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WANTED: spacers for cycle wing fixing bolts
Humbug - 20/9/06 at 05:45 PM

I am looking for a source of material to make spacers to go between the cycle wing plate and the Cortina upright. Currently I have just got bolts with nuts tightening up to the upright on one end and the plate at the other, but the wings still vibrate a bit (in spite of the doubling up of the flat steel bars), so I thought this would make things a bit more steady.

I am not sure exactly how to describe what I need, but it would be either thick-walled steel tubing or some type of thick rod - either way, with a hole through the middle big enough to allow for an M8 bolt.

I need about 20cms worth, or 6x about 3cm if this type of thing is available singly.

Does this make sense as a solution?

Any ideas on where I could find them?

Or anybody got anything suitable?

Thanks in advance,

Simon

Just searched and found someone used crush tubes - are they the things inside rubber bushes?

[Edited on 20.09.2006 by Humbug]

emsfactory - 20/9/06 at 06:40 PM

I could machine you some out of mild. I have some solid 1 inch bar that I could bore out for you.
Any use?

TangoMan - 20/9/06 at 07:24 PM

I needed the same and found some steel tube in B&Q which ws just the job. They do ally tube as well but I think this would compress adn leave the bolts loose.

I have done nearly 5K on mine and they vibrate a bit but are still on.

Humbug - 20/9/06 at 08:56 PM

TangoMan - I'll go and look at my local Homebase - I know they have various lengths of metal, though not a huge choice. Alternatively I think there's a B&Q in Tonbridge which is not far.

Emsfactory - thanks for the offer - if I can't find something suitable I'll be in touch

emsfactory - 20/9/06 at 09:37 PM

No bother. If you need me U2U me cos I probably wont check this thread again.

Chippy - 20/9/06 at 10:46 PM

As you only want 3mm, why not three or four 8mm washers, once tightened up, basicaly a solid spacer. Just a thought. atb Ray

Humbug - 21/9/06 at 05:48 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Chippy
As you only want 3mm, why not three or four 8mm washers, once tightened up, basicaly a solid spacer. Just a thought. atb Ray


3cm, not 3mm

Danozeman - 21/9/06 at 06:44 AM

Could u not use 3 m10 nuts slid over? Wont look as neat but will do the job

omega 24 v6 - 21/9/06 at 11:45 AM

Try your local hydraulic engineers for 12mm o/d by 9mm bore tubing offcuts. Or U2U me for more advice