lockin collars.....

[fenters2005]

Are the 5/8 lock collars metal or aluminum?

Do they hold to the steering shaft tight?

The reason i'm asking is because i have welded my colum to the frame but i want to get the frame and colum and steering shaft all powder coated. and i was wondering if i could use another lock coller and weld it to the pitman arm just incase i ever build a longer bsr and change the steering shaft out then i could use this over or exchange it for another.

thanks any ??? or comments please.....

[stool-sample]

If your using bearings for the shaft, powder isnt the answer.I would go chrome. The steel sleaves should work. You might need to burr them open abit. They are also a tight fit. Most of the ones Ive used are steel. They hold down pretty well with the one set screw.

[fenters2005]

If your using bearings for the shaft, powder isnt the answer.

i dont understand brotha. i'm building the classic cruiser just like in the plans with the column welded to the frame and the bushin is pvc.

i dont want to sound like a duffas.

[minidragbike]

The locking collars are aluminum. You can drill a small dimple so that you can lock the collar tight like it was made to do. I wouldn't weld it togehter at all, and it will hold.

I use them on 5/8" axles, and 5/8" bolts and they hold up at very high speeds.

[fenters2005]

not worried about holdin... dont worry about it....i just didnt want to weld the pitman collar straight to the steering shaft so i could remove the steering bar itself if i wanted to in the future..... and also if i could get the frame powdercoated with the column a different color than the shaft.

i'll think of something i though some of might have done this.

sorry not tryin to act like a prick......

[stool-sample]

I do know that the splined shafts seem larger in od than regular hot rolled 5/8. On shafts we had chromed the collars were hard to get on unless you ran a burr gun to the id. Try welding your pitman arm and collar together. Then use the set screw to lock it down.That way you can remove it whenever you need to.

[fenters2005]

Try welding your pitman arm and collar together. Then use the set screw to lock it down.That way you can remove it whenever you need to.

thats what i'm talkin about i didnt know wether the lock collar where aluminum or metal.

[Mike Bean]

Fenters,

To clear things up. The 5/8" lock collar is steel and not aluminum. The description is wrong as for the metal type.

Before welding the collar to the pitman, I would sand down the finish first and then be sure to dimple your steering shaft so your pitman arm does not slip on you.

Hope that helped!

Mike Bean

[fenters2005]

thank you mike. thats helps alot.....