almost ready for swing arm pivot pin

[merrill]

whew almost ready for the swing arm pivot pin.

i spent about 2 hours getting the swing arm back in place. 

it was a challenge getting the rubber o rings to stay out of the way and then align the copper washers, spacers , wedge washers and hanger with mount aligned,

thanks to Charles for his tip to use the conduit as a guide rod.

after i got it all together i was concerned that the hanger bushing was sticking out a little past the pinion mount but of course the rubber o rings are pushing things apart still

hopefully this will all work out tomorrow am when i get the dry ice to shrink the pivot rod and see if i can get this all back together.

[ja17]

Hopefully you marked where the flat spot for the pin is located, so you can position it for the installation of the pin.

[merrill]

hi Joe,
sure did!

I got the pivot pin in on the 3rd time, wedge bolt in the first try and the swing arm drive shaft on the first try as welll
stopped while i was ahead

the first 2 try's installing the pivot pin were due to mis alignment of the swing arm or the copper washers.
once i got those straight my guide rod would move smoothly throughout

the dry ice was a mixed blessing today, it was so hot and humid here in Austin that when i pulled the rod out of the dry ice,  it would immediately frost

once i wiped it clean i was able to get the rod about 60% in by hand, from there some firm taps with a block of wood and hammer the rod was fully home.

that was enough for one day for me, stop while i am ahead.

[clunker]

Matt -

Great progress. Be sure to note the required positioning of the boot clamps - see attached from BBB.

Looks like you and I got the same boot clamps
- FYI, if useful for others, got the preferred 9mm rolled edge hose clamps (see an older post from Joe) for the swing arm boot from kartek.com -
  har-70    Norma 70mm To 90mm Diameter Narrow CV Joint Axle Boot Or Hose Clamps 9mm 23/64" Wide        $1.99
  har-68    Norma 100mm To 120mm Diameter Narrow CV Joint Axle Boot Or Hose Clamps 9mm 23/64" Wide        $3.29

--Charles

[merrill]

Charles
hi
thanks !

appreciate the clamping requirement from the bbb.

I was pretty close (attachment)  the small clamp is just about right,   large is close.

I will see if i can get is facing straight down as directed in the bbb

appreciate the input