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RAM rear shock Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:21 am
Rickmeister
Life time member
Dear All (esp our UK brothers),
I have just now fitted my brand new RAM shock, fully imported from the UK.
After I unpacked it, I tried to turn the black damping adjustment knob. It was a fair bit tight, and not wanting to force anything, and being a bit curious, one thing led to another. (Ugghh!) I loosened the grub screw in the black knob and (of course) SPROING! The knob came off, a tiny spring and ball flew out and a multi-hole detent disc flew out. Anyway, being in a previous life a person with a modicum of mechanical aptitude (NCR cash registers, no less) I found all the bits and it wasn't too much trouble to work out how they all fitted together.
In my experimentation, I wound the brass adjustment screw fully ACW to a stop. Then I started to turn it CW, for about 3-4 turns, but not to a stop. When the black knob is fitted, it only allows a bit less than 1 rotation, ie, 14 positions. When I re-assembled the thing, I wound the brass adjusting screw fully ACW, then backed it off about 1/8 of a turn, and then fitted the black knob, detent disc, spring and ball, and stop pin.
My question is: With the black knob in its fully ACW home position, where to I set the brass adjustment screw before I tighten the grub screw which then allows a 14 position adjustment range?
BTW, the RHS bottom mount support plate from SCP is a marvel of precision machining!
Rickmeister.
I have just now fitted my brand new RAM shock, fully imported from the UK.
After I unpacked it, I tried to turn the black damping adjustment knob. It was a fair bit tight, and not wanting to force anything, and being a bit curious, one thing led to another. (Ugghh!) I loosened the grub screw in the black knob and (of course) SPROING! The knob came off, a tiny spring and ball flew out and a multi-hole detent disc flew out. Anyway, being in a previous life a person with a modicum of mechanical aptitude (NCR cash registers, no less) I found all the bits and it wasn't too much trouble to work out how they all fitted together.
In my experimentation, I wound the brass adjustment screw fully ACW to a stop. Then I started to turn it CW, for about 3-4 turns, but not to a stop. When the black knob is fitted, it only allows a bit less than 1 rotation, ie, 14 positions. When I re-assembled the thing, I wound the brass adjusting screw fully ACW, then backed it off about 1/8 of a turn, and then fitted the black knob, detent disc, spring and ball, and stop pin.
My question is: With the black knob in its fully ACW home position, where to I set the brass adjustment screw before I tighten the grub screw which then allows a 14 position adjustment range?
BTW, the RHS bottom mount support plate from SCP is a marvel of precision machining!
Rickmeister.
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