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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
How to tighten down the heads on a Rapide when running in
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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Gaynor" data-source="post: 524" data-attributes="member: 4034"><p><strong>Crows foot</strong></p><p></p><p>Any error is likely to be swamped by the torque difference between a well-greased nut and washer, and a less well-greased one, but in fact I put the crows foot at 90 degrees to keep the leverage more or less the same. On my set up the maximum error is limited to about 10% anyway. </p><p>The one I bought, the only one in the shop (and, the proprietor opined, in NE Scotland....) is American, and I can't remember the name: very well made and finished. I could find out, if you get stuck. My recourse is usually Google, but I'm sure Snap-on will sell you one once you arrange the mortgage. Mine cost about £12. Teng make them too, but only metric sizes were in stock, and 11/16" AF was a perfect fit. Just from the numbers, 18 mm should fit perfectly since the hex size is 0.71 and 18 mm = 0.71. By the same reasoning, 11/16" should be too small, so taking a nut (from ABOVE the bracket....) would be prudent. Slightly too big is better than slightly too small. It takes ages to stone a few thou off a spanner, but packing differences up to 1/32" with shim stock is more or less instant. (It's a useful way to "convert" large, near-unobtainable tube spanners to a smaller size.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Gaynor, post: 524, member: 4034"] [b]Crows foot[/b] Any error is likely to be swamped by the torque difference between a well-greased nut and washer, and a less well-greased one, but in fact I put the crows foot at 90 degrees to keep the leverage more or less the same. On my set up the maximum error is limited to about 10% anyway. The one I bought, the only one in the shop (and, the proprietor opined, in NE Scotland....) is American, and I can't remember the name: very well made and finished. I could find out, if you get stuck. My recourse is usually Google, but I'm sure Snap-on will sell you one once you arrange the mortgage. Mine cost about £12. Teng make them too, but only metric sizes were in stock, and 11/16" AF was a perfect fit. Just from the numbers, 18 mm should fit perfectly since the hex size is 0.71 and 18 mm = 0.71. By the same reasoning, 11/16" should be too small, so taking a nut (from ABOVE the bracket....) would be prudent. Slightly too big is better than slightly too small. It takes ages to stone a few thou off a spanner, but packing differences up to 1/32" with shim stock is more or less instant. (It's a useful way to "convert" large, near-unobtainable tube spanners to a smaller size.) [/QUOTE]
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