brad black
Been Around the Block
chris: a general question of sorts. how does the rebound adjuster work the internal needle? i was thinking about it last night when i got into reading your articles and it completely stumped me.
i came up with the shaft having a slot across it, with a pin that the rotating adjuster moved up and down through an internal thread of sorts. which in turn moved the needle up or down, assuming it has a spring loading it downward to keep it in position.
i tied googling ohlins manuals, but they don't show it. well, i just found a parts diagram and that seems to show what i was thinking. just had me stumped.
i also see the ohlins adjuster moves up and down on a thread that is part of the lower mount. i thought they were stationary. looks like i've answered my own question.
it's somewhat ironic that the rfy shocks are good in design (copying is easy enough) and mechanical manufacture (they can do it if they want to), but the assembly (which is where the cheap labour advantage of the chinese is their shining light) is what lets them down.
great articles by the way.
i came up with the shaft having a slot across it, with a pin that the rotating adjuster moved up and down through an internal thread of sorts. which in turn moved the needle up or down, assuming it has a spring loading it downward to keep it in position.
i tied googling ohlins manuals, but they don't show it. well, i just found a parts diagram and that seems to show what i was thinking. just had me stumped.
i also see the ohlins adjuster moves up and down on a thread that is part of the lower mount. i thought they were stationary. looks like i've answered my own question.
it's somewhat ironic that the rfy shocks are good in design (copying is easy enough) and mechanical manufacture (they can do it if they want to), but the assembly (which is where the cheap labour advantage of the chinese is their shining light) is what lets them down.
great articles by the way.