Welcome to the new and improved Proflex / K2 Tech Forum!
mmmm inches?? what are those is that the official k2 drawing cos if it is ill have a word with my mate and try and get some machined either next week or the week after depending on which shift he is on. shouldnt take him too long id have done it myself but the lathe i use now has a 22 inch chuck! watch this space
if i can email you guys a pic,i think i have the inserts here...
You're gonna love this one. I took off what hardware was left, and this was what I found. The two black flanges each have a hard-plastic liner that the 'axle' rode on. With each side's respective flange threaded into the frame, there was a gap between their two ends in the center of the pivot-point, so Mr. funnyguy used a poorly cut piece of plastic hose of some kind to make up the difference. Sure, the bulk of the weight from the axle was riding on the threaded pieces, but still. Shameful, despite the shocking fact that it worked and held up so well! So this is red anodized bit is what's bonded into my frame. Please tell me at least *this* much is correct! I'm at a loss as to where to go from here. As per the K2 diagrams I've been looking at, it doesn't look like any other models used the same pivot hardware as the carbon frames. Am I mistaken? It's just that as far as finding OE parts to use, I'm going to wager that I'd have a hard time sourcing the parts...but finding another model on craigslist or something is doable. Someone willing to trade the NR-2 I took off the back, for pivot parts would be a dream hahaha Thanks for listening, guys. I welcome any options you may think of.
Sidenote to the POD!I epoxied my threaded insert in and let it cure for a few days. Nice and clean and lubed, and tuned.Last night I took the Oz out for a shakedown, and an annoying creak was missing. So I hammered away with delight only to snap the rear cluster on a climb, and was jammed right into the spokes. The freewheel ended up frozen. Pulled the chain and Fred Flintstoned it 2 miles back to the trailhead.
But, hey.....at least you didn't have to listen to any damned squeaking on the way back Were you able to fully remove the insert prior to epoxying, or was it just loose? -S-