Pauls Mech Disassembly
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I've not touched a Paul's, but stripped my Precision one that is not too disimular. A small set of circlip plyers makes removing the clips far easier and ensures you do not twang them off around the room. You can pick the plyers up from model shops for a few quid. It's is back together and is functional, but i've got to strip it again to remove the stop that has been aroldited into place by the previous owner.
mrkawasaki
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I thought they did that as you rode them...
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Mr K
I thought they did that as you rode them...
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No.. it is not possible to get up to enough speed to ride the bike as you cannot select the correct gear to get away
jez-4-bikes-max
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They aint too bad - all three of mine work fine when it comes to shifting...
(remember I was using a rasta rear ay Mountain Mayhem and it functioned fine on the back)
Only problem really is with the lazy spring tension - often they dont have enough zip to drop the chain onto the lowest rear cog. Have to use spacers to give it a little more give.
I've been told that you dont use a floating jockey wheel and that sorts out shifting woes.
Id liek to strip mine- need to get a circlip spanner.
(remember I was using a rasta rear ay Mountain Mayhem and it functioned fine on the back)
Only problem really is with the lazy spring tension - often they dont have enough zip to drop the chain onto the lowest rear cog. Have to use spacers to give it a little more give.
I've been told that you dont use a floating jockey wheel and that sorts out shifting woes.
Id liek to strip mine- need to get a circlip spanner.
O.K. So I bit the bullet so to speak, it came apart easily enough. (see pics) Getting it together might be another story entirely. We'll see. I've stripped the anodizing off the components. I now need to polish all the bits and get it to my anodizer. It will be black with the Paul logo plate remaining silver.
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
jez-4-bikes-max
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What are you doing about the steel/brass inserts? They will explode when the alloy gets dipped causing a right mess? The part HAS to only be alloy or your going to make a mess of your mech there....
Look sinteresting though! Rather you than me!
Look sinteresting though! Rather you than me!
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JeRkY":3n3f3ok9 said:Would love to get a hold of one of those to model up and make drawings made of the componants.
Would then allow me to see how much a "replica" would cost me
Would also serve as a starting point for getting any spares reproduced.
I like what you're thinking
