FF: Forks Little things - Girdraulic Pad Bolts

vibrac

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Although generally a philistine I do like rivet counting sometimes o_O . I am presently putting a set of standard Girdraulics together and noticed something in MO63. There are two pad bolts FF43 and FF43/1 and the long one FF43/1 is longer to hold the speedo bracket that is fitted to I guess the Rapide and the Comet (offside) it appears on MO63 that the long one (/1) is fitted pointing forward (nut at the front) to secure the bracket and the short nearside is neatly pointing rearward (nut at the back) now as an aside I cant remember ever seeing anything but nuts to the front as that matches the FF42 on the lower link. but the real puzzle is this the parts list shows 1 of each over the whole range even though the shadow doesn't have that speedo bracket and I would have thought logically it would quote 2 FF43,. but then logic is sometimes missing in mans design.
 

mercurycrest

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The parts list is a bit like the bible. You can't believe everything you read.

d) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you
clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
 

vibrac

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Although I have supplied my favorite Bible quote and so are as guilty as the next man. I was expecting some of the 'is your miller realight stamping correct' crowd to clarify my initial observations on the parts list we are I feel lads (and lassies) straying into difficult territory let us return fo Pad bolt orientation....
 

vibrac

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Additional confusion page 41 of the Riders Handbook shows the nuts both at the front and the implication of the drum sketch its not a Shadow but the speedo bracket is not shown........
The votes are piling up against M063 shall we ask for a re count?
 
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