03-24-2015, 10:07 AM
The male side does nothing. The two female sides hold the balls. (that almost sounds dirty) There's a bolt that goes thru the center. I have a piece of 1/8" steel angle which is about the thickness of the original, so I may just use that and index the 12 ball locations and press (I do have a press) the ball into place as Ken suggests.
I don't have a radius gage but as close as I can tell the ball socket dia is 0.200" and is 0.050" deep, which it seems I could use the 1/8" angle I have and rather than press I could just use a ball end mill. The original balls are long gone so I figure 1/4" might be a less expensive route although maybe the originals were 1/4" since they only go in 0.050".
He's not trying to do an original restore and isn't worried about the hinge not looking 100% like the original. So if the dimples aren't there it's no big deal. The originals are black but chrome would look nice. I wonder if I have any chrome shops around here.
I don't have a radius gage but as close as I can tell the ball socket dia is 0.200" and is 0.050" deep, which it seems I could use the 1/8" angle I have and rather than press I could just use a ball end mill. The original balls are long gone so I figure 1/4" might be a less expensive route although maybe the originals were 1/4" since they only go in 0.050".
He's not trying to do an original restore and isn't worried about the hinge not looking 100% like the original. So if the dimples aren't there it's no big deal. The originals are black but chrome would look nice. I wonder if I have any chrome shops around here.