John:
Your problem is tpical my tire hit the master cylinder also. I raised the
assembly up slightly. The bulge I made is only about a half an inch high
and is very countoured. It looks like it was made to be there.
Steve Hagar
A143
Mesa, AZ
Steve Hagar
hagargs@earthlink.net
> [Original Message]
> From: <JohnDHeykoop@aol.com>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Date: 11/26/2004 3:10:00 AM
> Subject: Europa-List: Gear retraction problem
>
>
> I have got the main gear in now, but find that the brake caliper is
hitting
> the tunnel wall when the wheel is nearly fully retracted. The answer is
to
> rotate the brake caliper 90 degrees, which is where it used to be before
Europa
> changed the design. However, this will require one of the old style brake
> torque plates, and the factory has not got those any more. Andy Draper
advises
> against the alternative of drilling another hole in the existing torque
plate -
> apparantly stress analysis has shown that the torque plate could fail.
>
> I understand from Andy that a number of people have changed over to the
new
> design, which has put the brake caliper in line with the swinging arm.
Does
> anyone still have an old style brake torque plate kicking around that
they would
> be willing to let me have?
>
> The brake caliper is not my only gear retraction problem. The tyre is
hitting
> the main brake cylinder, so I'll have to move that out of the way. The
> alternatives are upwards (another bulge on top of the tunnel) or outboard
(where it
> will restrict seat width). I believe some other builders have had similar
> problems. Any views on which is the best solution?
>
> John Heykoop
> XS Monowheel Kit 536 G-JHKP
>
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