Key pin shackle, removing bar.

[Felixcat]

Am I correct in inferring that it is possible to remove and replace the bar in this type of shackle with a punch?

I mean the sort of shackle, often used on halyards, which has an additional bar to retain it on the halyard when open.

 

[emandvee44]

Yes.
The bar has a split spring tube within, which can be punched out with a suitable punch or similar implement.

Michael.

 

[Felixcat]

Thanks, Michael.

 

[Martin_J]

... and if you stop punching the pin through before it drops out of the second side, it'll be easier to push back in again.

(Usually a 'coiled spring pin' or 'spiral pin' in the captive shackles rather than the type with a single slot..)

 

[Felixcat]

I have now tapped out the pin from the broken shackle I am replacing. It is a round bar, not split or spiral pin. I am about to order a Wichard replacement. Will its pin be split?

I am asking about this because I hope not to be obliged to remake the eyesplice in an age hardened halyard.

Thanks for the cunning tip to not fully punch out the pin.

 

[Martin_J]

It looks like the Wichard pictures show removable (spiral pin) bars.

http://www.wichard.com/menu-Key_pin_with_bar-0202080200000000-ME.html

although with some makes, the smaller versions of the shackle have a fixed bar and the larger ones have removable.

Perhaps worth a call before ordering.

 

[Felixcat]

Thanks.