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jchang10
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 Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject: Getting nose wheel fairing on and off |
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Does anyone else think the aft nosewheel fairing is difficult to get on
and off? With the aluminum brackets in place, you have to really open up
the fairing in order to just clear them because the opening is narrower
than the mount points. Once the brackets clear the narrower opening and
are in position, then they are within a quarter inch or so of the
fairing itself, so nothing seems abnormal other than trying to get the
fairing into place.
I can see this being a real difficulty for checking and airing the front
tire. I checked the archives but found no mention of this, so I have to ask!
Also, i am wondering what technique people may have used to build up the
mount points with flox. The best chance for a neat job seems like taking
a syringe and squeezing flox in thru the mount screw holes in the
fairing. Using the technique I used on the main fairings, seems like a
small chance for doing a neat job.
Jae
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dmaib(at)mac.com
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 5:01 am Post subject: Getting nose wheel fairing on and off |
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I just remove the two hex bolts that hold the front of the brackets
to the fork and slide the whole thing off. Very easy.
David Maib
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On Jan 8, 2010, at 1:26 AM, Jae Chang wrote:
Does anyone else think the aft nosewheel fairing is difficult to get
on and off? With the aluminum brackets in place, you have to really
open up the fairing in order to just clear them because the opening
is narrower than the mount points. Once the brackets clear the
narrower opening and are in position, then they are within a quarter
inch or so of the fairing itself, so nothing seems abnormal other
than trying to get the fairing into place.
I can see this being a real difficulty for checking and airing the
front tire. I checked the archives but found no mention of this, so I
have to ask!
Also, i am wondering what technique people may have used to build up
the mount points with flox. The best chance for a neat job seems like
taking a syringe and squeezing flox in thru the mount screw holes in
the fairing. Using the technique I used on the main fairings, seems
like a small chance for doing a neat job.
Jae
40533
Fricking Air Box
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MauleDriver(at)nc.rr.com
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:03 am Post subject: Getting nose wheel fairing on and off |
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Ha Ha!
I like the part where it looks like an ugly long tailed rat running
around the shop.
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Jae
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coop85(at)verizon.net
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:14 am Post subject: Getting nose wheel fairing on and off |
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Jae,
I used the same method David describes below. I was doing your method at
first until I broke down and understood the intent of the design. Leave the
brackets attached to the wheel pant and slide it all off together. The
trick for me was getting the washers lined up right putting it back
together.
As for the flox, I just put a big glop (technical term) where it needed to
go and pressed the mounts in place. You could always grind away what you
don't want after it dries but this way there were no voids.
Marcus
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jchang10
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:45 am Post subject: Getting nose wheel fairing on and off |
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Ok, thanks for the replies. That makes more sense to take the fairing on
and off with the brackets. I just wasn't quite sure of the design intent
but that should certainly work. Also, it should make the flox step a bit
easier.
Jae
Marcus Cooper wrote:
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Jae,
I used the same method David describes below. I was doing your method at
first until I broke down and understood the intent of the design. Leave the
brackets attached to the wheel pant and slide it all off together. The
trick for me was getting the washers lined up right putting it back
together.
As for the flox, I just put a big glop (technical term) where it needed to
go and pressed the mounts in place. You could always grind away what you
don't want after it dries but this way there were no voids.
Marcus
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