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YOUR JUMPING STILTS => Setting Up & Adjusting Your Stilts => Topic started by: hybrid_hex on July 24, 2007, 10:17:07 AM
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hey guys, just got my new springs in, but I cant for the life of me change them, is there a proceedure written down anywhere?? (it doesnt help that all the tools i can get hold of are imperial, and the bocks are metric) i really need to get this done asap, I need to get up on them soon to make sure i can make London.
HELP!!!!
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Ok Hex
You will need
1 10mm spanner
2 13mm spanners
1 hexkey (should have come with bocks)
You can use adjustable spanners but make sure you tighten them to the nuts properly or you will round the heads off and then you can't get them undone at all
First undo the large nut and bolt that runs through the hoof
Next undo the large nut and bolt on the lowest joint on the spring (the one where the white plastic packers are)
when you withdraw the bolt the washers will fall out have a good look first to see the order they go back in
The whole spring and hoof should now swing away at the bottom and the hoof will come away from the spring
There are two smaller nuts and bolts at the top of the springnow that you can swing the spring away you should be able to get a spanner on both sides with a little bit of effort undo these two and the spring will come away
The last bit is the two small nuts and bolts at the bottom of the spring (holding the bracket on) undo these and the spring should be free
Putting the new spring in is the reverse of the above make sure you tighten all nuts as you go (you should really replace nylock nuts each time you undo them but I find they last 2 or 3 times before they go slack)
Do them one at atime as then you will have the other one to look at if you forget where things go
Above all don't rush take your time and do it right or you'll regret it when something breaks loose at speed ;D
If you need any more help just ask
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cheers Jason, life saver, ill give it a go when i get the tools.
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Do them one at atime as then you will have the other one to look at if you forget where things go
OR get out a digtal camera and take loads of picture " The day I broke my PJ's " LOL
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Do them one at atime as then you will have the other one to look at if you forget where things go
OR get out a digtal camera and take loads of picture " The day I broke my PJ's " LOL
Thats exactly what I did the first time. I can now change a broken spring for a new spring in under five minutes.
A tip:- I always put some loctite on the bolt before putting the nut back on. This keeps the bolt from losening.
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Do them one at atime as then you will have the other one to look at if you forget where things go
OR get out a digtal camera and take loads of picture " The day I broke my PJ's " LOL
Thats exactly what I did the first time. I can now change a broken spring for a new spring in under five minutes.
A tip:- I always put some loctite on the bolt before putting the nut back on. This keeps the bolt from losening.
Year but you've done about 30 spring changes in the last month tundraH so you should be able to do a F1 style speed change without even taking the bock off ;) ;D
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Aren't you getting your money back when you break them or do they say it's your fault and not under the warranty?
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Aren't you getting your money back when you break them or do they say it's your fault and not under the warranty?
He's had every pair replaced free of charge so far :)
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yep 1 year warrenty. The buyer on 1 continent, seller on 2nd and supplier on a 3rd. The service is amazingly good, there is no complaint there. Just a problem with the original product ::) And I gather that is being sorted
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That's not so bad, but soon no-one'll sell them to him... How can you brake springs like that?!
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That's not so bad, but soon no-one'll sell them to him...
That was my fear, DePaw.
How can you brake springs like that?!
It's not something I do on purpose, waiting for a replacement is a pain in the butt. I have even broken a Powerskip spring.
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DP, he just does. Ive watched him do it a couple of times and had my back turned and herd others. No 1 quite believed us until a/ he told 2 peeps in portsmouth he thought he would brake a spring that day --he did it within an our. Then last month in cardiff in front of 12 other bockers, not only did he snap a spring he totally sheared off a hoof from the foot bracket. All were impressed, thundraH was just p****d cos by then it was boring him ;D
But seriously it is an annoying, frustrating and a real shame. Thundrah loves bock travells all over to do it and has invested in it much more than most and its just chucked back inti his ace
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Scarey.
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But his street cred knows no bounds I here Tonka Toys have offered him a job in their extreme testing facility ;D
I don't know how many springs you've broken this year but I think you should post it on here as it's got to be a record that won't be beaten ( I avoided the word broken ) for many years to come 8)
One word to describe him " Legendry " ;D
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Scarey.
