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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Rear Inner Spring Boxes
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<blockquote data-quote="Oldhaven" data-source="post: 125927" data-attributes="member: 2879"><p>These are the rear spring boxes I use on my Rapide. They were made by Justin Mackay-Smith years ago, and the springs were made by Davidd. I was warned that using lubrication or grease tends to pick up grit in the plastic rings and wear out the inners. That is the reason I added the thin cups at the ends of the springs. I painted the springs and used just a thin wipe of grease in the end cups and not on the rings. The rings seat in a turned recess in the inner bore so do not need riveting or bonding. These complement a Thornton/Works non coil over damper and avoid the problems caused by too short original spring boxes which can cock and even lock up end to end when used with unconstrained springs. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]36788[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhaven, post: 125927, member: 2879"] These are the rear spring boxes I use on my Rapide. They were made by Justin Mackay-Smith years ago, and the springs were made by Davidd. I was warned that using lubrication or grease tends to pick up grit in the plastic rings and wear out the inners. That is the reason I added the thin cups at the ends of the springs. I painted the springs and used just a thin wipe of grease in the end cups and not on the rings. The rings seat in a turned recess in the inner bore so do not need riveting or bonding. These complement a Thornton/Works non coil over damper and avoid the problems caused by too short original spring boxes which can cock and even lock up end to end when used with unconstrained springs. [ATTACH type="full"]36788[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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