Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:47 am
Yes, 82-84
Photo of the machined damper rods
Photo of the machined damper rods
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Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:35 am
Thanks! Just to confirm, it's part # 31 42 1 241 649 "guide ring" correct?
Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:06 pm
That looks like it
Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:48 am
Another question Charles, do you recall if the groove was just machined wider to fit the new ring, or was it also made deeper as well? It's the last thing we need to do to get my friends R100/7 back on the road!
Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:06 am
I think that the groove was not deepened, I would machine it wider to take the plastic ring and then fit. On my bike it's a fairly loose fit, the ring not compressed much.
Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:14 am
Ok, so probably a dumb question: So why not decrease the width of the new plastic ring? I have to believe that would require less machining than the steel damper rods. Maybe even use abrasive paper on a sheet of glass for the plastic.
Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:23 am
Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:25 pm
I think the plastic (nylon?) rings are wider because they will wear faster than the thinner steel rings.daz wrote:Ok, so probably a dumb question: So why not decrease the width of the new plastic ring?
Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 3:55 pm
I liked the way that sounded so much that I had to google it and I will be forever greatfull because I found this:Airbear wrote: a bingle with a cow
Re: bent forks R75/5
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:51 pm
Ahhh...Lara! An airhead in the vacuous sense! There are other similarities to our favourite bikes too! 
