T-Rex spool adapters
After having my 2011 FZ6R slide off the T-Rex rear stand twice (no damage luckily), we decided to purchase T-Rex spool adapters. Since the design of the adapters appears to have changed, I thought I would share my installation experiences.
The first 2 pictures show the installed adapters. The design change included reversing the top bolt from being installed from the tire side to the outside of the adapter. The instructions that came with the adapter still referred to the top bolt being installed from the tire side but the adapter has the counter-sinking for the top bolt on the outside. The instruction sheet needs updating.
The installation trouble began as soon as I placed the front plate with nylon bushing over the swingarm and tried to place the backing plate over the bushing. The bushing was about 1/8" too high to fit into the backing plate. After emails (with pictures) to T-Rex, they suggested "sanding or filing" the nylon to fit or sending me another set of adapters.
Since they didn't say I had an obviously defective part, we assumed another set of adapters would be the same. So began the trial and error process of filing and fitting the nylon. As shown in the pictures, about half the thickness of nylon on the top and bottom ends had to be removed just to get the nylon to fit into the backing plate. Then a C-clamp was used to press the 2 brackets together enough for the bolts to catch the threads. The bolts then were tightened in sequence about 1/2 turn at a time until they reached 17 ft/lbs. The instructions suggested "about 20 ft/lbs" but the bolts were squeeking and felt very tight at 17. Be aware the bolts are steel and the plates are aluminum and the threads can be stripped easily.
The adapters are installed and tight, but required more time (1 hr+ to file and fit the 2 nylon bushings alone) and more effort than we ever expected for a product designed specifically for the FZ6R. Hope this helps someone.
After having my 2011 FZ6R slide off the T-Rex rear stand twice (no damage luckily), we decided to purchase T-Rex spool adapters. Since the design of the adapters appears to have changed, I thought I would share my installation experiences.
The first 2 pictures show the installed adapters. The design change included reversing the top bolt from being installed from the tire side to the outside of the adapter. The instructions that came with the adapter still referred to the top bolt being installed from the tire side but the adapter has the counter-sinking for the top bolt on the outside. The instruction sheet needs updating.
The installation trouble began as soon as I placed the front plate with nylon bushing over the swingarm and tried to place the backing plate over the bushing. The bushing was about 1/8" too high to fit into the backing plate. After emails (with pictures) to T-Rex, they suggested "sanding or filing" the nylon to fit or sending me another set of adapters.
Since they didn't say I had an obviously defective part, we assumed another set of adapters would be the same. So began the trial and error process of filing and fitting the nylon. As shown in the pictures, about half the thickness of nylon on the top and bottom ends had to be removed just to get the nylon to fit into the backing plate. Then a C-clamp was used to press the 2 brackets together enough for the bolts to catch the threads. The bolts then were tightened in sequence about 1/2 turn at a time until they reached 17 ft/lbs. The instructions suggested "about 20 ft/lbs" but the bolts were squeeking and felt very tight at 17. Be aware the bolts are steel and the plates are aluminum and the threads can be stripped easily.
The adapters are installed and tight, but required more time (1 hr+ to file and fit the 2 nylon bushings alone) and more effort than we ever expected for a product designed specifically for the FZ6R. Hope this helps someone.
