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Technical (Descriptive Topic Titles - Stay on Topic) => A7 1946-1950 => Topic started by: Biker Chris on 11.06. 2021 21:50
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Evening All,
I've noticed the center stand on my A7ST doesn't return all the way up but hangs about 3" down from where it should be.
Has anyone come across this and solved it?
Is it just a knackered spring?
Cheers!
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The springs supplied now are just not good enough. see https://www.a7a10.net/forum/index.php?topic=12772.msg100821;topicseen#msg100821 Also if the pivot pin and holes that the stand pivots on are worn this dose not help.
Cheers
Peter
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Cheers, the pivot holes and pins are fine - might just be a shagged spring then!
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Well that was interesting... I fitted a marginally shorter spring and mounted the carriage spigot thing round the other way - oh yeah, mine is one of the odd ones where the spigot mount for the main stand is detachable, they didn't make many like this apparently!
The stand was held so far up it not just sat against but fouled the exhaust and the angle on the spigot meant the stand didn't sit in the cut-outs on the exhaust anymore - so I was wrong, taking the exhausts (which are solid mount) into account.
So, I popped the spigot thingy off again, turned it around and welded the bolts in position I'd previous had. As the stop on the spigot was holding it too low when 'up', I just ground that back and everything now fits lovely - shame she's still very heavy to get onto the stand!
I'll put a proper post together at some point with pictures etc., it'll go on here and or my blog thing...
Fair to say I can see this spigot mount, along with the previous pogo stand, were later replaced!