Tazet's Trike project :)

[tazet]

Right cut the rivets off the diff that hold the tube on. Hopefully Manky can take it in to the tech tomorrow to have the tubes pressed out so we can shorten them. That's what the arrow is for so we know where it was  I also removed the rest of the innards in the dif.

[texon]

Wandering through the workshop & out into the back garden was a revelation. The place is literally stuffed to the rafters with engines, frames, wheels, piles of shocks, clocks, forks -you name it & Ron's probably got 6 of 'em.
A couple of nice little hardtails.

I was working with Ron some years ago and fell over in his back yard I got lost for a week then I bumped into three japs who were still figting the second world war they showed me the way out   

[tazet]

 

[Manky Monkey]

  Hiya Tex.

I called in on Saddlebags this afternoon. Haven't seen him for ages. He's recently passed his bike test & bought a ...GPZ I think. Says his Vauxhall Chevette trike isn't likely to see the roads this Summer so he wanted some wheels for the shows.
Anyway, he's gonna call at my lock up next week & measure up for a stainless exhaust mainfold flange for my trike. Main reason for calling in though was to drop off Taz's trike axle. SaddleBags & his boss, Doug, (a member of The Guzzlers car club), are gonna press the axle tubes out of the diff housing, shorten them & press them back in for us. Top chaps.   

[gpz]

hiya manky what is that u have used to mark the end off the axle with ?do u weld brakets both sides off the axle to stop it turning or is one side enough 

[shabby]

Wandering through the workshop & out into the back garden was a revelation. The place is literally stuffed to the rafters with engines, frames, wheels, piles of shocks, clocks, forks -you name it & Ron's probably got 6 of 'em.
A couple of nice little hardtails.

I was working with Ron some years ago and fell over in his back yard I got lost for a week then I bumped into three japs who were still figting the second world war they showed me the way out   

its a case of thank god for sat-nav when you go to our rons lol

[tazet]

Yey one I can answer.
We used a Tippex pen to mark it   and once it has been cut down to size it will be re-slotted into the diff and bolted in place. Then once we have decided on the frame, we weld sticky out tab thingies on to the axle and the frame and bolt both together to stop the axle turning.

You are right Shabby. Good advice 

[Manky Monkey]

When we start on Taz's trike frame, I might try tying the axle by bolting the diff to a locating tab on the frame.

[brock]

  what we racer types call an anti rotation device as specified in SFI regs, you been looking at my chassis ?

[Manky Monkey]

No, but I will. 

[blair]

i think tab thigies sounds more technical anyways

[tazet]

 

[tazet]

I got another part today for my trike. A pair of Callipers from fleabay. Very kindly spotted by Mousy Boy, (thank you again Mouse, I've applauded you accordingly  ). 30 quid a pair. Anyway they need a bit of a clean but look rust free. We were a bit greedy and actually got 2 sets as Manky might change his.

[tazet]

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[Manky Monkey]

I've still got the remains of the caliper repair kit I bought for my own brakes so we can check Taz's new ones over & rebuild them if necessary, but they look pretty good.
Meanwhile, I've taken the back axle along to SaddleBags workshop & his boss, Doug, has pressed the axle tubes out of the ally diff housing for us. Next step is to cut the tubes down by 4 inches, turn the ends again & press them back in. Should be sorted by tomorrow. We've learnt by our mistakes- when Flap & I narrowed his axle, we just hacksawed the end off the tube & had it pressed back in -then watched in horror as it split the aluminium casing. What we didn't realise was the end of the axle tube is machined very slightly to ensure a good fit, so is a marginally smaller diameter than the rest of the tube.