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Not understanding 500 front suspension 🤔
K2-K6:
Used in mtb forks currently, plastic spacers to make up length as required in either screw together or some types just clip.
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A possibility to help.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I would need something 15mm thick with a 8mm hole with an outside diameter of 22 mm or so. Any links for these sort of items please?
taysidedragon:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 02, 2023, 11:45:33 PM ---I would need something 15mm thick with a 8mm hole with an outside diameter of 22 mm or so. Any links for these sort of items please?
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If that's what you plan to do Ted, why not cut one of the 30mm spacers you have in half to make 2 x 15mm.
Make sure they're cut square and both equal.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: taysidedragon on January 03, 2023, 12:30:14 AM ---
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 02, 2023, 11:45:33 PM ---I would need something 15mm thick with a 8mm hole with an outside diameter of 22 mm or so. Any links for these sort of items please?
--- End quote ---
If that's what you plan to do Ted, why not cut one of the 30mm spacers you have in half to make 2 x 15mm.
Make sure they're cut square and both equal.
--- End quote ---
The chromed thin tube that was used is IMHO mank. I had a big clear out about 3 years ago of old seat belt spacer fittings plus loads of old narrow wheel nuts - either would have done the job nicely. I know I will find something I can adapt to do a neater job.
Pretty sure I can find a pair of items that will do the job.
I have some bush inserts that were a part of a Polybush suspension kit somewhere in my garage just need to try to remember where I stored them.
I can always resort to some brass, alloy or SS stand off spacers if I can't find anything suitable in my garage.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Just spent an hour removing one of the fork lock nuts - the nut will need replacing as it had been severely overtightened against the end of the thread to fit the pre-load spacers.
I'm certainly not using the old spacers - I'm in pause/thinking mode to decide if to return to standard or us a smaller spacer.
What thread is the shaft & nut supposed to be please it's an M8 but my M8 x1.25 dye is clearly the wrong pitch at first glance ?
I think it's M8 x 1.0 pitch??
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