Any one useing the stock bolt spring, to "float" the weight of the hand pole. I have a blowsion spring in my tool box. On this spring after the coil both ends are straight which look as if it will dig in to the pole w/ use. I have the two bolt over tighen right now and thats getting old.
XFT hand pole users
- Thread starter XFT LOU
- Start date
Fro Diesel
creative control
- Location
- Kzoo
pics lou?
snowxr
V watch your daughters V
- Location
- Waterford, MI
You could probably get the rubber bumper from a Kaw 750 pole spring to fit over the end of the Blowsion spring. That would protect the pole.
Kurt
Kurt
aqua
the taco
- Location
- Jefferson City, MO
that was one thing i noticed when riding your ski. getting that spring in there will make it way better while still keeping it tight.
enzo
How's the waves?
I am using the blowsion spring with a stock bolt. I had to run washers to clear the hex ends of the XFT pole mount. I cut an inch off the bolt to center the bolt and clear the carbon nose piece. So far works great.
enzo I understand about the washer. But The spring in my photo just wont work could this be one of the "badones" blowsion made and recalled them. Take a look at the photo again shouldnt each end be leaving the coiled section oposite each other. With that spring when the pole is off if you insert the long end of the spring into the hole in the pole bracket the other end is aiming forward, parallel to the ski. You cant even pull that end upward enough to get the pole down over it. It seems it would dig right into the hand pole if it was possable. Even the other style spring w. the bend will not fit in that area. Any more help here would be great.
hermanns
poor
- Location
- gainesville, fl
My UMI spring is bent at the end that goes into the pole and doesn't hurt it like you are worried about the blowsion doing. The other end is digging into my wammer bracket though, but I don't really care, no way it rubs all the way through SS that thick, and if it did it still wouldn't hurt anything.
madoyster
01/10/08
- Location
- The Durty South
Lou, will a after market spring for a square nose work? They are longer and have a 90 Degree bend on the end with a 1 inch tail so it doesn't dig into the pole. How about this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yama...001QQitemZ110170134620QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
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enzo
How's the waves?
My spring looked just like yours. I put the spring in place by pre-loading one of the arms. Was a pain in the but to get lined up while keeping the spring tensioned. Hope that helps.