Mounting main stand springs

sam2019

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This is a pain in the ass to put it mildly. Numerous "tips" float the internet but none really work - at least not to the extend that harming yourself in the process or damaging other parts of the bike are unlikely.

Now I found this ingenious simple mechanism on the German RE forum - easy to make and easy to understand why it solves this problem.
It was designed by the user "Guido" who uses the nom-de-guerre "Dieselfieber".

The threaded rod is rotatably mounted in the lower clamping block and the upper clamping block has an internal thread. Using an open-end wrench, you can push the two clamping blocks apart via the hex nuts.
 

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Guys, keep remarks TECHNICAL and save cranky attempts at humor for your friends at your weekend barbecues.
 
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