Main gear legs

[Mike Rapoport]

I was trying to trial install my main gear before getting it powder coated and found that the gear leg is slightly wider than the slot in the clamp preventing me from getting it through the clamp and attach bracket. I can't decide whether to sand down the gear leg or open up the bracket and clamp. I am also unclear how much clearance the powder coating will take up. Any suggestions/ideas? Also are people painting the brake calipers/mounting bracked/wheels or getting them anodized or powder coated or just leaving them unfinished?

Mike



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[Drew Dalgleish]

At 06:15 PM 10/20/2005 -0700, you wrote:

I was trying to trial install my main gear before getting it powder coated

and found that the gear leg is slightly wider than the slot in the clamp
preventing me from getting it through the clamp and attach bracket. I
can't decide whether to sand down the gear leg or open up the bracket and
clamp. I am also unclear how much clearance the powder coating will take
up. Any suggestions/ideas? Also are people painting the brake
calipers/mounting bracked/wheels or getting them anodized or powder coated
or just leaving them unfinished?

Mike

Hi Mike I can't help with your clearance issues and don't know what others
are doing but I wonder if powder coating is a good finish for something
that flexes like a gear leg. I can imagine the powdercoat cracking and
falling off after just a few landings.
Drew





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[Mike Rapoport]

I will do some more research but my understanding is that powder coating is
better able to handle flexing than most paints.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Drew Dalgleish" <drewjan@cabletv.on.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: Main gear legs

At 06:15 PM 10/20/2005 -0700, you wrote:

I was trying to trial install my main gear before getting it powder coated

and found that the gear leg is slightly wider than the slot in the clamp
preventing me from getting it through the clamp and attach bracket. I
can't decide whether to sand down the gear leg or open up the bracket and
clamp. I am also unclear how much clearance the powder coating will take
up. Any suggestions/ideas? Also are people painting the brake
calipers/mounting bracked/wheels or getting them anodized or powder coated
or just leaving them unfinished?

Mike

Hi Mike I can't help with your clearance issues and don't know what others
are doing but I wonder if powder coating is a good finish for something
that flexes like a gear leg. I can imagine the powdercoat cracking and
falling off after just a few landings.
Drew





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[Scott Aldrich]

I filed my gear leg to fit. I know Steve had his machined to fit. I ended
up filing a little off the bracket also.
Haven't tried to put them in yet after paint...
FWIW
Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Rapoport
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:15 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Main gear legs

I was trying to trial install my main gear before getting it powder coated
and found that the gear leg is slightly wider than the slot in the clamp
preventing me from getting it through the clamp and attach bracket. I can't
decide whether to sand down the gear leg or open up the bracket and clamp.
I am also unclear how much clearance the powder coating will take up. Any
suggestions/ideas? Also are people painting the brake calipers/mounting
bracked/wheels or getting them anodized or powder coated or just leaving
them unfinished?

Mike



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[Bob Andrews]

Not sure if this is applicable ... but the new Elite gear legs I bought came
with squared off edges at the saddle area. They had to be filed to a round
edge to fit cleanly into the saddles brackets. No work to the saddles
brackets was required or done.

Bob 612e

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of
Scott Aldrich
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 9:34 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: RE: Main gear legs


I filed my gear leg to fit. I know Steve had his machined to fit. I ended
up filing a little off the bracket also.
Haven't tried to put them in yet after paint...
FWIW
Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Rapoport
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:15 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Main gear legs

I was trying to trial install my main gear before getting it powder coated
and found that the gear leg is slightly wider than the slot in the clamp
preventing me from getting it through the clamp and attach bracket. I can't
decide whether to sand down the gear leg or open up the bracket and clamp.
I am also unclear how much clearance the powder coating will take up. Any
suggestions/ideas? Also are people painting the brake calipers/mounting
bracked/wheels or getting them anodized or powder coated or just leaving
them unfinished?

Mike



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[N.Smith]

same here....just filed enough off the legs to get the brackets to fit
smoothly

Nigel
745E

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Bob
Andrews
Sent: 21 October 2005 17:02
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: RE: Main gear legs


Not sure if this is applicable ... but the new Elite gear legs I bought came
with squared off edges at the saddle area. They had to be filed to a round
edge to fit cleanly into the saddles brackets. No work to the saddles
brackets was required or done.

Bob 612e

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of
Scott Aldrich
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 9:34 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: RE: Main gear legs


I filed my gear leg to fit. I know Steve had his machined to fit. I ended
up filing a little off the bracket also.
Haven't tried to put them in yet after paint...
FWIW
Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Rapoport
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:15 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Main gear legs

I was trying to trial install my main gear before getting it powder coated
and found that the gear leg is slightly wider than the slot in the clamp
preventing me from getting it through the clamp and attach bracket. I can't
decide whether to sand down the gear leg or open up the bracket and clamp.
I am also unclear how much clearance the powder coating will take up. Any
suggestions/ideas? Also are people painting the brake calipers/mounting
bracked/wheels or getting them anodized or powder coated or just leaving
them unfinished?

Mike



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[Mike Kimball]

I think you must be talking about a Super Rebel/Moose. I had my gear legs
powder coated, then I had to file the powder coating off down to the steel,
then continued to file a fair amount of metal off of the gear legs before
they would fit in the aluminum brackets. I don't like the looks of the
aluminum brackets to begin with and I wouldn't even think about removing any
metal from them. I plan to add a coat of cold anodizing (sprays on just
like primer) where it's filed before final installation unless someone
thinks regular primer would be better.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Rapoport
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 5:15 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Main gear legs

I was trying to trial install my main gear before getting it powder coated
and found that the gear leg is slightly wider than the slot in the clamp
preventing me from getting it through the clamp and attach bracket. I can't
decide whether to sand down the gear leg or open up the bracket and clamp.
I am also unclear how much clearance the powder coating will take up. Any
suggestions/ideas? Also are people painting the brake calipers/mounting
bracked/wheels or getting them anodized or powder coated or just leaving
them unfinished?

Mike



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