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Mud Club Blessing Needed...!
Wolfie:
--- Quote from: "Skibum346" ---Wolfie, I don't have a set of pull scales... any suggestions for setting up the swivel preload?
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I've only ever done it using a spring balance, and wouldn't like to suggest any other method as it's important to get it right.
Do you have your new swivel bearings yet? If not I assume you'll be going to Douglass. They might be prepared to lend you one.
Where abouts in Warwickshire are you?
Regards
Wolfie
Dirty Gertie:
:D I'm amazed it din't collapse last Sunday Frank!! Good luck! :lol:
Skibum346:
--- Quote from: "Dirty Gertie" ---:D I'm amazed it din't collapse last Sunday Frank!! Good luck! :lol:
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Kinda suspect it did Gertie!
Heard a bit of a bang at one point but put it down to you know... like a rock hitting the chassiss...... or summit......... :oops:
Now discovered I need a 34mm ( :shock: ) spanner/socket for the drop arm nut... didn't tell me that when they sold me the new drop arm did they! :?
Ah well.. off to halfords it is then....
Skibum
Dirty Gertie:
--- Quote from: "Skibum346" ---
--- Quote from: "Dirty Gertie" ---:D I'm amazed it din't collapse last Sunday Frank!! Good luck! :lol:
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Kinda suspect it did Gertie!
Heard a bit of a bang at one point but put it down to you know... like a rock hitting the chassiss...... or summit......... :oops:
Now discovered I need a 34mm ( :shock: ) spanner/socket for the drop arm nut... didn't tell me that when they sold me the new drop arm did they! :?
Ah well.. off to halfords it is then....
Skibum
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Well, yes, what I meant was, I'm amazed it kept going, the crunching noise wasn't good!!
:(bloodshot):
Skibum346:
Well folks.. good news and bad news...
Got the swivels off... eventually after using a terribly clever two spanner technique to get ectra leverage (from a very nice man in Halfords!). :D
Got the bearing races out... through judicious use of a socket, extension bar... and size 12 technical adjusting tool (hammer). :D
Got the new ones into the swivels... :o, destroying my 1/2" drive extension bar in the process :cry:
Got the swivels back onto the axle and bolts tightened... :D
Sadly... the "easy" option of changing the whole steering drop arm rather than faf about with a refurb kit.... has succeeded in destroying and outwitting a pulley wheel puller :(bigshock): If any of you fine folk can offer any suggestions, I'd be grateful cuz otherwise... the drag link is going back on and I'll do the refurb another time! :(blackeye):
Alas... there... my energy has run out :-$
And... tip of the day... don't work on yer respective beasties all day on the hottest day of the millenium... without a spot of factor 50. As I type the sun is sinking and all is growing dark around me... but I have plenty of light to type by due to the 100 Watts from my face that looks a bit like a well skelped @rse!!! :(biglaugh):
With a bit of luck Chugaboom will be back on the road tommorrow with sterring that uses a steering wheel rather than a tiller!
Of to nibble on somefing nice and watch Bad Lad's Army... Have a nice night y'all!
Skibum
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