I have never been hurt and all but one gave me 5 minutes of warning before they actually snapped.
But his street cred knows no bounds I here Tonka Toys have offered him a job in their extreme testing facility ;D
I'm actually still waiting to hear back from them.
I don't know how many springs you've broken this year but I think you should post it on here as it's got to be a record that won't be beaten ( I avoided the word broken ) for many years to come 8)
I have worn out 2 springs and snapped 7, so far. Lets hope that I don't break any at london. *crosses fingers*
One word to describe him " Legendry " ;D
I just wish it was on better terms and cheaper.
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Your signature says it all....
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How in blueblazes have you broken sooooooooooooooo many springs? there not designed for you to jump off sky scr***ers no matter how much fun thatd be!!! im coming up to my first change purely because im getting fat :-( sob sob was on 90's now i need 100's
:banghead: :Straddle5:
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I think tundraH & Kiola are specialist spring breakers, they aren't completely mad on them but they must have superhero strength in their legs :biggrin:
I think soon companies will have a Kiola & tundraH clause :nana:
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hey guys, just got my new springs in, but I cant for the life of me change them, is there a proceedure written down anywhere?? (it doesnt help that all the tools i can get hold of are imperial, and the bocks are metric) i really need to get this done asap, I need to get up on them soon to make sure i can make London.
HELP!!!!
And I thought you were an aircraft engineer!!!!!!! I am never going to let you live this one down mwahahahah
I love you really Hex!
-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)
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Do them one at atime as then you will have the other one to look at if you forget where things go
OR get out a digtal camera and take loads of picture " The day I broke my PJ's " LOL
Thats exactly what I did the first time. I can now change a broken spring for a new spring in under five minutes.
A tip:- I always put some loctite on the bolt before putting the nut back on. This keeps the bolt from losening.
Year but you've done about 30 spring changes in the last month tundraH so you should be able to do a F1 style speed change without even taking the bock off ;) ;D
That would an idea for meets and CB !? Replace a spring in the shortest time :)
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hey guys, just got my new springs in, but I cant for the life of me change them, is there a proceedure written down anywhere?? (it doesnt help that all the tools i can get hold of are imperial, and the bocks are metric) i really need to get this done asap, I need to get up on them soon to make sure i can make London.
HELP!!!!
And I thought you were an aircraft engineer!!!!!!! I am never going to let you live this one down mwahahahah
I love you really Hex!
-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)
Read what it says, the tools were wrong! honest! lol! Im sure that I have a few things on you that i could mention . . . . . . hehe! only kiddin babe! love you too! :Rock: :lol:
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hey guys, just got my new springs in, but I cant for the life of me change them, is there a proceedure written down anywhere?? (it doesnt help that all the tools i can get hold of are imperial, and the bocks are metric) i really need to get this done asap, I need to get up on them soon to make sure i can make London.
HELP!!!!
And I thought you were an aircraft engineer!!!!!!! I am never going to let you live this one down mwahahahah
I love you really Hex!
-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)
Read what it says, the tools were wrong! honest! lol! Im sure that I have a few things on you that i could mention . . . . . . hehe! only kiddin babe! love you too! :Rock: :lol:
You only need two adjustable spanners you shouldn't need anything else :Dark_Knight:
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Only a bad engineer uses adjustables! :nana:
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Only a bad engineer uses adjustables! :nana:
Or blames their tools if they can't do a job :nana: :nana:
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Bugger. :banghead:
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Bugger. :banghead:
Hybird dug a hole and then falls right in it :lol:
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dugs?? lol. guess I walked into that one, but I will keep my eyes on you, you will slip up one day, and then I will have my revenge!! MWAH HA HA HAAA!!! :scool:
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Just drop something on his house next time you fly over hybrid_hex (not anything that goes bang though :haha:)
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DK will probably flatten you for that comment Jason (or try to anyway!) :biggrin:
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No chance I've still got a 40" waist and weigh 17 st so I should win on the flattening stakes :haha:
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But the Fusions will let him jump higher than you, thus having an advantage to flatten you!