Drop links: everyone's favourite!

[clf]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

I've honestly tried to understand this post but can't and also its relationship to ---drop links.---


Can anybody enlighten me.--

I am not sure, but think it refers back to my comment in post 129 "as we live in a disposable and convenience society, maintenance is no longer considered a saturday afternoon practice. Even checking tyre pressures is now considered 'not my job'' - regarding a lack of skills nowadays when it comes to basic car maintenance, even the ability to change a wheel or checking tyre pressures - laziness masquerading as health and safety. Actually I think it has gone from being lazy to a search for blame. It being dangerous to change a wheel, so therefore you phone recovery, then blame them when you are late, or if the other wheel falls off etc. Driving with a flat tyre, ''the sensors are faulty, they didnt warn me etc''.

[SD1too]

Originally Posted by cbr1100xx

Simon
After 23 days from your original post , have you actually fitted the drop links yet?
Stan

Yes Stan, the links were attached and the struts were installed at the weekend. Thanks for asking.
Just in case you are in any doubt, I wasn't just renewing drop links. I was fitting two new springs and two lower arm rear bushes as well. I also had to wait for delivery of some specialist tools and then there was the matter of the top nut which was entirely my decision to investigate further. It was all very interesting and rewarding and it's the way I like to do things. It's not everyone's cup of tea, I know.

Originally Posted by Arctic

... i already have my way of fitting drop links, and will be sticking to it as it works for me ...

Nobody is doubting that your method works Steve, least of all me. You've got it right; there isn't a better way.

Originally Posted by TourerSteve

Just one quote in a thread about fitting the pattern part drop links
I rest my case Simon

Hello Steve,
The sentence you've quoted relates to my mistaken belief that the nut size on the original OEM links was M9. This is a non-standard size unavailable at threaded fastener suppliers. I was asking if any members knew of a source of these nuts, that's all. I wasn't asking for advice on how to change drop links. I hope that clears up the misunderstanding.

Simon

[alanaslan]

Originally Posted by SD1too

Yes Stan, the links were attached and the struts were installed at the weekend. Thanks for asking.
Just in case you are in any doubt, I wasn't just renewing drop links. I was fitting two new springs and two lower arm rear bushes as well. I also had to wait for delivery of some specialist tools and then there was the matter of the top nut which was entirely my decision to investigate further. It was all very interesting and rewarding and it's the way I like to do things. It's not everyone's cup of tea, I know.


Nobody is doubting that your method works Steve, least of all me. You've got it right; there isn't a better way.


Hello Steve,
The sentence you've quoted relates to my mistaken belief that the nut size on the original OEM links was M9. This is a non-standard size unavailable at threaded fastener suppliers. I was asking if any members knew of a source of these nuts, that's all. I wasn't asking for advice on how to change drop links. I hope that clears up the misunderstanding.

Simon

Hi Simon,
You tax an old mans memory, M9 nuts were common place on push bikes and spin bikes about twelve years ago just before I retired, they came in ordinary nuts, half thickness nuts, nylock nuts, flanged and flanged nylock.
Hopefully this will help you source a supplier. I worked on four different makes of spin bikes and half a dozen models. My purchasing department had no bother finding an after market supplier. So they were available a little over a decade ago so must still be suppliers out there.
Best of luck
Alan


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[SD1too]

Originally Posted by alanaslan

Hopefully this will help you source a supplier.

Thanks for your helpful post Alan but M9 nuts are not required. As I said, I made an assumption which is always a mistake! The size is M10 but the original factory anti-roll bar links used a non-standard head size of 15mm, hence my mistake.

It's advisable to re-use the smaller 15mm nut or buy new ones (part no. FX 110057) at the upper mounting on the strut as spanner access is so much easier.

Simon

[Phil th Barrow]

So if th pedals can go anti clock wise is this called "Back pedaling"... :-) or is it a term for something completly different...?