bottom. Worked though.

Porsche-O-Phile

I bought a dozen of 'em at the dealer for I think 5 bucks - really not that bad at all.

83na944

Thanks, Brett. Good to have an alternate source and know that it works.

P-O-P, I thought they were not available from the dealer. But that's good to know, too. Maybe they get them from Lowe's.

triscadek

Wonder if there's any difference in strength?