Are all the RDL's custom for you or just ones you picked up used? (or a mix.)
Are all the RDL's custom for you or just ones you picked up used? (or a mix.)
I'm thinking mixed.
And still, all would be an improvement.
I'm just too cheap... I still have a cheap seat.
.... the new one will depend on if you can find your spare side covers and gas tank...
The cables and the gears are both failure points.
This particular unit I rebuilt failed because it was really dirty and the gear and cables had a hard time pulling the dogs through the rails. Even after cleaning the rails, the slides did not go through them without me pushing them. I found a couple of other rails and cleaned them, the same slides would go through with me just tilting the rails.
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I'm in the process of trying to rebuild mine. The dogs were almost impossible to move by hand. Going to try some 2 part metal epoxy to fill in the small gaps in the gear then file it, as it was still functional when I disassembled, albeit askew. I'm hoping that, along with some thick grease in the gear, will get me by for a bit longer.
When you did the rebuilds on the ebay ones pre-Bikequip kit, what, if any, did you use for lubrication on the slides & dogs?
I'm getting dizzy..... Great job though!
My thoughts as well.I'm getting dizzy..... Great job though!
My thoughts as well.
Face it, Mark... you're not keeping up.
I know, and it doesn't bother me any more.
(From "Conversations With Myself and Others", unpublished, 2024. Author unknown, but unconcerned.)