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Post by jdl357 on Oct 1, 2017 15:11:49 GMT -5
I'm having a hell of a time getting the spring to my center stand back on! Is there a trick to this?
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Post by tortoise2 on Oct 1, 2017 15:32:44 GMT -5
Is there a trick to this? One strategy is a large phillips screwdriver . . position spring hook end on screwdriver shaft, index a screwdriver tip "slot" over end of anchor pin, and pry on. |
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Post by lostforawhile on Oct 1, 2017 15:36:25 GMT -5
needle nose visegrips, I finally had to make a retainer, as one half of the spring kept coming off, metal shaft with a big set screw, tapped over the shaft, forced the spring back further, and then screwed down with locktite, hasn't come off yet.
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Post by lostforawhile on Oct 1, 2017 15:37:32 GMT -5
put it on with the stand up, use the kickstand, but please get someone to stabilize the bike, those kickstands are very unstable
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Post by jackrides on Oct 1, 2017 23:35:00 GMT -5
Installing springs is a bitch. (apologies to doggy mothers). It takes very strong muscles or some thought. Easiest way, if the spring is soft enough to do it, is to use a hook shape tool to pull the spring over its nest. The tool needs a crossways handle for a good grip. Requirements: 2nd person to stabilize the scoot; and a way to brace yourself on the scoot against the pull of the spring. Plan this out before you yank. The tortoise2 method is great also, just plan where the lever point of the screwdriver will be when you start, where the screwdriver will be when you end, and what will make the spring slide along the shaft. Planning this out is the key, particularly the curses you plan to use. Accomplishment merits one beer each.
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Post by ThaiGyro on Oct 2, 2017 5:56:16 GMT -5
At the risk of pissing you off. Geometry class... a good pair of protective goggles...experience...and good tools. Sorry, had to do it! My nightmare was a BMW R1000-R. Big, heavy bike with a center-stand to match. I tried everything I knew and never got it on. Finally took a mixed case of home brew and some expensive scotch to the BMW dealer...on a Saturday...late!. They "loaned" me their spring stretcher tool for one day. The cost? Beer and scotch worth $50-60. The tool? Not available to consumers. My guess was $150. A threaded rod with nutz on both ends, that push two steel spring "keepers" outward until the proper length is achieved. The key of working it was that both ends were connected together with a sliding rod to keep the opposing springs in the same position. It was easy. Some springs, however, do not have the end hooks pointing the same way...some are opposite. This is close: Missing the rod  |
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Post by pinkscoot on Oct 2, 2017 16:00:36 GMT -5
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Post by geoffh on Oct 2, 2017 16:02:31 GMT -5
Almost forgotten how much fun this job is,I use a length of strong twine/wire to overcome the tension and I think the outside of the left foot to ease it on.Remember never put a finger where you would not put your toe.
have fun geoff
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Post by lostforawhile on Oct 2, 2017 16:19:48 GMT -5
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