Suspension linkage..help!

Good work matey

Why do the linkages have so much end float on them?  Is it over generous tolerances in the manufacture/design process or will taking it out with washers have an adverse effect on the linkages ability to work properly?

Spooky

Don't panic, the dogbone has a fair bit of float, so it will move. The Teflon washers will remove some of the latteral movement so that it doesn't rub against the plates. Without them all of these will do it, quite normal.

Dipper wrote: damn me! just logged on to ask opinions on my dogbone and come across this thread. my wheels are off  getting new tyres so was in about cleaning up the hidden bits and noticed that my dogbone is sitting hard up against the linkage!  its a 2000 rsvr. teflon washers sound like a good idea but i assume its sitting like that due to an alignment issue?

IanG wrote: This comes up regular as clockwork doesn't it (Hello Kev,how's things?) Perhaps I should look into doing a run of these and selling them as " experimental use" or something. The reason I backed out before was due to the potential for someone to somehow fit the things wrongly or screw up in some way and come chasing me for compensation. I still have all the dxf's etc you sent me from years back Spoonz,actually I come across my proposed version whilst looking for something else yesterday night. Seeing as these bikes are obsolete now would it be worth the effort making a small batch run,I would probably think about 30 sets would be an economical target. Thoughts gentlemen?

I'd have a set Ian, count me in. Not a clue what mine are like yet, just know they're play free.

So would that be two sets then Sir?   

I decided I had more than enough things going on workwise and in the end Spooky got the things made instead.

Just thought,we're talking Gen 2 fitment here,if yours are worn you just need a new set of standard plates as it was only the Ohlins equipped Gen 2's that are prone to breaking.

Good work Spooky.  I did this to my peg but used nylon washers.  I have found one washer chewed up a bit....weak anyway....so I have to agree that a bit of end float is good.  I might actually suggest that only 2 washers are needed, to keep the alignment and stop the plates rubbing the bone.....but so far, on my milley, not had any problems with 6 in.  They are really thin though, so I have some float.

tapmyhed wrote: Spooky, is that you getting your elbow down in your profile pic?  Or are you having a bit of a slide?