I did read what i could find re Kegler Mod... and investigated "split shaft collars" locally.. SFA..
So i cleaned out and honed the cradle tube turned a shaft (.884) to fit the refurbished cradle tube... Then honed out the bronze bushes to accept the shaft at a real tight press fit by hand. Whilst honing each side "individually" i was very concerned about their alignment to each other.. Cos you can see how fancy my tooling is for this fittment. I press fitted shaft to each bush individually for real snug fit, otherwise known down here as "finger in a bum" and fortunately the alignment between 2 bushes was perfect..
Further to Kegler mod,
Part 1... I can see the only reason for this application is to eliminate the sloop/play between the spindle shaft and spindle housing, to reduce the potential "wandering" of rear wheel alignment by locking it in a fixed position... Is that what it is for, yes or no would be good at this stage..
Part 2... Concours, you indicate "polish" the shaft as much as possible, Why ??? or chromed as indicated somewhere.. Why!!! If the shaft is to be fixed stationary to the cradle by Kegler mod theory it will never move/rotate, what benifit is there to "polish" it apart from polishing it like somebody elses. i will give some extra attention to bronze v's spindle area, but just... Is there another reason?
Part 3... With the mod, the shaft is fixed to cradle eliminating all play at rear axle, good thing and only moving parts are shaft v's bushes that is the "only " wear point..
Part 4... Now that i know that my shaft , cradle and bush items are a a very snug fit with no play, what are the benefits for me to include this mod "now", apart from being easy at this time .
I hope someone can clear up a few of these queries.. Thanks ...
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