1999 Wilton C1 Casing Nut Replacement

[relic7680]

Recently, some of my coworkers broke the 1999 dated Wilton C1 at our place of employment. As the guy who deals with this kind of stuff, I disassembled the affected area of the vise and the pics attached show the carnage.

I have spoken with Wilton (JPW) directly, and they have the # 2901110 repair kit on hand that includes the casing nut, (2) pins, and end cap.

MY QUESTION IS THIS: why aren't both holes in the vise nut fully drilled through? See pics...one hole is partially drilled. I would think that this would make it impossible to remove the pin on that side, once reinstalled. Is this a factory screw up, and should I drill it the rest of the way?

Thanks in advance.

 

[1982fxr]

Seems like a factory error to me?

 

[Beerhippie]

Seems your coworkers figured out how to remove the pins without driving them out.

 

[relic7680]

My coworkers are 350+ lbs and DGAF about some tooling. The pins were sheared off and laying inside the cavity at the rear of the vise, so I simply unthreaded the vise nut/casing nut assembly and drove the remaining pin portions out from the outside.