Calling all engineers - Part needed.

[Hathba]

Hi all,

 

Bought myself a set of wider wheels for my bug and have a slight problem.

 

The wheels came from buggywielen in Holland and all 3 have same size bearings and spacers etc. Problem is, front axle on Parastorm is smaller than back 2.

 

So, I need a spacer to fit in the bearings as shown below. Can anyone help please? I am happy to pay for it, unless its a squillion squid of course

 

Below is a diagram of what i need, it is basically a tube with the dimensions as given, could be made of anything but Aluminium best i think.

 

Please PM me if you can help, or if you want the kudos, just reply here

 

Thanks for looking and here is the piccy.

 

http://hometown.aol.com/TIMHARRIS7/Spacer.JPG

[aquatix]

reckon Popeyethewelder (Carl) http://www.flexifoilforums.com/member.php?u=11740# or Wind Welder (Trev) trevor@buggystuff.co.uk are the main men for making anything like that on here dude, so PM them for a swift answer to your dilema!

[Mark Rose]

Any engineers suppliers will sell you that realy cheap.

Just cut it to length,job done.

[flydad]

I think you'll also need a bit more than that.

[Zotty]

would say stainless would be better than Aluminium mi thinks

[MadAndy71]

Ally may be a cheap option but it will crush and deform.

 

edit...is it 13mm on the front of a parastorm?

 

I have plenty of 20 down to 12mm bore reducers. A bit tatty I guess from being left in my tool box but nealc sells them.

 

edit MK2, I am now thinking you want an internal spacer so the 13mm sits inside the inner race of the bearing.

[Active-8]

12mm bearing on the front of a para, you need the tophats matey, i can PM you where to get them from ;-)

[Hathba]

Phil, tried calling Al several times today, BT call minder all the time, will try in the week.

 

I need the spacer that reduces the 20mm bearings to 12 but measured the ones that sit in between the bearings and the hole is 13mm, hence the 13mm.

The back ones have a spacer that reduces to 15mm for the Para back axle and you are all correct in the front being 12mm, but the bolt is 12 and this needs to slide over it.

 

Oh, one more thing, original Parastorm spacer is Stainless, the ones that came with the wheels from Buggywielen are ally, but i guess the wheels were pretty cheap so to be expected.

 

So, where are we now? Did someone say they had some tube of the right size? I dont care what they look like as long as they fit, nobody can see them inside the wheel.

 

cheers,

 

Tim

[MadAndy71]

So, where are we now? Did someone say they had some tube of the right size? I dont care what they look like as long as they fit, nobody can see them inside the wheel.

 

I have 20mm to 12mm bore reducers. Can send on for price of postage but, as I said, they are a bit tatty - pitted with surface rust.

[Hathba]

Thanks for the offer Andy but i am going to go with some shiny new ones. Kite'n'sk8 do some tophat type reducers that look the part - guess my tube idea is to the showers.

 

Thanks for the advice chaps.

[Active-8]

stainless steam-pipe. he will sort that as well.hehe he was out on business yesterday i believe but he will pick up messages on Monday no doubt. if not i can give you another number via PM.hehe.

[MadAndy71]

Thanks for the offer Andy but i am going to go with some shiny new ones

 

No worries fella