Davey D
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| posted on 12/7/09 at 05:53 PM |
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Wing stay upgrade
its been mentioned a bit now about peoples wing stays starting to crack, which can potentially lead to all sorts of brown trouser moments should they
snap off whilst driving.
after 600ish miles of driving mine have stress fractured on both wing stays from the amount they wobble when driving.
so last night i ground out the cracks, and welded them back up again. As well as doing this i made some brackets that will help to stop the wings
wobbling so much:
They are made from 30mm x 3mm flatbar cut at 200mm long. There is a 90deg bend 30mm in with a 14mm hole punched in it. 40mm up from the bend there
is a slight bend, and then 135mm up from the 90 bend i have curved the bar to fit inside the profile of the wing.
i then sprayed it black, and bonded it onto the inside of the with tigerseal.
I have just come back from an 80 mile drive on the bumpy county roads, and i have to say there is a massive difference to the amount of movement in
the wings they barely move at all when you hit a big lump or pot hole 
if anyone needs any more info/pics then then me know
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omega0684
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| posted on 12/7/09 at 06:04 PM |
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r ur normal stays not strong enough?
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iscmatt
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| posted on 12/7/09 at 06:18 PM |
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thats a nice neat solution there - though i've never had a problem with my mk wing stays.
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Wheels244
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| posted on 12/7/09 at 07:27 PM |
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Thanks Dave.
I'll get on and make some before the cracks appears in mine.
Rob
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GeoffMM
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| posted on 12/7/09 at 08:10 PM |
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Davey, you have u2u.
thanks
Geoff
Sorry not sure if they show up very well on here
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Davey D
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| posted on 13/7/09 at 11:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
r ur normal stays not strong enough?
the MNR stays are cracking where the tube is welded onto the bracket that bolts to the back of the front uprights. This looks to be due to how low
down the arch the stays are actually fixed, enabling the arches to wobble side to side on bumpy ground leading to stress fractures of the stays. this
bracket ties the arch in at the top to stop the side to side wobble thus hopefully stopping the cracking
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Davey D
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| posted on 13/7/09 at 11:55 AM |
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[Edited on 13/7/09 by Davey D]
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richardh
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| posted on 13/7/09 at 03:51 PM |
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dont think the new ones will succumbt to the same as they are higher up the wheel on front and back.
time will tell i guess
Time for a change!
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