Very nicely done Graham. You couldn't have made that fit any better!
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Very nicely done Graham. You couldn't have made that fit any better!
Graeme,
Could you attach the strut directly to the swing away carrier?
Rotate the black section so the bolt goes through the bottom of the swing away carrier.
It looks like you have made a bracket for the strut to attach to it?
P.s. wash your car.
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Sorry for misspelling your name Graeme - sometimes the brain is not connected the parts doing the work,,,
The bracket on the arm is required to create the over-centre mounting position so that the arm tends to close once it gets near the catch. However if mounted in the arm itself the strut would be in a neutral position when closed which really is all that's needed to prevent the arm from opening as soon as the catch is released. The strut's bumper bracket would then need to be on the outer side to allow the arm to open far enough. There isn't a lot of leeway in positioning the strut so some juggling might be required to ensure sufficient clearance when closed, allowing for any possible movement of the arm in its catch.
The strut is only very low force and I would have selected one with double the force if it had been available. The arm on mine is quite stiff so the strut makes very little difference to the forces required to move the arm but I envisage the stiffness will reduce with use.
Wash? In all this dust? I have Duratracs in the shed in case it does rain though.
No worries SBD4 - the various spellings all sound the same.
What's with the Brick :) ???
So I know when to stop.
Cool...Quote:
Originally Posted by Graeme
If you find a crumpled pile of bricks.. You've gone to far :p
It was very useful when the plastic bumper wasn't fitted.
Last night I watched a stock truck reverse his trailer into a loading ramp not too gently. Fortunately the loading ramp's main support poles were designed to take such abuse. My brick wouldn't have been any warning.