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Horizonblue
Joined: 13 Oct 2011 Posts: 307 Location: Sorring city, Denmark, Europe
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:49 am Post subject: Clutch cable end with ball bearings |
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In another thread, I have posted pictures of this clutch cable end solution, but I will post it here also. Then it should be easier to find in the future.
The original plastic ends(forks), on the old style cables, will wear out and eventually break.
I have worked out at solution, where a small ball bearing can be used, instead of having two materials rubbing against each other.
The new forks are made from lasercut stainless steel. I only had them lasercut, since I made them at a previous work, where it could be done for free.
I cut off the old ends of the clutch pedal and clutch arm, and welded a ring on instead, where the ball bearing is pressed into.
A bolt, that is not fully threaded, is mounted in the hole in the fork , going through the bearing, and finally secured with a nut. One side of the fork is threaded, so the bolt cannot rotate. _________________ Euro 924, 1976
"If you can't fix it, don't break it"
/P.G. Andersen |
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!tom
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 1931 Location: Victoria, BC Canada
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:14 am Post subject: |
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Awesome.
But, not very DIY. Not too many people can fab up those bearing holders that way. _________________ 78 924 NA
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Horizonblue
Joined: 13 Oct 2011 Posts: 307 Location: Sorring city, Denmark, Europe
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Agree. It takes a few special tool to doo it (and welding skills)
In my workshop, I have an old, very old, lathe and a TIG welder. The fork (or is it called a clevis) is not necessarily a laser cutting job. Today, where it would have costed me money, to have them lasercut, I would probably have made the differently. It's been 10 years, since I had them lasercut, they have just been laying around, as loose parts since then. _________________ Euro 924, 1976
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