Eeek!!!!

[beeratz]

I read the thread batty posted about taking his LT to pieces (don't worry I haven't taken mine to pieces) and a drift pin was mentioned/shown in the pics.
Well, I've just taken the battery out of my brand new shiney mini LT and a teeny tiny piece of metal fell out and it looks exactly the same as the drift pin on the other thread



So my question is..... If it is the drift pin, is it essential to the working of the LT? Also, what exactly is the drift pin for?
Please don't tell me it's deaded already

[OneDay]

Bee that looks from here more like a bit of swarf left over from the manufacturing process. If I remember correctly from the other thread the drift pin held somethin in place (the control board?). If your LT still works and nothing has come lose you're probably ok. I'd keep that bit safe tho just in case someone more knowledgable comes along and I'm wrong

[Batdragon (AKA Batty)]

It shouldn't effect your LT at all. It's lucky it fell out rather than causing a short. You should not even notice it is missing cos its all in quite tight anyway.

A drift pin is simply put a wedge. When you have a tube going inside another tube and you don't want the one inside to turn, you make a small groove on the inside of the larger tube & on the outside of the inner tube. You then put a pin into those grooves that locks them together to stop the inner one turning. I did think when I took my LT apart that a drift pin was excessive. But it might of been for the manufacturing process rather than anything else.

If you put your battery back in & give it a test fire, also up & down the voltage, you should see its all working fine

[beeratz]

Thanksyou!! Yep it still works so hopefully it's nothing important lol but I'll hang on to it, providing I can find somewhere safe to put it that I'll be able to find it again it really is teeny!

[Batdragon (AKA Batty)]

As a note, the drift pin looks like I thick needle that is flat at one end & has a slanted cut face on the other.

[womble]

Yes, although batty I'm sure will advise, it looks too small for a drift pin.
So you should be fine.

Whoops, already sorted

[beeratz]

Jun 30, 2012 23:28:11 GMT Batdragon (AKA Batty) said:

As a note, the drift pin looks like I thick needle that is flat at one end & has a slanted cut face on the other.

Ahh ok, maybe it isn't the drift pin then as this is just a completely cylindrical (albeit very small) piece of metal

[Batdragon (AKA Batty)]

I just measured the one from mine and it a 11.5mm long. If it looks like an actual pin (as in a bit cut off one) then it is more than likely the drift, if it is rough, and is bent then it will be a bit of swarf. either way no worries, it is out which is a good thing

[beeratz]

Yeah it's probably about a cm long (can't find a measuring thingy to find out properly) and its not rough or bent but like you say at least it's out and can't cause any trouble