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Fitting the DS front mudguards to my 500 ?
K2-K6:
If you put the tophat in from rear of stay (the wrong way round) will the stay then clear the fork casting recess ?
If so, you could then use a simple stainless washer outside to clamp the rubber. May need slightly longer bolt to achieve.
Would keep the stay from binding on aluminium casting and look near enough standard.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Tried that K2-,K6 the top hat would need to be a lot thicker to give enough clearance.
I've sent a message with photo to DS I hope they are just a poor batch of stays - I will update with the response.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
It's not perfect but loosening the screws on the stay to mudguard fastenings has enabled the bottom end to fit quite satisfactorily on three of the four stay ends with just one that needs a bit more fettling I think loosening the screws where the plastic spacers fit has helped no end.
I snook into the garage as SWMBO has nipped into town - I have broken my bail conditions (no work on the bike for at least a week) pretty sure the last stay can be sorted when I am officially allowed outside .lol
Oddjob:
Ted there is a small piece of metal sticking out past the stay, is that also the stay? or is it the tophat?
To me it looks like the stay is not one piece of metal but 2 stuck together? with the back piece not being ground down before chroming so it matches the front piece.
As for the rubber crushing, how can it do that, the tophat is there to stop that happening, before the rubber distorts the central tube of the tophat is supposed to ground against the fork slider and stop the bolt from tightening anymore. Does the central tube not fully reach the other side of the rubber?
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
That is the issue Ken the stay end section is made up of two parts - the outer part is fashioned from the stay itself with a plate at the back effectively a re-enforcement plate.
The original stays are the same except both parts are the same width - if the rear re-enforcement was the same size as the front it would be all good.
In the photo you can see my bolts, a washer, top hat - the next bit is the front part of the stay end the wider section at the back is the re-enforcement plate.
"To me it looks like the stay is not one piece of metal but 2 stuck together? with the back piece not being ground down before chroming so it matches the front piece." CORRECT KEN
This is original stay below,
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PXL_20230427_143930802 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
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