Posted by Jim Combs on April 6, 2011, 11:32 am
> > I got all the Sta-Bo parts installed this last weekend.
> > Butt... after torqueing it all to spec, that swingarm seems
> > way too tight. As in, it'll barely pivot at all -- I have to really
> > yank on it to get it to move
> No. Should be stiff, but moveable with fairly little play.
Definitely seems too tight. Was late Sunday
when I got it all put together, so I just walked
away. Guess I'll start troubleshooting it this
Saturday.
Too bad it didn't fall together just right the
first time. But hell... a nice cigar, a coupla
beers, some wrenches in hand... There are
worse ways to spend your time.
#34
Posted by snarl on April 6, 2011, 11:57 am
On Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:06:05 -0700 (PDT), Jim Combs
>On Apr 1, 1:09 pm, sn...@trippin.com wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:32:41 -0700 (PDT), Jim Combs
>> >Good enough for me. The ass-end of the EVO bagger
>> >and FXR frames are pretty much the same thing.
>>
>> You know what to do next.
>Hey, Snarl.
>I got all the Sta-Bo parts installed this last weekend.
>Butt... after torqueing it all to spec, that swingarm seems
>way too tight. As in, it'll barely pivot at all -- I have to really
>yank on it to get it to move (without the shocks attached,
>of course). Was yours like this when you installed
>these parts?
Nope, at least I don't recall anything like that. Double check yer
work, if it's all installed correctly yer frame is prolly tweaked a
tad. It's more common than ya think. Call th' Sta-Bo guy too, he'll
yak atcha about it all day long.
Snarl
Posted by Jim Combs on April 6, 2011, 2:13 pm
On Apr 6, 10:57 am, sn...@trippin.com wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:06:05 -0700 (PDT), Jim Combs
> >I got all the Sta-Bo parts installed this last weekend.
> >Butt... after torqueing it all to spec, that swingarm seems
> >way too tight. As in, it'll barely pivot at all -- I have to really
> >yank on it to get it to move (without the shocks attached,
> >of course). Was yours like this when you installed
> >these parts?
> Nope, at least I don't recall anything like that. Double check yer
> work, if it's all installed correctly yer frame is prolly tweaked a
> tad. It's more common than ya think. Call th' Sta-Bo guy too, he'll
> yak atcha about it all day long.
Good to know they are willing to help. Thanks.
#34
Posted by Jim Combs on April 7, 2011, 8:32 am
[snipped the sta-bo discussion]
> I've put 4 sets in so far. I don't recall them being too stiff to
> move, just a slight extra effort.
> No complaints from anyone yet as far as handling - even south of the
> border too !!!
Hopefully I'll find out what went wrong this
weekend after some time out in the garage.
I'll even fess-up in here if it was just
something stupid I did.
I appreciate all the feedback.
#34
Posted by AH#104 on April 7, 2011, 11:28 am
Jim Combs sed:
>I'll even fess-up in here if it was just
>something stupid I did.
That'd be helpful to those of us ride in the 'lessons learned' end of the
educational curve.
My 2cents... spacers (too many, or too wide).
Or as Click & Clack like to say when they're stumped, "Motor Mounts".
ASSHOLE#104 Len
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> > Butt... after torqueing it all to spec, that swingarm seems
> > way too tight. As in, it'll barely pivot at all -- I have to really
> > yank on it to get it to move
> No. Should be stiff, but moveable with fairly little play.