Chippy
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| posted on 17/10/06 at 11:02 PM |
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Quick rack convertion.
Hi Guy's, has anybody fitted a quick rack kit, (new innards in other words), and if so how difficult was/is it. Cheers Ray.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 07:43 AM |
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escort ones are only £50 odd at raldes
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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RazMan
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 02:33 PM |
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Not really worth faffing about - just swap it for a ready made one 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Chippy
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 04:32 PM |
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Problem is that I have the standard Sierra rack fitted, and nobody seems to do the Sierra one, other than just as a kit.  Ray.
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chockymonster
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| posted on 18/10/06 at 07:51 PM |
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MNR sorted my quick rack.
They supply quick rack kits for the sierra too.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 19/10/06 at 08:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Chippy
Problem is that I have the standard Sierra rack fitted, and nobody seems to do the Sierra one, other than just as a kit. Ray.
The sierra one is absolute piece of liquid waste matter to change over, especially if you have not shortened the rack.
Take off the gaiters, wind the rack across so you can clamp the exposed rack gear section in some soft jaws in the vice, unscrew the trackrods (undo
them with a pipe wrench).
Now I have had a memeory lapse, but for either the slipper adjuster or the pinion retainer you need a little castellated tool to remove/adjust it, I
made one from a bit of carefully filed tube welded to an old whitworth socket.
Remove the adjuster and pinion shaft (memory says the adjuster is castellated and the pinion is held in by circlip), pull the rack out, grease the new
one, put it in, put the new pinion shaft in, adjust the rack slipper to take up all the free play, screw the trackrods back on (use some loctite) ,
put the gaiters on, job done
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NS Dev
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| posted on 19/10/06 at 08:44 AM |
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ps the slipper adjuster is plastic and crap, you may need a new one as they tend to split into pieces.
I might have a steel one somewhere, made a couple up when I had the rally car as I got fed up with messing with the plastic ones.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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chockymonster
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| posted on 19/10/06 at 10:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
I might have a steel one somewhere, made a couple up when I had the rally car as I got fed up with messing with the plastic ones.
Beer tokens for your metal one!
I need to adjust mine and the plastic thing is a pain in the neck.
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scoey m
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| posted on 19/10/06 at 07:28 PM |
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The plastic caps for the racks are crap + not cheap i wrecked one but then had a cunning plan
Made a tool to do it with used a park tool bottom bracket tool to fit shimano b/b cut four slots in it and ground end down to suit fits like a dream
and works a treat
If anybody would like to borrow it no probs u2u
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