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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: rick1970 on June 25, 2011, 05:04 PM

Title: Fitting new flight cranks
Post by: rick1970 on June 25, 2011, 05:04 PM

Hi, got a set of these new issue twin pinch flights and am in prosess of fitting. in the box there is  a blue tube which goes on spindle between bearings my question is does this cutting to size at all before i go tapping the second bearing in ...thanks Rick.

Title: Re: Fitting new flight cranks
Post by: MartyC on June 25, 2011, 05:16 PM

Shouldn't really need to cut it down, it's there to stop the cranks binding on the bearings when you tighten the cranks up, too short and it won't do it's job  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Fitting new flight cranks
Post by: brettypeeps on June 25, 2011, 05:18 PM

I have never had to cut one down on redlines :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Fitting new flight cranks
Post by: rick1970 on June 25, 2011, 05:21 PM

Ok thanks chaps just needed to be sure here goes then   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Fitting new flight cranks
Post by: rick1970 on June 25, 2011, 05:32 PM

Oh bugger the bearing is 2mm short of flush with bb ,bloody new it wouldnt go to plan,off to engineers shop now  :(

Title: Re: Fitting new flight cranks
Post by: MartyC on June 25, 2011, 05:35 PM

Quote from: rick1970 on June 25, 2011, 05:32 PM

Oh bugger the bearing is 2mm short of flush with bb ,bloody new it wouldnt go to plan,off to engineers shop now  :(

That's fine, just make sure it's not flush on the drive/chainwheel side and it will all be good  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Fitting new flight cranks
Post by: rick1970 on June 25, 2011, 05:46 PM

Are right thats how it is cheers bud  thanks  :daumenhoch: