Hi Grumpy, have finally gotten down to engineer and bad news. They would be able to make a new pin for me but not hard enough to withstand what is needed, he did suggest another bloke who would do it but at approx $75 an hour i think it will be cheaper to buy a new one, also garunteed that way. Have had a quick look at the link you sent me about the new camshaft, am going to e-mail him as soon as i am finished here to see if he would be able to help me. will let you know how i have gotten on.