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Post photos of any keys that you have no matter how much they are worn,
If you don't have ANY, then post a photo of the recesses that they go into.
The odds are very good that they are standard sized parts in one of 2 shapes-either square in cross section, or shaped like a slice off of a solid circle. The second shaped ones are called "Woodruff" keys. ON OLDER MACHINES THE KEYS WOULD BE IN INCH SIZING, NEWER ONES HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING METRIC.
EITHER shape of keys can be found in the hardware section of a GOOD hardware store or big box stores where they have the trays of various specialty nuts, bolts, washers, hitch clips, springs, etc.
Collections of each of these shapes in several sizes,( lengths, widths), usually packed in a FLAT compartmented plastic box, can be bought online fairly inexpensively ($10.-20.00), and sometimes you can find packaged assortments of fewer keys, cheaper, without the box.
If you work on cars and/or other machinery much and live out n the sticks like me, having a bunch of these types of collections (in the boxes) of less used but common hardware parts on hand can save you a LOT of time and effort when you DO need one or a few of the odd parts.
Here are links to AMAZON pages for both.
Woodruff keys
Standard square keys.
If you don't have ANY, then post a photo of the recesses that they go into.
The odds are very good that they are standard sized parts in one of 2 shapes-either square in cross section, or shaped like a slice off of a solid circle. The second shaped ones are called "Woodruff" keys. ON OLDER MACHINES THE KEYS WOULD BE IN INCH SIZING, NEWER ONES HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING METRIC.
EITHER shape of keys can be found in the hardware section of a GOOD hardware store or big box stores where they have the trays of various specialty nuts, bolts, washers, hitch clips, springs, etc.
Collections of each of these shapes in several sizes,( lengths, widths), usually packed in a FLAT compartmented plastic box, can be bought online fairly inexpensively ($10.-20.00), and sometimes you can find packaged assortments of fewer keys, cheaper, without the box.
If you work on cars and/or other machinery much and live out n the sticks like me, having a bunch of these types of collections (in the boxes) of less used but common hardware parts on hand can save you a LOT of time and effort when you DO need one or a few of the odd parts.
Here are links to AMAZON pages for both.
Woodruff keys
Amazon.com : woodruff keys standard sizes
www.amazon.com
Standard square keys.
Amazon.com : square key stock standard sizes
www.amazon.com
