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Re: Grips and Boxes Update
- Subject: Re: Grips and Boxes Update
- From: Rich Weyand <weyand@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:04:56 -0500
At 12:31 AM 4/19/99 +0000, Mike Fleming wrote:
>Rich Weyand <weyand@xxxxxxx> said:
>
>> For bad news, while fighting the grip on I busted the locator
>> tang on the rear half of the right hand switch unit.
>
>> Oh well. I also know how to fix shit. Here is the fix if
>> you ever shear this locator pin. There is a .080" hole down
>> the middle of the boss which ends in the locator pin. This
>> boss is about 3/4 inch deep, and the pin is .180" diameter and
>> protrudes .150" into the handlebar. Using a set of number
>> drills and a pin vise, drill the hole out two sizes at a time
>> to .096".
>
>Sounds like the locating dowel on both the T3 and T5 switchgear, in
>which case a quicker fix is to screw a small self-tapper into the
>boss.
>
Yup. The benefit of the hex head cap screw is that it is exactly the
same size as the original pin, so it is a permanent fix with the same
characteristics as the original, except sturdier.
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