What's missing in this picture?

[user 213]

Woops, I made the same assumption you did and thought that it was a captured design but I just went out and pulled the screw/bolt and the shaft is probably 1/16" inside the hole. The design is actually a "sandwiched" design where the entire assembly, including the aluminum fork outer tubes, is pulled together by the bolt. Therefore, it is definitely better to use the 2 wrench method as OCfjr is recommending.

That's really interesting. Guess I need to get ahold of a Gen II and take a better look at it. Really seems odd to me that if it's as you say, why didn't they just toss a nut on the end in the traditional manner. 'Course, what the heck do I know, the Screw into the fork leg method works pretty well and saves on parts inventory too.

 

[Cdogman]

Woops, I made the same assumption you did and thought that it was a captured design but I just went out and pulled the screw/bolt and the shaft is probably 1/16" inside the hole. The design is actually a "sandwiched" design where the entire assembly, including the aluminum fork outer tubes, is pulled together by the bolt. Therefore, it is definitely better to use the 2 wrench method as OCfjr is recommending.

why didn't they just toss a nut on the end in the traditional manner. .

Hmm Initial thought a nut would mean exposed threads off the top of the nut to get damaged during riding. Where a bolt back to the pinch design would not.. This is also true of the other jap bikes I have wrenched on lately..

Just a thought

 

[user 213]

Hmm Initial thought a nut would mean exposed threads off the top of the nut to get damaged during riding. Where a bolt back to the pinch design would not.. This is also true of the other jap bikes I have wrenched on lately..
Just a thought

And a good one. Exactly why they should have left it alone and used the Gen I design. I suspect they bought new fork legs for the new Nissan brakes on the Gen IIs and the retention design came with it. Sad really. Think of all the money they could have saved if they had ignored linked brakes. Wonder if they will retain any of this for '10?

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

I knew the difference between a bolt and screw right up to the point where I read that thing. Easy on the political stuff or bye bye thread.

Didn't you get the memo?

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