titax preload adjusters

[agentpineapple]

has anyone fitted these?
I went to fit them today, but I can't get them to fit, ...
I've bought the correct ones, and I don't want to take a dremmel to them to get them to fit, maybe sticking them in some boiling water before trying to fit them might help, plus a little wd40.
any advice guys.....

[chric]

Do what you normaly do phone 0800 carl up

[Kev L]

Big hammer!!!

[Kev L]

You've undone the grub screws big fella?

[VTRDark]

You've undone the grub screws big fella?

That's my first thought too. Look on the side Marty you will see a little tiny hex head screw that tightens to hold them in place.

(:-})

[Diabolus]

im going to get some so would like to know too

[agentpineapple]

yup grub screws are undone, I ain't that ferking bad....
don't really want to use the hammer either, any other ideas?

[Kev L]

Mine weren't Titax but they went straight in place.

[tony.mon]

Should have bought Loosax ones.

[agentpineapple]

I thought titax being a well known brand would mean an easy fit....
I really can't see another way other than to heat them up gently

[VTRDark]

Bring them with you tomorrow and I'll take a look.

(:-})

[agentpineapple]

Bring them with you tomorrow and I'll take a look.

(:-})

nah I can't be bothered, tomorrows about the ride, anyway you'll be to busy fixing the bits that fall off the bike....

[tony.mon]

I thought titax being a well known brand would mean an easy fit....
I really can't see another way other than to heat them up gently

There is another way.
Donate them to the "bucket of useful bits" in my garage and sooner or later they will resurface as a bracket, spacer, piece of packing, conversation piece, "guess the thing" round at a quiz, or objet d'art.
Unless they are anodised a peculiar colour, of course. In fact, any colour other than metal.
I often wonder whether anodising is really fooling anyone.

What colour are your ill-fitting ones, AP?

Perhaps the thickness of the anodising is causing the problem......should have chosen a thinner colour.

[agentpineapple]

the colour is black, so yes it might be thick...
as a last resort I can dremmel off the in inner coating,

[tony.mon]

Ooooh, oooh, oooh forgot possibility that it might make a useful table leg like the old knackered V8 engine cases on Top Gear.
Although I might need a few more, or something of a similar size.

Buy more, in the hope that one will eventually fit, give up and donate them all.

Not in purple.



Or pink.


Actually, I'll just have them bead blasted, whatever's cheapest; I don't want to you to go to trouble on my account- although I won't be letting you access my account details, so you can't.
Even though it's you, AP, and you're special.

And so are your needs.