NEED Cush Drive
06-20-2007, 06:03 PM
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NEED Cush Drive
So I realize that one was just sold earlier today, and I can't believe I missed it. I just found out tonight that I need a new Cush Drive badly, I haven't riden the Hawk in 3 weeks. Here's the story...
I was replacing my chain and sprockets. I tear down my bike, get all set to put the new stuff on and turns out BikeBandit sent me the wrong size sprocket (520 instead of 530). I have to wait 5 days to get the correct part. Then, in light of the heated discussion over the use of loctite on the nuts, I use a breaker bar (no loctite) because of everyone's concerns. Turns out I stripped a nut and the bolt. So, I order the new parts, wait another 5 days. Today after work I install the new Cush Drive bolt with red loctite on the end that goes into the Cush only. I screwed the bolt in as far as possible using locking needle nose pliers (only way I could think of). Come home, try and install everything again, turns out for some reason I didn't get the bolt in far enough or the bolt was too long because it hits the swing arm. And to ice the cake, turns out I stripped another nut that I didn't find earlier.
So, let the noobie-mechanic bashing begin. BUT, before you bash, please look in your garage to see if you have an extra cush drive lying around, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.
I was replacing my chain and sprockets. I tear down my bike, get all set to put the new stuff on and turns out BikeBandit sent me the wrong size sprocket (520 instead of 530). I have to wait 5 days to get the correct part. Then, in light of the heated discussion over the use of loctite on the nuts, I use a breaker bar (no loctite) because of everyone's concerns. Turns out I stripped a nut and the bolt. So, I order the new parts, wait another 5 days. Today after work I install the new Cush Drive bolt with red loctite on the end that goes into the Cush only. I screwed the bolt in as far as possible using locking needle nose pliers (only way I could think of). Come home, try and install everything again, turns out for some reason I didn't get the bolt in far enough or the bolt was too long because it hits the swing arm. And to ice the cake, turns out I stripped another nut that I didn't find earlier.
So, let the noobie-mechanic bashing begin. BUT, before you bash, please look in your garage to see if you have an extra cush drive lying around, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.
06-20-2007, 07:40 PM
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A little advice on instaling the stud/bolts... put two nuts on the end of the stud (outer end), then tighten them agianst eachother with a socket and open ended wrench.... then you can use the socket over the outer nut to install the threaded stud into the cush drive... then untighten the nuts from eachother and your in buisness...
J.
J.
06-21-2007, 02:36 PM
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Come on guys and girls, please?
I'd really rather not drop $120 on a new cush drive.
I'd really rather not drop $120 on a new cush drive.
06-21-2007, 03:12 PM
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I've got one for $199.99.
06-21-2007, 06:24 PM
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Funny.
Thanks, appreciate it.
Thanks, appreciate it.
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