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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: demographic on February 19, 2006, 06:54:28 AM

Title: Might be usefull for a few of you, Lockwiring techniques explained
Post by: demographic on February 19, 2006, 06:54:28 AM

This might not be the place to post this but I thought it might help some of us...http://www.lrrsracing.com/RuleBook/lockwire.htm (http://www.lrrsracing.com/RuleBook/lockwire.htm)
Brake calipers on supermotos being a case in point.

Title: Re: Might be usefull for a few of you, Lockwiring techniques explained
Post by: alan on February 19, 2006, 07:02:45 AM

Good INFO! May be should move that up to the Tech article section!

Alan :-D

Title: Re: Might be usefull for a few of you, Lockwiring techniques explained
Post by: demographic on February 19, 2006, 07:18:23 AM

Quote from: alan on February 19, 2006, 07:02:45 AM

Good INFO! May be should move that up to the Tech article section!

Alan :-D

Ahhhh, cool.

I have a few links to stuff like that but as they are not really my articles I wasn't sure where to put them.
Do I just bung them into the tech articles bit :?

Regards Scott.

Title: Re: Might be usefull for a few of you, Lockwiring techniques explained
Post by: alan on February 19, 2006, 01:25:39 PM

Check out the "howto and such"  in the upper right!

Alan :-D

Title: Re: Might be usefull for a few of you, Lockwiring techniques explained
Post by: Timbowe on February 20, 2006, 03:41:53 PM

For twisting up the 2 strands of locking wire, I get a length  twice as long as I need, then double it into even lengths. Clamp one end in the vice and screw the other end into the hand drill chuck and pull the trigger. Be carefull not to over do it, as the article says. It is easily stressed! Just a quick and easy way to do it if you havent got the fancy wire twist pliers. I use locking wire on heaps of bits on me bikes. Even the sump bung. On the road bike I wrap a hose clamp around the oil filter and lock wire that to engine. Better to be safe than sorry. And most road race scrutineers require these bits to be locked.   :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Might be usefull for a few of you, Lockwiring techniques explained
Post by: demographic on February 21, 2006, 07:21:00 AM

Oh and for anyone thats short of lockwire some time...

Stainless steel MIG welding wire works just fine, I use the 0.8mm stuff.

As it's supplied it is what is described as "half hard" so when it's twisted tends to snap.
Just chuck it on the fire till it glows red, pul it out and allow to cool slowly and that softens it nicely.