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YOUR JUMPING STILTS => Problems and solutions => Topic started by: Dudeman5000 on September 05, 2009, 08:06:58 PM

Title: Does this part serve a purpose?
Post by: Dudeman5000 on September 05, 2009, 08:06:58 PM

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It falls out sometimes but I just shove it back in.

What is it?

Title: Re: Does this part serve a purpose?
Post by: Biohazard on September 05, 2009, 08:20:12 PM

It is the filler(i forgot the name), but it prevents the spring getting worn down from the round plastic thing.

Title: Re: Does this part serve a purpose?
Post by: raverkyle on September 05, 2009, 08:26:27 PM

mine did that ,,it is a spacer(plate connect shaft plastic pad)to stop the spring rubbing the plate connect shaft.
 if it came out in the same place mine did what what you do is put a little tape round it take off the plate connect shaft and shove it back in then put a little more tape over where it goes back in  then back together (they is a diagram in the pro-jump manual)

kyle

Title: Re: Does this part serve a purpose?
Post by: Spud on September 05, 2009, 08:59:28 PM

Haha! I hate those spacers. Can't keep the damn things in my bocks..I taped, glued, ect and they still fell out...Broke that set of springs now anyway lol..but..although I am sure they do stop the plastic wearing into the spring (I have a few worn ones) the first thing you will notice is that they will wobble about a bit. They keep the spring nice and still :)

 :spudT:

Title: Re: Does this part serve a purpose?
Post by: Nero on October 05, 2009, 10:07:42 AM

you know on my last set of stilts i noticed that the spring actually wore away the plastic tube that goes on the bolt, not the tube wearing away the spring, but as spud says, stilts without spacers are wobbly and horrid

Title: Re: Does this part serve a purpose?
Post by: Locky on October 05, 2009, 03:08:57 PM

I believe the plastic also acts as a shock absorber as this is a region where a lot of force is applied. We certainly noticed springs where the spacer had fallen out tend to snap quite quickly.

Get them stuck in, any way you can!

Title: Re: Does this part serve a purpose?
Post by: K8n on October 05, 2009, 03:32:23 PM

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It falls out sometimes but I just shove it back in.

Honk