Hacked together a patch of the leaking fuel line in ze Beetle and drove it to a shop without any incident. Patched the tire I pinch flatted yesterday with bacon strips. We shall see how well the fix is holding later today.
︎●︎◆︎♌︎ ♑︎□︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ◆︎◻︎ on a thursday!♑︎♏︎⧫︎ ♍︎❒︎◆︎■︎
- Thread starter Sandwich
- Start date
Ooooh 12volts. Super scary.
You will want a buck boost converter and some large capacitors.
EATON DC CAPACITOR BANK ASSEMBLY 101614091 **WARRANTY INCLUDED** | eBay
EATON CAPACITOR BANK. GOOD CONDITION, USED, WARRANTY INCLUDED ! NEED YOUR ITEM FASTER ??.
www.ebay.com
Think that would suffice? $300 sounds reasonable for peace of mind.
EATON DC CAPACITOR BANK ASSEMBLY 101614091 **WARRANTY INCLUDED** | eBay
EATON CAPACITOR BANK. GOOD CONDITION, USED, WARRANTY INCLUDED ! NEED YOUR ITEM FASTER ??.www.ebay.com
Think that would suffice? $300 sounds reasonable for peace of mind.
Ooooh, kind of want
You will still need to step up your voltage. Perhaps an array of flash circuits from disposable cameras?
That sucks. Keep looking for it. Granted smaller community up this ways, but we found my buddies Pivot six months after it was stolen from the back of his truck.buddy's bike got stolen last night. brand new bronson. was on his hitch rack in his apartment complex's gated garage. lock got cut while he was taking groceries up and taking a shower. no cameras in the lot.
trying to be productive. the struggle is real.
Well, Happy Day After Tax Day to any of you whom that matters!
this was a killer tax season for wifey, but she picked up 30% more clients, and was able to get it all done.
much relief.
this was a killer tax season for wifey, but she picked up 30% more clients, and was able to get it all done.
much relief.
Last edited:
Well then, I guess maybe you are supposed to clean your dryer vent out? Whole wall was full of lint, drywall is failing, but no mold.
Stir fry noodle night.
Lower dw link on my Turner Burner is worn to the extent that the set of bushings I put in last August are worn out already, lots of play.
Then today I blew out a section on my rear Industry Nine Torch hub flange (non boost), two spoke holes gone.
Likely can't get a new link from Turner and I don't want to spend the monies buying another non-boost 142 rear hub.
Not good timing when wifey is still of work due to becoming covid unemployed.
7 1/2 years of good times on the trail bike might be coming to an end...
Then today I blew out a section on my rear Industry Nine Torch hub flange (non boost), two spoke holes gone.
Likely can't get a new link from Turner and I don't want to spend the monies buying another non-boost 142 rear hub.
Not good timing when wifey is still of work due to becoming covid unemployed.
7 1/2 years of good times on the trail bike might be coming to an end...
Nothing four wheeling in the suburban, realizing you are glad to have 4x4 and locking rear end, cause you are dragging side bars and bumpers cause you can't turn around cause the wheel base is WAY too long and you should have brought the short wheel base pick up with better tires......
Only had to back down about a mile when I was eleven miles in so I could turn around
Only had to back down about a mile when I was eleven miles in so I could turn around
I can lend you a 142 wheel in the meantime, but yea, sounds like it's time.
Almost ended myself on the bike today. Luckily the tree I hit head-on at the bottom of a steep rocky descent bent like a palm tree in a tropical storm. This is not my week.
Picture of said link? Seems like a quick reaming and either an oversized bushing or a press for shin should fix it. Also, almost a year out of a set of bushings doesn’t seem terrible, doing nothing and just replacing the bushings sounds like a viable option.
Non boost i9 wheels should be practically free these days, worth scoping the PB classifieds anyway.
That the two piece, feminine pad shaped link?
If you can't track one down, I'm sure you could get one machined for reasonable monies. I know a guy in Boulder that might be able to do that if so.
