I was going to do the springer front end, but for some reason I grabbed the seat plunger and decided to fit test it. I started off by pounding in the brass bushing. Prior to the installation of the bushing, I ran it over the outside of the seat perch and it cleared perfectly. Of course, once it was installed, it must have compressed a bit because it was now impossible to pass the seat perch. I then bored out the bushing a bit, sanded it and it works fine. I'm a little bummed though because some of the paint chipped off right around the perimeter of the seat tube. I guess I will touch up the paint.
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| A little chipping around periphery |
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| Not too bad looking, I was a bit rough |
I then got to work putting the seat plunger assembly together. It seems like I won't have any issues, but I need a pin spanner wrench to tighten the collar at the base of the seat perch. I tried putting it on by hand, but it won't seat. I'll have to wait a week or so to get that tool in. It should just drop in...I might need to adjust the load setting to finalize. I will also need a zerk fitting on the right side of the seat down tube. How much grease can I pump in there?
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| Cadmium plated perch and plunger assembly |
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