The UK's Number One FireStorm Website
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/
Donecybercarl wrote:Jamie can you stick a link to your other thread under the following in you first post mate. It helps those following links.(:-})Some of you may have seen my post about the adjuster ring snapping on my rear shock on Hogthrob...
I agree it's always worth giving a bike a good check over before buying, to make sure you are buying at the right price. But I couldn't have predicted the shock preload adjuster snapping or the condition of the linkage bearings while stood on someone's driveway.agentpineapple wrote:maybe you have money left to spend, but this bike could have put you in hospital or worse, of course you could have spent more money and still have ended up with a death trap, ultimately it's buyer beware and give the bike a real good check over before handing over the cash.
I wonder if the seized linkage had any part to play, possibly contributing to snapping the shock adjuster.Oh no......when I'm feeling brave attempting to remove the headers/ replace the header bolts.
you know what's coming. I'd get spraying some plus gas on them now on a daily basis. Let it do it's stuff and work it's way in.
I did and what a good programKev L wrote:Did you see the Guy Martin spitfire programe last night? The heat from holding an alloy bolt was enough to expand it so it wouldn't fit. Cooled for 30 mins it slotted straight home.
Yep that was some mighty tight tolerances there. IIRC the heat from his hands holding it for 15mins made it expand 0.3 though, 3 though but the smaller scale. I think I'm correct with adding the zero in front for the next scale downDid you see the Guy Martin spitfire programe last night? The heat from holding an alloy bolt was enough to expand it so it wouldn't fit. Cooled for 30 mins it slotted straight home.
Anyway you know what I mean. Fantastic programe that was and almost brought a tear to my eye at the end. I'd love a Browning on my Storm Even more so.....I would have loved to have been alive during that era to fly a Spitfire in warfare. How cool must that have been. So sh1t scared with fear that it's an adrenaline rushed addiction. I wonder if that's what Guy and the others experience during the TT.Also grip the bolt with large mole grips or similar whilst heating and they will draw heat away from the bolt allowing other ares to expand more. It does workbazza696 wrote:Try heating the swingarm up with a blow tourch or hairdrier to expand the alluminum, this should allow enough expansion to release the hold on of the bolt.
Some will say the bolt will expand as well, it will but aluminium has a greater coefficient of expansion than the steel bolt, which means the ally will expand greater with less heat than the steel bolt approximately 3 times.
Can't you weld a nut on the end of that bit of stud that's sticking out and crank it out?Jamoi wrote:Some of you may have seen my post about the adjuster ring snapping on my rear shock on Hogthrob... (see link if you missed it http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=35001 )
Just stripped the swingarm, linkages and shock out, with the intent of greasing up the linkage bearings and replacing the shock.
I loosened all the linkage bolts before removing the swingarm and was surprised to find one of the bolts was incredibly tight, i couldn't budge it, so I figured I'll have a go at it when the swingarm is out...
Turns out the bolt has sheared off in the gap between the swingarm lug and the linkage
It must have been like this while I was riding, as the bolt is seized both ends I haven't managed to turn it to shear it myself!
So now I'm stuck with a seized bolt both ends, which has miraculously sheared in the middle.
So, I reckon the linkage bearing has dried out and seized onto the bolt, when the linkage rotated it has sheared the bolt in situ.
I'm at a loss, I can't remove either end of the bolt
I have a spare swingarm but I would need to source a spare triangular linkage I suppose.
