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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 91687" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>This should be read in conjunction with an update on progress with the new steering heads. I have today finished fitting machined out lower links to new steering heads, that is apart from one which has defeated me. Pressing the bearings in, making sure they are aligned, fitting them and adjusting the shims takes 20 to 30 minutes when everything is in line. I started about three weeks ago on three which I knew might be problematic and then moved on to one which I thought would be ok. That one took three hours! It required me walking backwards and forwards in the rain between my 'clean' workshop and the one which contains my lathe, 6" vice. polishing and grinding equipment and so on. I decided that it would be easier to get an new 6" vice for the 'clean' workshop and to buy some 380 Loctite (see the 'new steering head section' for reasons). This is all on top of having the eyes machined out etc. The other thread will explain what has gone on but the reason this is here is that this experience of trying to produce a nice product to fit parts from 70 years old motorcycles is fraught with problems. A job which should take about half an hour can be a three hour job and the one on which I have finally admitted defeat has take a significant part of four days. I have tried to avoid Bob's problem of promising when things will be finished and also avoid having favourites who get preferential treatment. Only one person has expressed frustration and annoyance with the time taken so I thank all the rest of you for being patient.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 91687, member: 456"] This should be read in conjunction with an update on progress with the new steering heads. I have today finished fitting machined out lower links to new steering heads, that is apart from one which has defeated me. Pressing the bearings in, making sure they are aligned, fitting them and adjusting the shims takes 20 to 30 minutes when everything is in line. I started about three weeks ago on three which I knew might be problematic and then moved on to one which I thought would be ok. That one took three hours! It required me walking backwards and forwards in the rain between my 'clean' workshop and the one which contains my lathe, 6" vice. polishing and grinding equipment and so on. I decided that it would be easier to get an new 6" vice for the 'clean' workshop and to buy some 380 Loctite (see the 'new steering head section' for reasons). This is all on top of having the eyes machined out etc. The other thread will explain what has gone on but the reason this is here is that this experience of trying to produce a nice product to fit parts from 70 years old motorcycles is fraught with problems. A job which should take about half an hour can be a three hour job and the one on which I have finally admitted defeat has take a significant part of four days. I have tried to avoid Bob's problem of promising when things will be finished and also avoid having favourites who get preferential treatment. Only one person has expressed frustration and annoyance with the time taken so I thank all the rest of you for being patient. [/QUOTE]
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