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Cush Drive too rigid
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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 24408" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>tj, how many springs are in your shock absorber? The 'B' s and 'C's had fewer than the 'D's and more recently there have been some Australian ones with even more springs. The Australian one with a full complement of springs is certainly too stiff for solo use and even with a sidecar Dick Sherwin has found it better to remove three spring pairs. The 'B', 'C' or 'D' type should be OK and assuming that you have been supplied with the correct springs then you should be looking for the problem elsewhere. If you still have some of the old springs left then you could compare their strength with that of the new ones. In the past two weeks two local members have had problems with 'official spares'. One had an inlet valve seat fall out of a head that was brand new less than one year and 5,000 miles ago. The other was fitting new valves and guides and found that one set had the valve seriously loose in the new guide although whether the problem was with the valve, the guide or both I have not heard yet. Something seems to be going wrong with quality control so check the springs just in case!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 24408, member: 456"] tj, how many springs are in your shock absorber? The 'B' s and 'C's had fewer than the 'D's and more recently there have been some Australian ones with even more springs. The Australian one with a full complement of springs is certainly too stiff for solo use and even with a sidecar Dick Sherwin has found it better to remove three spring pairs. The 'B', 'C' or 'D' type should be OK and assuming that you have been supplied with the correct springs then you should be looking for the problem elsewhere. If you still have some of the old springs left then you could compare their strength with that of the new ones. In the past two weeks two local members have had problems with 'official spares'. One had an inlet valve seat fall out of a head that was brand new less than one year and 5,000 miles ago. The other was fitting new valves and guides and found that one set had the valve seriously loose in the new guide although whether the problem was with the valve, the guide or both I have not heard yet. Something seems to be going wrong with quality control so check the springs just in case!! [/QUOTE]
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