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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Fitting the front fork springs to a Rapide - method.
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<blockquote data-quote="vibrac" data-source="post: 100651" data-attributes="member: 60"><p>I pinch a bit of blue nylon 'washing line' make a loop one end goes in the fork at the bottom of the spring cover the other over the eccentric use a reef knot.</p><p>It is important that the spring is fixed in the eccentric bolt and hangs down vertically</p><p>then I loop a steel rod through the line at the center of the unit and start to wind up the windlass</p><p>it soon becomes apparent that if I hold the winding steady and swing the unit forward the string tightens more just wind up until the swing forward clears the lug and insert the bottom bolt, then remove line. Fine adjustment by a few thous is simple by rotating the winding rod a few degrees once the box is on the lug</p><p>line needs to be thin enough but strong enough some times I need to cut the loop near the bottom bracket it soon unravels and slips out.</p><p>Its worth using your own line rather than washing line if you plan more than once every five years and plan to stay with your partner</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vibrac, post: 100651, member: 60"] I pinch a bit of blue nylon 'washing line' make a loop one end goes in the fork at the bottom of the spring cover the other over the eccentric use a reef knot. It is important that the spring is fixed in the eccentric bolt and hangs down vertically then I loop a steel rod through the line at the center of the unit and start to wind up the windlass it soon becomes apparent that if I hold the winding steady and swing the unit forward the string tightens more just wind up until the swing forward clears the lug and insert the bottom bolt, then remove line. Fine adjustment by a few thous is simple by rotating the winding rod a few degrees once the box is on the lug line needs to be thin enough but strong enough some times I need to cut the loop near the bottom bracket it soon unravels and slips out. Its worth using your own line rather than washing line if you plan more than once every five years and plan to stay with your partner [/QUOTE]
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