hacksaw blade
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hacksaw blade
So im going to being cutting the old shifter shaft out tonight when I get home. Was wondering for those that have did it before is there any special hack saw blade. what toothe size, 14, 16 ,18 I would thing 24 would be to fine? Any help would be nice
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If you have access to the underside, either on a lift or laying it it's side, you could use a sawzall and a 6" blade without much trouble.
Just remove the jiffy stand, stick the blade in there and lop it off, then pull the shaft out the side.
Just remove the jiffy stand, stick the blade in there and lop it off, then pull the shaft out the side.
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hope you guys arent getting sick of my questions. Im enjoying this install of forward controls even though Im not that good, but im learning. So as stated in the how to install it was said to tape two sides of a saw blade and cut away. I put bike on lift but couldnt get a sawzall in there to see if i could do it easy. So I just stated cutting by hand. So how long did it take you guys to cut through the shaft by hand?
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Just my suggestions, for what they're worth. I didn't want to use a sawzall because I was afraid of not having enough control of it to prevent scarring up the cases. I used a hacksaw blade knowing it would be slow, but safe. I used a new blade. I can't remember the tooth count I ended up using, but I picked up a couple different ones and found the more aggressive blade went quicker.
Try to cut cleanly through the shaft. If you cut most the way through, then twist to shear it apart, you risk the chance of having a remaining burr which can prevent the shaft from sliding through the primary cover when you try to remove it. Don't ask me how I know.
Have band-aids on hand cause its a knuckle buster.
Also, make sure no young children are in close proximity so you do not contribute the the expansion of their vocabulary.
Try to cut cleanly through the shaft. If you cut most the way through, then twist to shear it apart, you risk the chance of having a remaining burr which can prevent the shaft from sliding through the primary cover when you try to remove it. Don't ask me how I know.
Have band-aids on hand cause its a knuckle buster.
Also, make sure no young children are in close proximity so you do not contribute the the expansion of their vocabulary.
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I actually started to saw through mine and said *** it right away!
I covered the bloody knuckles with electrical tape and grabbed my air powered cut-off wheel.
I covered the insides of my primary and cut enough shaft off so it didn't stick out the end. I got a chrome plug and used weatherstrip adhesive to glue it on. You can't hardly tell.
We'll see this summer if it stays on!
I covered the bloody knuckles with electrical tape and grabbed my air powered cut-off wheel.
I covered the insides of my primary and cut enough shaft off so it didn't stick out the end. I got a chrome plug and used weatherstrip adhesive to glue it on. You can't hardly tell.
We'll see this summer if it stays on!
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My sentiments exactly, its a soft metal shaft and pretty easy to hack thru, watch out for the inner case its easy to scar it up if you are not careful, use gloves you'll be glad you did, and again....dont ask how I know.
