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Re: tighten up!
- Subject: Re: tighten up!
- From: Erik Miner <axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:15:32 -0400
I've simply locited all of the nuts on the entire pannier setup, both
for the brackets and the bags. Now I sleep OK at night :-)
Erik
Hot dawg
>I found somthing else to tighten up on my '99 Sprint ST today-the pannier
>latches. Noticing that one of mine was very loose, I found that it is
>attached by 3 tiny captive bolts. about 2 or 3 mm in diameter, that protrude
>inward through holes in the bracket, each secured by a small acorn nut. two
>of my nuts were gone, and the third very loose. The 3 on the other side were
>still there, but quite loose. Because the bolts are so small, i thought it
>dangerous to really tighten them, for fear of stripping the threads. I think
>thread locking compound is called for. Would suggest that everyone rush out
>to the garage and check theirs and let the list know if they are loose or
>absent. Don't know if these nuts are applied by the dealer, or if the latches
>come from the factory already attached. What is your asessment of this sorry
>situation, Eric? Dave Collins, San Diego
>
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