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I am interested in what are you doing about the frame stops that broke off,are you having some more welded on or have you another fix in mind.
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Hi Ben,
Only the right side of the steering stop was torn loose so I was able to hammer it back into position, clamp it and re-weld it. It looks like it will be a bit off center, but shouldn't be a problem. If it turns into a problem I'll just build up a weld on it.
There's too much flex in the frame spindle tube to hammer the stop back into shape without the lower bearing race installed, so I had to put the old bearing race back in for support. I figure that also helped prevent the tube from going out of round while welding which might have been a problem later.
The Triumph bearing tools are a necessity. I've replaced steering bearings before with a punch and hammer, but the Triumph tools are a treat to use!
The only difficulty was a proper sized bolt to pull the bearings into place. The tools are drilled for 12mm and wobbled too much to use with a 7/16" bolt so I figured I'd drill them out to 1/2". Didn't happen! The bearing tools are hardened steel and and a cobalt drill bit only polished the chamfer on the hole!
I finally bought a 300mm piece of 12mm high-grade threaded rod from
www.mcmaster.com and some heavy-duty nuts and washers. That worked just fine.
Installing the bearing on the bottom of the spindle is a problem. I was unable to locate a piece of pipe the right size to slip over the spindle and only apply pressure to the inner bearing race without harming the roller cage so I bought a 1-3/16" deep socket. I have to cut the drive end of the socket off but then it should be the right size to interface between available pipe fittings and the bearing race.
Finishing the lower clamp has been a problem also. The finish was trashed in the straightening process and cleaning and sanding was tedious. All it needs now is repainting and the bearing installed to be done.
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Hope you are healing well and will be ready to ride when the good weather arrives.
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Well... I dunno. The collar bone healed wrong and needs surgery but my insurance won't cover it for another 16 months, so riding may be a problem. I think I've got enough range of motion left to handle the bike but I'm not 100% certain of that.
How are you doing? I hope you're healing up well and in better shape than me! :-D
Jim
