Hi Ian !
Those pig rings might work, if you can be sure they won't slip
out. Some folks have used steel gear clamps to tie the bungees together,
too. You DO want to fasten the clamps when the bungee is stretched,
though, as it reduces in diameter under tension.
The "9044" bungees - the number tells it all :
the "9" says it is 9/16" in diameter (the first 2 digits are dia.
in 1/16"'s)
the "44" gives the unstretched ring inside diameter = 4.4"
When installing the rings, do them one at a time. Just hook the
ring over the top bolt, and use a ratchet strap hooked to the other end
and the bottom of the gear leg tube to stretch the ring. A large
screwdriver can then pull the bungee over onto the bottom bolt.
Put the penny washer on the top bolt, and insert the bottom bolt the
other way, so you just have to slip the bungee over the bolt end.
Doing the other side is a bit trickier ;-)
.....bobp
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At 10:20 PM 8/19/01 +1000, you wrote:
G'day
I am still wrestling with the bungee suspension. I am not going to use the
factory method, but individual rings.
What I propose is to make individual rings from the factory supplied
bungee. But instead of lacing them together I will
join them together with stainless steel "pig rings" firmly clinched onto
the rubber.
I have found this method successful before and I would like to know if
anyone has used this method, with success.
Could some one advise me of the unstretched diameted of the #9044 rings
that some people use.
Thanks and regards
Ian Donaldson
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