by Big Al » Sun Jan 03, 2021 1:54 pm
Thanks Rob. Yes, I had thought of that, but the original lockwashers are already pretty thin, and the new ones are much thicker.
I must only be a lockwasher thickness away from getting the second circlip on with everything in its correct place, and no plain washer involved.
The paint is the culprit - on both outer ends of the link pin ends, but its not at all easy to thin it sufficiently without exposing primer or bare metal.
The front mudguard has to go back to the sprayers, as I've noticed some paint runs on the top, right where they can be seen. I might as well take the torsion lever arm back to them at the same time, and ask them to remove the paint from around the link holes and just spray a very light topcoat on instead.
Many thanks for your help.
I do have photos John, but I just can't get them onto this forum. I could email them quite easily though.
Best wishes, Alan