Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
- clanger9
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Are you sure that's a Lightweight swingarm? 't other end looks different to mine...
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- Martin.S
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Well thanks for your help here, Ozmadman, The width of the flat face on the spindle is a lot wider than Clangers and the plain diameter is too wide - it's got to come out.
Clanger, I think yours looks like mine doesn't it? - you boy at the back - stop sniggering !
Clanger, I think yours looks like mine doesn't it? - you boy at the back - stop sniggering !
- Duncan
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Martin, it may be worth checking out the parts advert dated 13th July.
- Martin.S
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Thanks Duncan - E mail sent.
Clanger - just been out to the garage and yes they look the same although the little tube I gather is for the chain guard on mine is a little longer.
Clanger - just been out to the garage and yes they look the same although the little tube I gather is for the chain guard on mine is a little longer.
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Excellent. I couldn't quite tell from the photos. Very strange that someone's fitted the wrong shaft!Martin.S wrote:Clanger - just been out to the garage and yes they look the same although the little tube I gather is for the chain guard on mine is a little longer.
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- Martin.S
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
I've got this incorrect spindle out and will get a new one ordered.
Has anyone fitted one themselves? I presume the flat for the cotter pin is a right angles to the center line of the swinging arms length but what is the fitted length and was the spindle originally brazed or welded in? - and how did you set it up?
Cheers
Martin
Has anyone fitted one themselves? I presume the flat for the cotter pin is a right angles to the center line of the swinging arms length but what is the fitted length and was the spindle originally brazed or welded in? - and how did you set it up?
Cheers
Martin
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Could it be the thread is to adjust the side play/ float before you fit and tighten the cotter.
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
No the cotter pin flat was in the wrong place.
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Just read this article and all makes sense - http://test.ajs-matchless.com/forum/vie ... ac#p100411
I'll assemble all the bits and get it all parallel and then tack weld it before welding proper. I was thinking of perhaps making up a spacer to replicate the frame to get the spacing of the two arms correct. When making the spacer do I allow for the felt washers?
I'll assemble all the bits and get it all parallel and then tack weld it before welding proper. I was thinking of perhaps making up a spacer to replicate the frame to get the spacing of the two arms correct. When making the spacer do I allow for the felt washers?
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Martin, I believe the cotter pin fixing allows for some movement of the arm along the spindle so the important thing is to align both arms parallel and cotter pin fitted before welding, once welded and assembled with felt washers nip up the cotter pin and tap the cotter pinned arm inwards to take up any side to side play then fully tighten the cotter pin.
How I did mine if my memory is correct but it was 50 years ago so I could be wrong.
Colin
How I did mine if my memory is correct but it was 50 years ago so I could be wrong.
Colin
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