AVO adjustable inserts
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:48 pm
Hi all +2 enthusiasts
Rebuilding my 72 +2S 130/4, ordered AVO inserts from Spyder and just tried to fit to the standard Chapman strut, they sit proud of the strut tube by about 15mm and consequently the threaded nut cannot locate, upon measuring up to the Armstrong inserts removed the body of the insert is indeed 15mm longer on the AVO so not a hope on earth of fitting properly.
Just to clarify, there are no spacers located within the tube, the Chapman strut is unmodified and the same applies to the strut I have spare, so although the AVO is shaped to locate in the end cap of the Chapman strut there is no way of securing at the top without extending the strut tube which obviously cannot be right.
Anyone else experienced this, an extensive search on here shows up the opposite problem where spacers are required at the bottom of the tube but not where the insert is too long.
Too late to take up with Andy at Spyder today so will contact him on Monday morning but any information I can glean in the meantime would be of help.
regards
David
Rebuilding my 72 +2S 130/4, ordered AVO inserts from Spyder and just tried to fit to the standard Chapman strut, they sit proud of the strut tube by about 15mm and consequently the threaded nut cannot locate, upon measuring up to the Armstrong inserts removed the body of the insert is indeed 15mm longer on the AVO so not a hope on earth of fitting properly.
Just to clarify, there are no spacers located within the tube, the Chapman strut is unmodified and the same applies to the strut I have spare, so although the AVO is shaped to locate in the end cap of the Chapman strut there is no way of securing at the top without extending the strut tube which obviously cannot be right.
Anyone else experienced this, an extensive search on here shows up the opposite problem where spacers are required at the bottom of the tube but not where the insert is too long.
Too late to take up with Andy at Spyder today so will contact him on Monday morning but any information I can glean in the meantime would be of help.
regards
David