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drill the hole then finish it off with the file like he said.
Drilling a 36mm hole!
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drill the hole then finish it off with the file like he said.
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i still reckon its better to cut to 36mm, not 32 and file it
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LOL come on dont both of you gang up on little ol me ----- ok fine :mooning:
to the both of ya
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Well... yesterday I went to a few garages in Newbury and no luck..
However, I had to go to get some bolts of a tool shop and they had hole saws there, I asked the guy and he said they were perfectly good to cut through the 6mm of steel as long as I take it easy and use something to cool it down..
A 35mm hole saw and arbor is only £14... so not too bad, think I might buy it and have a go myself...
Stupidly I didnt buy it at the time as I didnt think I would be doing it this weekend, with the royal mail strike I didnt think the swivel points would have arrived..but when I got home they were there!!
But now I've found another issue... the plate im drilling is 6mm, but the distance from the base of the swivell to the circlip groove is 5mm!!
so im 1mm short so I think the circlip wont go in!
However, I had to go to get some bolts of a tool shop and they had hole saws there, I asked the guy and he said they were perfectly good to cut through the 6mm of steel as long as I take it easy and use something to cool it down..
A 35mm hole saw and arbor is only £14... so not too bad, think I might buy it and have a go myself...
Stupidly I didnt buy it at the time as I didnt think I would be doing it this weekend, with the royal mail strike I didnt think the swivel points would have arrived..but when I got home they were there!!
But now I've found another issue... the plate im drilling is 6mm, but the distance from the base of the swivell to the circlip groove is 5mm!!
so im 1mm short so I think the circlip wont go in!
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maybe drill the hole as planned, then grind 1mm off the back of the plate?
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yeh.. could do that..
not the back of the plate on the bumper though, probably easier to grind of the swivel point... I think....
not the back of the plate on the bumper though, probably easier to grind of the swivel point... I think....
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problem is.. finding a place to do it!
cant even find a place to drill the hole, leave hole such enginneering job like skimming 1mm off the base of the swivel point..
I dont like bodge jobs, dont mind paying as long as its a reasonable price for something to be properly done...
cant even find a place to drill the hole, leave hole such enginneering job like skimming 1mm off the base of the swivel point..
I dont like bodge jobs, dont mind paying as long as its a reasonable price for something to be properly done...
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If you do manage to find a machine shop, remake the circlip grove rather than skimming the back. Remember any calcs for strength will have been done with that ammount of material on the back. I'm not saying it will effect it, just better safe than sorry.
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good thinking!
will do that
will do that
Trouble with remaking the circlip groove is that if there is only a 1mm deficit to be made you will effectively be widening the original groove by 1mm as there won't be any 36mm diameter of 'spare' to leave between the 2 grooves. If the new groove were to be machined with a gap between itself and the original groove then the whole set up is going to be rattling around.
Similarly if you widen the existing groove then it will be too wide for the existing circlip.
I would also expect any calcs in the design to be made with considerable thought toward over compensation for safety purposes and therefore a 1mm skim would more than likely still be up to the job.
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so even though its 36mm diameter, the only thing taking all the strain is the citclip
so even though its 36mm diameter, the only thing taking all the strain is the citclip
The circlip isn't taking any strain at all, it sits in front of the bumper.
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Got it, just looked at the linky
