At 12:46 PM 8/19/2015, Jeff Palmer wrote: >Why has someone not reprod this bar? Couldn't be too expensive? The bearing design is atrocious, a thin edge bearing on that tube and not even greased. The easy way to ameliorate it is to introduce a solid piece for it to bear on and get a little grease in there. A kit of ends to be epoxied into place and/or a replacement bar with solid ends would be very useful. Ends could be done in place as I did; the bar might require removing the frame to install it. Yrs, d |
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