A favor pour your flavor?
Posted: 11:30 am Apr 27 2009
Please...a measurement of the diameter of the kick lever knuckle from someone that's got one?
..which, I presume is most everybody that hasn't put the E-Button option on their KDX........
Thanks!
Why you ask? (You were gonna...you know you were....)
I'm having trouble keeping a clip on mine. They get deformed when the lever pushes against them (when kicked)...and want to come out of the groove. I bought a couple OEM clips, metric e-clips not being available at the local hardware store. But...the dealer handed me a couple of loose clips (no Kaw bag or label)..and they sure were small. I ordered a couple from RonAyers. THEY came in a KAW bag, with PN and all...but they are TOO BIG. Don't have to spread it to fit over the knuckle, so of course they don't snap into the groove, either!
I took the knuckle off..used the smallest file I've got (a tad too big anyway) to 'square' the groove. I figure the groove in the knuckle has gotten 'rounded' due to continued pressure put against it..the installed clips 'dish' when forced against that radius, which further deforms the groove, which makes the next clip dish more...and down the road to losing my kicker I go!
I've had some machine work done to the assy..the kicker was bored and bushed for a better/stronger fit (it's an FRP kicker), the knuckle I recall to have been 'dressed' to some extent..but NOT turned down..also for a better/stronger fit.
But (whew..so much yapping to get to this point ) howcome no clip I get from nowhere fits like it should?
Hence...how big is YOUR piece?
..which, I presume is most everybody that hasn't put the E-Button option on their KDX........
Thanks!
Why you ask? (You were gonna...you know you were....)
I'm having trouble keeping a clip on mine. They get deformed when the lever pushes against them (when kicked)...and want to come out of the groove. I bought a couple OEM clips, metric e-clips not being available at the local hardware store. But...the dealer handed me a couple of loose clips (no Kaw bag or label)..and they sure were small. I ordered a couple from RonAyers. THEY came in a KAW bag, with PN and all...but they are TOO BIG. Don't have to spread it to fit over the knuckle, so of course they don't snap into the groove, either!
I took the knuckle off..used the smallest file I've got (a tad too big anyway) to 'square' the groove. I figure the groove in the knuckle has gotten 'rounded' due to continued pressure put against it..the installed clips 'dish' when forced against that radius, which further deforms the groove, which makes the next clip dish more...and down the road to losing my kicker I go!
I've had some machine work done to the assy..the kicker was bored and bushed for a better/stronger fit (it's an FRP kicker), the knuckle I recall to have been 'dressed' to some extent..but NOT turned down..also for a better/stronger fit.
But (whew..so much yapping to get to this point ) howcome no clip I get from nowhere fits like it should?
Hence...how big is YOUR piece?