Ohlsson & Rice: Looking for a part suggestion

[CNew 404]

So I opened up a carburetor this afternoon to clean it and a previous owner had lost the little metal roller that gets pinched by the spring clip near the rear of the lever arm. Has anyone found a suitable replacement for this part? I was thinking of maybe cutting a small piece of heavy wire, perhaps even from a beefy paper clip or something.  I haven’t gone to the hardware store yet, maybe they carry some heavy gauge steel rod in tiny diameters?

[Webhead 95]

Hobby stores have 3’ lengths of different gauge rod. Find the right one and you have 3 lifetimes worth. 

[factory 487]

I have sometimes found appropriate sized rods in old/broken tape recorder mechanisms, usually salvaged from old stereos that have been thrown out (so cost is free ).

 

David

[CNew 404]

Awesome, thank you both for the suggestions!