Bolt problem
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stressballsteve
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what is the actual problem? The bolts have thread locker on them so after you have loosened it they will still rotate, you'll have to hold the allen key to undo it. I wouldn't recommend using a torque wrench to undo bolts either.
That's a pivot on your Horst Link Suspension.
Stick with me here, and turn on your 3D geometry visualization skills.
Consider a square ? that you make out of four bars, with a pivot at each corner. Your square isn't rigid, and you can push or pull it into a parallelogram. See what I mean?
Now what happens if we weld one of the pivots so it's solid? None of the other pivots will pivot. They'll be solid, too! You you MUST have four pivots for it to work. Three won't do it.
Your bike suspension is similar. It has pivots to allow the wheel to move up and down, and for the shock to compress. The pivot in your video allows the suspension to move. If it was solid, you'd have a hardtail... sort of.
Stick with me here, and turn on your 3D geometry visualization skills.
Consider a square ? that you make out of four bars, with a pivot at each corner. Your square isn't rigid, and you can push or pull it into a parallelogram. See what I mean?
Now what happens if we weld one of the pivots so it's solid? None of the other pivots will pivot. They'll be solid, too! You you MUST have four pivots for it to work. Three won't do it.
Your bike suspension is similar. It has pivots to allow the wheel to move up and down, and for the shock to compress. The pivot in your video allows the suspension to move. If it was solid, you'd have a hardtail... sort of.
Vinnykiwi
Member
I had the same issue. You need to slightly shorten the outer bolt (2-3mm) in order to tighten it properly.
SteveSSS
Member
Have you checked all the washers and seals are in place? I had the same problem and the right side was missing the seals, which prevented me getting full torque when nipping up the bolts.
