Re: TP5 & TP6

[Richard Iddon <riddon@btinternet.com>]

Welcome to the forum Simon.

I also had the same problem. My tube appeared to have three evenly spaced
high spots as if iy had been clamped slightly too hard in a three jawed
chuck.  I ended up spending a few hours polishing the tube with fine emery
paper until the bushes slid on and off easily.

Richard Iddon. (XS tri 533)

-----Original Message-----
From: forum-owner@europaclub.org.uk
Subject: Re:  TP5 & TP6


Hi Simon

I had the same problem at first, but things improved greatly after I cleaned
the torque tube with acetone to remove marks left by packaging tape. Using a
little oil also helped.

John Heykoop
XS Monowheel #536

>At the moment I have reached the stage of bonding the TP5 and TP6 bushes
>into the stabilator. The problem I have is that the bushes are a very tight
>fit on the TP4 torque tube.  I can't see any way that I can use the tube to
>align the bushes while the rapid epoxy cures because inserting the tube
>completely displaces the bushes in the core. What sort of fit should the
>bushes have on the torque tube?

>Simon Miles,
>Tri-gear 508