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Original Message -----
From:
John van Nieuwenhuizen
To:
Hans Knop
Sent:
Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:29 PM
Subject:
Swing arm

Hi Hans
I have a tip which I would like passed
on.
I have recently fitted a swing arm brace to my VMAX and I do not know
of any one in the club that has but let me tell you it is quite a job
to put the swing arm back. As the manual tells you, you will need
assistance when you reinstall the shaft.
I found that if you drill a 13 mm hole in the underside of the shaft
housing 50 mm from the front of the swing arm, all you need to do is
insert a small tool or screw driver through the hole and lift the
female section of the universal joint and your assistant guide the
shaft in from the rear. I then plugged the hole with a rubber plug
available at the local hardware store.
This exercise took a few minutes
I tried following the instructions in the manual but as I discussed
this operation with Carl Talbot you need a workbench that will allow
you to let the swing arm hang quite low in order to reinstall the
shaft without using alternate means.
Cheers for now
John
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