07-17-2019, 06:18 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by Jim Coleman
Just curious: how strong should the return spring be?
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Just strong enough to pull the fork back a bit over the force of the slave. It does not have to be like the springs we had back 50 years ago when you could not pull them back at all with one hand and a set of vise grips. And I can still remember when somebody taught me to put a few dimes in to the spring to spread it and then pull the dimes out one at a time -- that was a like a magic trick to a young genius mechanic.  |
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