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Curious have a question
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Interesting. The lack of washers and thin coil ears were my primary complaints for years. Other than those 2 issues I love the 75 my all time favorite machine a little sparky but man the machine talks to you. It's ashamed. That upgrades had issues. Truly a great versatile machine. OK fellas I guess if they're sending washers that's another upgrade. Best of luck this and every future season HH c t ps you fellas said red washers wonder if they're silicone interesting
I put rubber washers on both sides of my 11"dd thin ear...
I got them from the rubber washer bin at the hardware store...took my lower rod in there to size them up, I found some with the right diameter and the right thickness...thing is, the sides of the lower rod washer walls will Wow out a deep groove in those thin coil ears after a few years of heavy swinging...nearly saw it right off!...so I filed down those rod sides so the washers stood just a bit 'proud' and it sure seems to have helped..a guy can adjust the tightness of the coil bolt so you get a little bit of flap just how you like it....
if your coil is flopping around no matter how tight you have the coil bolt, no doubt you have deep grooves worn into the coil ears...If you catch it in time, you can fill the worn grooves in with JB weld, file off a bit of that lower rod washer detent area, essentially making it 'narrower' put some rubber washers in there, and have a Merry Christmas!
Mud
I got them from the rubber washer bin at the hardware store...took my lower rod in there to size them up, I found some with the right diameter and the right thickness...thing is, the sides of the lower rod washer walls will Wow out a deep groove in those thin coil ears after a few years of heavy swinging...nearly saw it right off!...so I filed down those rod sides so the washers stood just a bit 'proud' and it sure seems to have helped..a guy can adjust the tightness of the coil bolt so you get a little bit of flap just how you like it....
if your coil is flopping around no matter how tight you have the coil bolt, no doubt you have deep grooves worn into the coil ears...If you catch it in time, you can fill the worn grooves in with JB weld, file off a bit of that lower rod washer detent area, essentially making it 'narrower' put some rubber washers in there, and have a Merry Christmas!
Mud
mudpuppy said:I put rubber washers on both sides of my 11"dd thin ear...
I got them from the rubber washer bin at the hardware store...took my lower rod in there to size them up, I found some with the right diameter and the right thickness...thing is, the sides of the lower rod washer walls will Wow out a deep groove in those thin coil ears after a few years of heavy swinging...nearly saw it right off!...so I filed down those rod sides so the washers stood just a bit 'proud' and it sure seems to have helped..a guy can adjust the tightness of the coil bolt so you get a little bit of flap just how you like it....
if your coil is flopping around no matter how tight you have the coil bolt, no doubt you have deep grooves worn into the coil ears...If you catch it in time, you can fill the worn grooves in with JB weld, file off a bit of that lower rod washer detent area, essentially making it 'narrower' put some rubber washers in there, and have a Merry Christmas!
Mud
Mudpuppy, Every little bit of wisdom you impart on us makes it a Merry Christmas....
Hey IB...
I must give props to Del (D&P-Or) who turned me on to this kind of fix for those thin ear coils...He was very gracious in his advice when I was attempting the whole 11" coil mod 'fin cut off' kick...it worked very much nicely!
I do love any fabrication shop!...
A guys got to work with their hands...hands remember what the mind forgets..
mud
I must give props to Del (D&P-Or) who turned me on to this kind of fix for those thin ear coils...He was very gracious in his advice when I was attempting the whole 11" coil mod 'fin cut off' kick...it worked very much nicely!
I do love any fabrication shop!...
A guys got to work with their hands...hands remember what the mind forgets..mud
