Detent ball spring
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Detent ball spring
Looking for a source for the spring that goes under the detent ball thats under the left side mainsheet gear, seems like nobody has them.
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Re: Detent ball spring
Wow. No Longer Available. That sucks!
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Re: Detent ball spring
It's not a big deal to run without it. I ran without it for years. That said, just find a spring of similar diameter and length (trim to length if necessary) and install it. IMO, all it does is provide tension on the KIPS shaft to help keep it a little quieter from the infamous KIPS rattle.
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Re: Detent ball spring
Use one cut to length from a ballpoint pen...
Edited to say "I'm not kidding", it's what I used and a bit of experimentation with the spring length, whilst watching the KIPS valve opening whilst throttling up, with the round slotted cover off and you'll get the length right in a couple of minutes.
Edited to say "I'm not kidding", it's what I used and a bit of experimentation with the spring length, whilst watching the KIPS valve opening whilst throttling up, with the round slotted cover off and you'll get the length right in a couple of minutes.
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Re: Detent ball spring
Will be on the search today, thanks for the help.
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Re: Detent ball spring
Found a spring at the local True Value, same diameter but a little long, sniped it shorter. Less than a $1.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
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Thanks for the follow up. I am still surprised they quit making them.
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