Welding on swing-arm spools
11-02-2005, 03:22 PM
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Welding on swing-arm spools
The guys at the shop were saying just weld a nut onto the arm. That doesn't seem very sturdy. I vaguely recall seeing a kit that bolted a bracket (where you drilled holes through it into the arm) or you just welded it on.
Has anyone done this?
Has anyone done this?
11-02-2005, 09:12 PM
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Re: Welding on swing-arm spools
Drilling holes in the swingarm weakens the structural integrity of the arm itself.
I have seen people weld a nut (to hold the pick-up spool) underneath the swingarm about 3" from the end of the arm. It is more than strong enough to support the weight of the back of the bike, due to it being placed "under" the swingarm........
I have seen people weld a nut (to hold the pick-up spool) underneath the swingarm about 3" from the end of the arm. It is more than strong enough to support the weight of the back of the bike, due to it being placed "under" the swingarm........
11-04-2005, 11:31 AM
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Pit Bull sells little pre-drilled tabs, either 8mm or 10mm your choice, for this purpose. I ordered a set from the 800 number listed on their web site, 15 bucks or something. Expensive only if you otherwise have the means to make a set yourself. I didn't... so it was worth it.
Well, it will be once I find someone to weld them on for me ;-)
http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/prod...4b8c37707e71f1
Well, it will be once I find someone to weld them on for me ;-)
http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/prod...4b8c37707e71f1
11-04-2005, 06:37 PM
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11-05-2005, 11:32 AM
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Re: Welding on swing-arm spools
How are you going to repair the finish? I was under the impression that the aluminum is silver anodized. You will have to grind this off to do the welding and some how redo the finish.
11-05-2005, 12:41 PM
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11-07-2005, 10:43 AM
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Re: Welding on swing-arm spools
11-16-2005, 11:52 PM
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Won't the damage be covered up by the spools when they're installed? Mine was/were...
It's a PITA to get the spool adapters welded on. The shop I went to would not want to do it unless I took the swingarm off. So we just leant the bike waaaaaay over to one side....then did it to the other side.
It's not perfect, but it's held up for a year now with no issues.
I wouldn't have bothered with the adapters, but the last few times I put my bike up on the rubber pad stands, the slid all the way up (down?) until the only thing stopping the slide was the exhaust pipe.
It's a PITA to get the spool adapters welded on. The shop I went to would not want to do it unless I took the swingarm off. So we just leant the bike waaaaaay over to one side....then did it to the other side.
It's not perfect, but it's held up for a year now with no issues.
I wouldn't have bothered with the adapters, but the last few times I put my bike up on the rubber pad stands, the slid all the way up (down?) until the only thing stopping the slide was the exhaust pipe.
11-17-2005, 04:04 AM
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Re: Welding on swing-arm spools
marmaladeboy,
You can keep the bike from sliding down the swingarm stand by going to the hardware store and buying traction tape. It looks like very,very coarse black sandpaper. It is on a roll and you buy as much as you want. I got 1 foot of the 1" wide, put a 6" piece on the bottom of each side of the swingarm, now the bike does'nt slide on the stand anymore.
Works great, the traction tape is about $.75 a foot and took all of about 5 minutes to install.
You can keep the bike from sliding down the swingarm stand by going to the hardware store and buying traction tape. It looks like very,very coarse black sandpaper. It is on a roll and you buy as much as you want. I got 1 foot of the 1" wide, put a 6" piece on the bottom of each side of the swingarm, now the bike does'nt slide on the stand anymore.
Works great, the traction tape is about $.75 a foot and took all of about 5 minutes to install.
11-17-2005, 08:14 AM
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How bout using J-B Weld?
Would that be stong enough with these?
What kind of prep would you have to do to the swingarm?
I'm thinking about getting some Redline swivel stands and would need spools.
http://www.redlinestands.com/swivel.htm
Would that be stong enough with these?
What kind of prep would you have to do to the swingarm?
I'm thinking about getting some Redline swivel stands and would need spools.
http://www.redlinestands.com/swivel.htm
Pit Bull sells little pre-drilled tabs, either 8mm or 10mm your choice, for this purpose. I ordered a set from the 800 number listed on their web site, 15 bucks or something. Expensive only if you otherwise have the means to make a set yourself. I didn't... so it was worth it.
Well, it will be once I find someone to weld them on for me ;-)
http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/prod...4b8c37707e71f1
Well, it will be once I find someone to weld them on for me ;-)
http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/prod...4b8c37707e71f1
11-17-2005, 02:22 PM
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Re: Welding on swing-arm spools
marmaladeboy,
You can keep the bike from sliding down the swingarm stand by going to the hardware store and buying traction tape. It looks like very,very coarse black sandpaper. It is on a roll and you buy as much as you want. I got 1 foot of the 1" wide, put a 6" piece on the bottom of each side of the swingarm, now the bike does'nt slide on the stand anymore.
Works great, the traction tape is about $.75 a foot and took all of about 5 minutes to install.
You can keep the bike from sliding down the swingarm stand by going to the hardware store and buying traction tape. It looks like very,very coarse black sandpaper. It is on a roll and you buy as much as you want. I got 1 foot of the 1" wide, put a 6" piece on the bottom of each side of the swingarm, now the bike does'nt slide on the stand anymore.
Works great, the traction tape is about $.75 a foot and took all of about 5 minutes to install.
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