Chainstay/Swing Arm tightening guage

[shinerxl]

This is the special tool that you use to brace the swing arm in order
to tighten the pivot.  This "tool" costs £14.00!  Lets be honest, its a
piece of flat metal strip with a hole at each end.  Has anybody got one
and would be willing to tell the rest of us:
How long is it?
What is the distance between centres on the holes?
How big are the holes?

Then we can make our own and not be charged £14 for a strip of metal
with holes in it.
With thanks in advance,  Shiner.  Orkney Islands.

[mrunderhill1975a]

I could tell you the distance between the holes and the hole size, but
I would have to charge you $28.00...................but, seriously, I
don't know,  I would assume the lenght is the same as the "at rest"
position of the shocks on the bike.  The holes should be the same
diameter as the bolts that hold the shock top and bottom.  If I am in
error, I'm sure Pete will let me know.



--- In royalenfield@..., "shinerxl" <harpmaker@...> wrote:
>
> This is the special tool that you use to brace the swing arm in order
> to tighten the pivot.  This "tool" costs £14.00!  Lets be honest, its
a
> piece of flat metal strip with a hole at each end.  Has anybody got
one
> and would be willing to tell the rest of us:
> How long is it?
> What is the distance between centres on the holes?
> How big are the holes?
>
> Then we can make our own and not be charged £14 for a strip of metal
> with holes in it.
> With thanks in advance,  Shiner.  Orkney Islands.
>

[Chris Janes]

9.75"
CJ
--- In royalenfield@..., "shinerxl" <harpmaker@...> wrote:

>
> This is the special tool that you use to brace the swing arm in order
> to tighten the pivot.  This "tool" costs £14.00!  Lets be honest, its a
> piece of flat metal strip with a hole at each end.  Has anybody got one
> and would be willing to tell the rest of us:
> How long is it?
> What is the distance between centres on the holes?
> How big are the holes?
>
> Then we can make our own and not be charged £14 for a strip of metal
> with holes in it.
> With thanks in advance,  Shiner.  Orkney Islands.
>

[shinerxl]

--- In royalenfield@..., "Chris Janes" <cjanes@...> wrote:
>
> 9.75"

Fantastic! Now we have this knowledge vast tool empires will come
crashing down and soon we will know the secrets of nuclear fusion!
Thabks CJ for setting us free from "obvious tool tyranny".
Anybody got any other "obvious tool that can be made at home for nearly
nothing? This could run and run.
Thanks, Shiner.  Orkney Islands.

[Pete Snidal]

>This is the special tool that you use to brace the swing arm in order
>to tighten the pivot.  This "tool" costs £14.00!  Lets be honest, its a
>piece of flat metal strip with a hole at each end.  Has anybody got one
>and would be willing to tell the rest of us:
>How long is it?
>What is the distance between centres on the holes?
>How big are the holes?
>
>Then we can make our own and not be charged £14 for a strip of metal
>with holes in it.
>With thanks in advance,  Shiner.  Orkney Islands.

I've never seen one, myself, but I can predict it
will be the length of the extended
shock less half the deflection.  About 1 1/4"
less than full length should be about
right.

[Ric-8]

--- In royalenfield@..., "mrunderhill1975a" <tschmidt@...>
wrote:
>
> I could tell you the distance between the holes and the hole size,
but
> I would have to charge you $28.00...................but, seriously, I
> don't know,  I would assume the lenght is the same as the "at rest"
> position of the shocks on the bike.  The holes should be the same
> diameter as the bolts that hold the shock top and bottom.  If I am in
> error, I'm sure Pete will let me know.
>
>
I am guessing that this magic bar will hold the swinging arm in mid
position. Why do I believe this? because logically when fully tightened
the torsional load on the swinging arm bushes will be equidistant when
it either compresses or extends the suspension units.
 
Although perhaps because we rarely bottom out our rear shocks it would
be best to err a little towards the extended position.