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melle | Posted - 06 Jun 2017 : 22:05:23 Some people have reported issues with freewheel selectors breaking or melting and the cast iron two stroke item being a suitable alternative. As those are pretty thin on the ground, I thought I'd draw the plastic one in CAD and put it on my website so folks can have a go 3D-printing it. Whilst I was at it, I thought that as a trained industrial designer (with a slightly side-tracked career) I could do better.*
On basis of the plastic selector, I've designed a part (not unlike the two stroke item) that can be made by any amateur with the right tools from a piece of 90x50x5mm flat stock (mild steel, aluminium, stainless, ...) and some 25mm bar. The flat piece can be shaped with hand tools or a laser or water jet cutter if you have access to one. The bar can be machined on a small lathe with a 4-jaw chuck (it needs an excentric hole), or even with a pillar drill if you work carefully. The bar can be a shrink or Loctite fit in the flat piece or it can be welded in place, depending on what tools and skills are available. I'll put a set of drawings and cutting files (for both manual and CNC cutting) up on my website when I've made and tested a prototype and paste a link here. If anyone else wants to have a go before I find the time to knock one up (could be a while...), let me know and I'll email you the files when they're ready.
As this is desktop engineering at the moment and I don't have a gearbox handy to verify, does anyone have a two stroke selector available that they can take a measurement off for me? I basically need to know the length of the piece of bar that goes into the gearbox (indicated in green in below sketch). The plastic selector is moulded, hence a bit more advanced in shape than needed in metal, but I need to know what design features I need to retain. A pic of the underside of the selector would help as well. Thanks in advance!
(top left: metal selector design/ top right: metal selector design individual parts/ bottom left: plastic V4 selector/ bottom right: the dimension I need in green)
*And apart from that, as Herbert Simon said: "Designing is a kind of mental window shopping. Purchases do not have to be made to get pleasure from it." (in: The Sciences of the Artificial).
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v4admin | Posted - 30 Jun 2017 : 18:26:36 Nice one Melle |
melle | Posted - 30 Jun 2017 : 14:22:40
Fit is good, haven't got around to making the other part but confident this design works. I'll add the file to my site when I have time.
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green96v4 | Posted - 25 Jun 2017 : 20:43:25 excellent!! |
melle | Posted - 24 Jun 2017 : 21:23:34 Yes, I've liberated a set; will send it to Rhys when I'm back in the UK.
Also had two freewheel selectors water jet cut, pics later.
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green96v4 | Posted - 24 Jun 2017 : 11:40:41 Melle did you get anywhere with the brake caliper pins/springs? |
melle | Posted - 11 Jun 2017 : 13:53:51 Let me see what I can find, I'll keep you posted!
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green96v4 | Posted - 11 Jun 2017 : 13:43:43 thanks Melle
I have found these on the SaabKlubben site too, I'm happy to purchase them and have someone pattern them if needed, but we'd still be missing some elements for a full rebuild (and Melle's right about the top pin - looks like it doesn't have a separate part number in the parts catalogue)
https://svenskasaabklubben.nordicshops.com/product.html/fjader-bromsok-67-80?category_id=16 https://svenskasaabklubben.nordicshops.com/product.html/ledbult?category_id=16 |
melle | Posted - 10 Jun 2017 : 19:05:21 I'm in my workshop next week, I'll see if I can find the parts.
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RhysN | Posted - 10 Jun 2017 : 15:48:47 For that pin all we need is dimensions then. The bits that are a bit more complex, springs, clip would ideally be to hand. I do need to have a proper look. Best option will be to get my purchase here and pull the bits out of my own car :) It will happen! Off to the US fr a couple of weeks, after that it comes home. |
melle | Posted - 10 Jun 2017 : 12:46:18 One of the pins is welded on and needs to be ground off.
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RhysN | Posted - 10 Jun 2017 : 12:23:07 The person who needs to do the research on this returns from holiday today. I still need to find a sample set, good or bad, to work from. |
green96v4 | Posted - 10 Jun 2017 : 10:54:55 Rhys - I would still be very interested in the brake pins, my resto is running beautifully now apart from the annoying thumping on the brake caliper!
quote: Originally posted by RhysN I was not meaning to go into parts production, just to facilitate anyone who wanted them cut. Melle I am sorry if I offended you. I have always passed things on at what they have cost me, or in many cases given them away. Again apologies, obviously as a new immigrant to this country my efforts to help others are perceived as somewhat unusual, and seen as suspicious. In cases like this, I have managed to locate people who can do these tasks, but doing a multiple is cheaper than one at a time. The same applied to the brake bits, and piston pins, I won't do other than find my own things any more, nor will I try to give bits to others who can't find them. My conscience is now clear.
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RhysN | Posted - 10 Jun 2017 : 10:12:18 I am pleased I haven't upset you Melle. You are far too valuable a resource to annoy. |
melle | Posted - 09 Jun 2017 : 22:53:53 Great, thanks!
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Woody | Posted - 09 Jun 2017 : 22:35:38 The diagram appeared not as clear on my wife's ipad mini. Better on the larger screen of her laptop. The height is 22.05 mm. |