Rear drive question:

[Chuey]

On the ribbed rear drives that I have, they have a steel sleeve surrounding the stud. The sleeve is 15mm in diameter and sits proud about 1.5mm of the spot faced surface allowed for the shock.

Garnet is right. Though, mine will look a bit different. I'll share a picture when it is further along.

Chuey

PS (edit) Any guesses as to what the structure is made of?

[Garnet]

There is this one

http://www.flickr.com/photos/presspix/3 ... otostream/

Edit: and this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jano2106/3 ... otostream/

[StephenB]

Has anyone here removed the stud to which the rear shock is attached? How would that be done? How is it retained in the unit?

Final drive in question: 1983 R100

Thanks,

Chuey

Threaded in, will simply come out with two nuts locked against each other.

[Chuey]

Thanks, Garnet and Stephan. That's what I needed to know. Onward!

By the way, those three pictures were very inspirational!

Chuey

[Major Softie]

Chuey

PS (edit) Any guesses as to what the structure is made of?

You are NOT building a rear suspension out of wood!





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[Deleted User 72]

You are NOT building a rear suspension out of wood!





are you?
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Maybe...

[Deleted User 62]

Is it just me, or does the lower mount for that shock look like a failure waiting to happen? The shock should be mounted in line with the U-shaped piece, IMO.

[robert]

Sure would be better.

[Jeff in W.C.]

Is it just me, or does the lower mount for that shock look like a failure waiting to happen? The shock should be mounted in line with the U-shaped piece, IMO.

You mean more like what Vanzen did or is doing. I hope he doesn't mind me posting the photo from his site. It is available for anyone to see on his site.



There's more on his site.
http://www.framecrafters.net/show-project.php?id=35

[Deleted User 62]

That's better still, but if it was mine I'd want it in line with the brace, not attached to the top of it.