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    Swivel balls remachined and chromed or Reco.?

    Is there anyone that can do this to S I swivel balls, mine are worn and the chrome plating is flaking off or can you buy reconditioned units, Regards Frank.

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    I have seen them exchange from the UK, though freight will be a pain for exchange. There are these blokes though. I havent used them myself yet but I have had good reports of them from the m/cycle fellas.
    Cheers Scott

    http://www.radhardchroming.com.au/Pa...ork-rechroming
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tank View Post
    Is there anyone that can do this to S I swivel balls, mine are worn and the chrome plating is flaking off or can you buy reconditioned units, Regards Frank.
    hi frank i have a spare set here jim
    Russell Rovers
    Series I Parts Specialists
    russellrovers AT gmail.com
    Phone 0428732001

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    Quote Originally Posted by schuy1 View Post
    I have seen them exchange from the UK, though freight will be a pain for exchange. There are these blokes though. I havent used them myself yet but I have had good reports of them from the m/cycle fellas.
    Cheers Scott

    Rad Hard Chroming - Motorcycle fork Chrome Plating, Polishing Grinding Brisbane
    Thanks for the link.
    They have a photo of a Landy swivel ball on their site so may be viable.

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    All Four x Four do rechromed jobs.
    I try avoid that place as a rule, but the swivels are nice, whoever they use does a nice job.

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    I spoke to that bloke at Rad Hard a couple of years ago and while he said he could do the job, he reckoned it was uneconomical compared to getting new ones. That was for a RRC not a Series 1 though, not sure how different they are.

    You can get aftermarket Teflon ones now, not sure how good they are.
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    I asked about re-chroming at 4 Wheel Drives some time ago and was told they used to get it done but it was only economical for about 10 sets at a time. The demand has dropped off nowadays so they couldn't justify getting that many done to sit on the shelf.




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    value for money

    I make a point of inspecting the chrome balls of old wrecks and if the price is right for the wreck, I have the value in those swivel pin housing balls.

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    I just got a reply from Rad Hard to repair and chrome my swivel balls, $200 each, a bit more than I'm willing to pay, I'm afraid, I have a set lined up, second hand from a vendor here on the forum, Regards Frank.

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