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Title: Flipping mudguard Post by: klogan45 on July 21, 2012, 05:53:18 PM So the trike is coming along but was being badly let down by a dented and rusting front mudguard. No problem I thought I'll just undo the four bolts and sort it out. Hah,think again, three bolts came undone the fourth was a right pig and the nut rounded off....git!!!! Thinks.......get a nine mm spanner and a file and make the nine mm fit. So that's what I did and .......... The bloody thing rounded off again Grrrrrrrrrrr.
Did I panic? I did not. So off with the forks. What did you do then k? I hear you ask. One eureka moment later I found a 17mm nut welded it on the 10mm nut and presto, the combination of a decent nut and the heat from the welding and out it came. Result so now I can clean up the rust sort out the dent respray and back on it goes. ;D ;D Title: Re: Flipping mudguard Post by: Manky Monkey on July 21, 2012, 08:30:30 PM Ghetto engineering!
Title: Re: Flipping mudguard Post by: morrag on July 21, 2012, 08:36:05 PM I love it when a plan comes together!!..........................
Title: Re: Flipping mudguard Post by: The North on July 21, 2012, 09:23:19 PM In a way i am relieved you had to Pratt around like that. It shows me that its not just me who has these type of problems. Some seem to fly through stuff me its hard graft all the way.
Title: Re: Flipping mudguard Post by: klogan45 on July 22, 2012, 09:11:24 AM Hello Mr. North, no it's definately not just you,we all come across fiddly little problems at some point. I think that its maybe because some of he guys here have been building a long time and have lots of experience so overcoming those 'silly' problems is second nature. The annoying thing is that a 'silly' problem can hold up a build for ages.
Ghetto engineering at its finest Mr.M ;D ;D |