Thanks, Dave; useful information. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Dave Craig <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Patrick > > Use a material that adds friction to arrangement and resists > compression. I use reddish/orange plumbing gasket material to protect > the frame. IMO, the leather you are using might be too slippery and it > compresses - leading to the impression that you haven't tightened the > fitting enough. Next, tighten and test, then tighten and test again. > You tighten only until the plate is firmly mounted and no more. Use > nylock nuts with a lock washer or blue locktite and a lock washer on > the fixing bolt. Lastly, assure that the mounting plate can't move to > a different part of the chainstays. One bike I fitted had stays that > tapered quickly behind the mounting plate allowing it to walk back > over time and loosen. A couple of hose clamps solved that issue. > > DC > > On Sep 1, 8:49 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 12:19 AM, 40_Acres <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm about to install a Pletscher single kickstand on my 57" AHH (with > > > the kickstand plate), and it looks a bit long to me. Has anyone had > > > to cut one of these stands down to size? If so, how much did you > > > cut? Thanks in advance! > > > > I use a hacksaw after I eyeball it. Haven't cut too much yet and I've > done > > this many, many times. I also prefer to leave it a bit longer than it > might > > be, since this seems to help hold the bike up when it has a load on the > > rear. > > > > *My* question is, how tight do you have to clamp one onto the chain stays > if > > your frame has no mounting plate, in order to prevent it coming loose? I > do > > use leather padding, but I am prone to over torquing and slightly denting > > the stays (though I only put stands on beaters, so I am not over troubled > by > > doing this. I'd rather have dents than a loose stand. > > > > > Michael > > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > Professional Resumes. Contact [email protected] > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