The inner faces which rub against the outside of the bushing have worn, hard to get a shim in there because the rest of the link is still the same thickness and it's tight to slide over the bushings.
I'll see if I can get a photo tomorrow. Also going to throw a hail mary and see if I9 have got any old 32h non-boost classic torch hub shells taking up space on a shelf.
Last edited:
Looks legit :/
I'm not sure if there's a hub shell difference between a "road" hub and mountain, I realize I can swap the freehub, but if the flange measurements are different then I likely also need all new spokes.
According to this spoke calculator the road and MTB versions are different:
#1 Wheel Building SPOKE CALCULATOR Now Online | PROWHEELBUILDER | Prowheelbuilder.com
This spoke calculator is provided only as a guide for your convenience in determining spoke lengths for your order. Select your components to quickly get a spoke length or you can enter them manually.
www.prowheelbuilder.com
Yeah, I9 website has the sizes as different and that website isn't remotely legit anyway, I think @jstuhlman is trying to scam me out of a BenjaminAccording to this spoke calculator the road and MTB versions are different:
#1 Wheel Building SPOKE CALCULATOR Now Online | PROWHEELBUILDER | Prowheelbuilder.com
This spoke calculator is provided only as a guide for your convenience in determining spoke lengths for your order. Select your components to quickly get a spoke length or you can enter them manually.
I just emailed I9 to see if they have any old Torch MTN 142 hub shells sitting on a shelf with a drive ring installed that I can transfer my axle/freehub and endcaps to.
Would a shim fix it? If so, maybe a "T" bushing with a flange to take up the room, or just use a dab of grease to hold the shim in place while assembling the frame?
i9 may actually have some, or know where to look. When I was trying to figure out how to carry my non boost wheelset over to my boost Egg frame they said tons of people are just sending in wheels for hub shell swaps and that's what they recommended I do. Ended up just buying all new wheels, or I'd have a shell to give you, but those other unwanted non-boost hub shells have to still exist somewhere, right? Although I imagine the majority are from full i9 wheels, not the regular flanged hubs.
If I'm understanding what you're calling a t-bushing, that's what the system already uses. The tolerance is so tight on the one piece linkage that sliding it over the bushings which are holding the pivot shafts in place has zero free space. The faces of the bushing have worn away the flat faces on the linkage - but not right to the edge.
I guess if I had the skillset and the tools you could face the inside of the linkage flat where it pivots against the bushing, giving space to then somehow take up the slack with a beer can shim.
edit: obviously the linkage needs to remain the same dimension for the face where the pivot shaft is clamped...
Last edited:
Best thing I ever did was buy a used jewelers lathe (Sherline 4000) for making little one-off pieces for things like this. Machine it out of brass, nickel plate it and viola. I don't use it often, but when I do, it is indispensable.
How much wear is there and it even? If so a brass washer could be turned and ground to fit.
Awesome news for me \o/
Traded emails with Dave Turner and he'd still got spare 1-piece linkages, so a new lower linkage kit like the image above is on the way apart from the custom T40 bolts as he doesn't have those. Not a problem as I can reuse my existing.
Industry Nine also still had an appropriate sized Torch hub shell with drive ring, so I've got one of those about to be on the way too.
Should have the bike up and running for minimal outlay, just a wheel re-lace to do once the hub shell arrives. I've been pondering what I'd like as my next trail bike and had full permission from wife to buy whatever I wanted. But far happier in the current climate to repair what I've got.
Traded emails with Dave Turner and he'd still got spare 1-piece linkages, so a new lower linkage kit like the image above is on the way apart from the custom T40 bolts as he doesn't have those. Not a problem as I can reuse my existing.
Industry Nine also still had an appropriate sized Torch hub shell with drive ring, so I've got one of those about to be on the way too.
Should have the bike up and running for minimal outlay, just a wheel re-lace to do once the hub shell arrives. I've been pondering what I'd like as my next trail bike and had full permission from wife to buy whatever I wanted. But far happier in the current climate to repair what I've got.