I used a similar sized roll pin, tapped it thru, cut it off with a cutoff wheel, then ground it flush to the gear.

Make sure you don’t leave any burrs and clean up any metal filings that might get into the crankcase.

Last edited by Phak1; 12/19/2019 2:26 AM.

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