jabbahutt
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 posted on 15/10/07 at 07:32 AM |
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broken side stay
just a warning to anyone about to do this job on their build. I've been having fun with with these and last night was no different.
I'd managed to ben the flat bar to except the front wing and it still needed adjustment. Applied heat to try and make things easier and bang
the flat bar snapped.
So even with heat it appears that you can only really bend these things twice before running the risk of breaking them unless of course you have
access to more heat than a plumbers torch.
Just hope it doesn't take forever to get a replacement from MK
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graememk
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 08:03 AM |
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i bent mine cold.
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JAG
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 08:18 AM |
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Yep I bent mine cold and did it several times to get it right!
Sounds like MK have been using some unusual steel to make these 
It only really needs to be very basic Mild steel strip and that will bend many times over before breaking.
Justin
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Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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donut
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 08:27 AM |
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I had no probs with my MK ones. Bent them loads and no sign of splitting at all.
Andy
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Agriv8
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 09:05 AM |
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surly it depends what radius you are bending it round ? nice log cuve verses 90 deg angle ?
Regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
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tree full of a*seholes .............
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 31/10/07 at 01:17 PM |
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should of known that getting a replacement was going to be easy!!!! first they sent one out for the wrong side and recommended forcing it to fit
That was two weeks ago and still nothing, they keep saying they'll ring me back but so far jack!!!
You'd think they'd be glad of numpty's like me breaking things as they make more money selling replacements
Anyone else had fun getting MK to send things out even when you pay for a courier?
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bob tatt
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| posted on 31/10/07 at 05:31 PM |
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yes having built a tiger in the past i was amazed when i phoned to order some rear uprights only to be told to send them a cheque as they had no card
machine or i could pick them up in person. so i said id pick them up can you ring on monday to remind us to make them for sat. rang monday by this
time i was a little wary so i phoned thursday afternoon to check they would be ready 120 mile round trip didnt fancy wasting my time, guess what they
had forgot and he had to make some that afternoon good job i rang bit disapointed with the level of service. no way to run any sort of buissness im ny
opinion.
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 31/10/07 at 08:43 PM |
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why order a new one why not just grind the weld down were the flat bar goes in the squashed round tube and use a new peice of flat bar,
The way I bent mine was to do the above bend the bracket to suit mudguard the weld it back into the squashed tube
Tony
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 1/11/07 at 08:22 AM |
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I would try and repair it but for two problems
1) not owning or knowing anyone with a grinder
2) not being able to weld
It was £20 for the new stay which didn't seem a bad price. It's just a shame that they can't get anything delivered. At the moment
it's being put down to the back log caused by the postal strikes which seems weird as the one that did get here but was for the wrong side took
two days.
Ayone in the MK area able to confirm whether they are still expereincing problems with the post after the recent strikes? or are MK just fobbing me
off
Thanks
Nigel
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 1/11/07 at 04:57 PM |
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I cant say either way how they are doing with there delivery's, but we have found a new courier due to been let down by PO to often, that send
to the best of my knowledge everything we sent via the PO as now landed, but no more.
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