Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
- Martin.S
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Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
I'm just loosely assembling the frame I have and the swinging arm doesn't look right. Its spindle doesn't look like that in the Owners Clubs Spares Catalogue - it has a thread on its end and looks as though as though there are spacers missing and the bushes in the frame are not "Top Hats" as in the catalogue.
Also with the Battery Carrier located to the upper seat frame bracket the holes don't line up with the square holes in the bracket on the frames spine tube (Why the square holes?) What's wrong? [attachment=1]]
Also with the Battery Carrier located to the upper seat frame bracket the holes don't line up with the square holes in the bracket on the frames spine tube (Why the square holes?) What's wrong? [attachment=1]]
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
The spindle, from memory, is welded to the swinging arm on the off side and the near side arm is clamped to the spindle, there is no thread on the spindle. As for the battery holder I don't quite understand the square holes so I won't comment.
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
The “square†holes take a cage nut - a clip in captive nut.
- Ozmadman
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Yes the RH arm is fixed to the spindle and the LH arm is fixed with a cotter pin (like an old push bike pedal) no nuts on the spindle !! are you sure that is the spindle that came out ??cbranni wrote:The spindle, from memory, is welded to the swinging arm on the off side and the near side arm is clamped to the spindle, there is no thread on the spindle. As for the battery holder I don't quite understand the square holes so I won't comment.
Colin
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1960 Model 8
1974 Yamaha RD250B US Model 6 speed
1960 Model 8
1974 Yamaha RD250B US Model 6 speed
- Martin.S
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
I can't find a clear picture of a lightweight swinging arm but here's a picture of what I've got
Or is this a Lightweight swinging arm with the wrong spindle welded in?
Or is this a Lightweight swinging arm with the wrong spindle welded in?
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Something is wrong there. Here's what my spare one looks like:
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- Ozmadman
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
That's what mine looks like, the other picture doesn't look right to me either, the spindle is too long for a start but it is on the RH side as the arms are upside downclanger9 wrote:Something is wrong there. Here's what my spare one looks like:
Paul
1960 Model 8
1974 Yamaha RD250B US Model 6 speed
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1974 Yamaha RD250B US Model 6 speed
- Martin.S
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Ozmadman - how's this?
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- Martin.S
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Looks like it is the wrong pin then
Has anyone replaced one of these themselves?
Has anyone replaced one of these themselves?
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Re: Swinging Arm & Battery Carrier
Unless someone had that made with that thread sticking out of the arm for some reason?? The pin may be the correct length up until the thread? have you tried it on the bike? maybe you can just chop the thread off?? I have only taken the left arm off and put it back on, I have never replaced a spindleMartin.S wrote:Looks like it is the wrong pin then
Has anyone replaced one of these themselves?
Paul
1960 Model 8
1974 Yamaha RD250B US Model 6 speed
1960 Model 8
1974 Yamaha RD250B US Model 6 speed