Clutch pulley cover clips

UncleCarl

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Okay guys I'm stumped on these little things. I'm redoing the clutch in my John Deere 60 and bought clutch pulley cover Clips to mount back onto the pulley. I've got two questions. First of all is there a better way to mount these things other than riveting them? Could a guy use a really short sturdy bolt with a flared head on the outside? Or if there's no other way what's the best damn way to rivet these back on there? Thanks much appreciated.
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I have riveted the ones I did. I was thinking I did not use the round headed type you show. I think I found some with a head for a counter sunk hole. I also had to cut to the right length. I stick the rivet in the hole from the outside, put clip on rivet, then put a small needle nose vise grip on to hold it all together. I then had a heavy flat metal plate I'd lay on the floor or work bench. This plate had a hole drilled into it that a large ball bearing ball sat nicely into and then I'd roll the pulley onto that so the ball contacted the rivet head to back it up. Holding the pulley on the ball on the plate with one hand and maybe blocks ? and a ball pein hammer in the other you can then tap the rivets tight safely without breaking the pulley. Some others use screws and nuts.
One note on the pulley cover install. It has 3 spots with flat notches. These areas go where the clutch adjusting bolts are to clear the clutch plate ears. The lip on the cover pops under the clips to hold the cover on tight.
 
(quoted from post at 15:43:52 01/10/18) First of all is there a better way to mount these things other than riveting them? Could a guy use a really short sturdy bolt with a flared head on the outside? ]

Yes. I used countersunk allen head bolts on my 730.
 

Wow! No kidding Mike? I'm glad you told me about the flat spots on the cover. I would have lined the flat spots up with the clips thinking they went there. Learn something new every day. I think I'll screw it in though...but thanks for the great idea. I'll keep it for the future.
 
I used allen head countersink bolts and locking nuts. Been about three years, and no signs of problems yet.
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I used to do them that way too. I noticed the covers moved out some and seen where the adjusting bolts and ears on outer plate marked the lip on the cover and then figured it out.
 

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