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Pat Foster
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I know this is 'way off topic, but I've been looking for these high and low, Macmaster, Grainger, all the other usual suspects, and found zilch. They're for our in-house humidifier. The only way I can get a replacement is to buy a subassembly for $60. Anybody seen these? TIA

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Feeling your pain.... if you cant find one, an alternate embodiment may be in order.
How is it used, what does it do?

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It's a collar that holds a flange against an evaporative foam pad on a 1/8" steel shaft. I've tried brass collars with a set screw, but since they're in a wet environment, they corrode and seize on the shaft. They have to be removed for the twice a year to replace the pad.

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It's a clip-on nut. MSC has a pretty good selection.

https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tn/Fasteners/Nuts/Clip-On-Floating-Nuts?navid=2108733
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Thanks, Barry. This goes on a plain, unthreaded shaft and needs to be movable either direction when the prongs are compressed.

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Get a bunch of these so you can destroy one when you take it off and replace with a new one. https://alexnld.com/product/3mm-4mm-5mm ... eed-clips/
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Pat, have you looked at sliding shaft clips, the kind that are under a bathroom sink to adjust the stopper.
You should be able to pick that up at a local hardware store.

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You might find something at an auto parts store among their body and trim fasteners.
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I looked around for small collars without much luck Pat.

I think I'd try a piece of plastic or nylon and drill a slightly undersized hole and press it on the shaft. Doesn't look like it needs to hold a lot of force back. If that would work you could clip it off when time to replace.

Or maybe these would work - https://www.mcmaster.com/90062A005/ ID about 0.003 smaller than shaft.

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bobgramann wrote:
Get a bunch of these so you can destroy one when you take it off and replace with a new one. https://alexnld.com/product/3mm-4mm-5mm ... eed-clips/


Bob, I think those woud work in assembling the parts, but it sits in a sort of pocket that makes it impossible to get a tool in to remove it.

Jim, I think that's what I need.

Thanks for all the replies. A member of a computer forum, of all places, found some:

https://parts.alliancelaundry.com/i-7593834-cissell-m400976-dryer-clip-shaft-spring-125.html

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/20-10289

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Pat Foster wrote:
bobgramann wrote:
Get a bunch of these so you can destroy one when you take it off and replace with a new one. https://alexnld.com/product/3mm-4mm-5mm ... eed-clips/


Bob, I think those woud work in assembling the parts, but it sits in a sort of pocket that makes it impossible to get a tool in to remove it.

Jim, I think that's what I need.

Thanks for all the replies. A member of a computer forum, of all places, found some:

https://parts.alliancelaundry.com/i-7593834-cissell-m400976-dryer-clip-shaft-spring-125.html

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/20-10289


That's great Pat. They look similar to the spring nuts I used to install the mudflaps on my new Ford truck. Happy days!
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