stewgnu Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Hi up, I was disassembling the front brake lever and a wee ball bearing pinged off into the ether. Can someone tell me where it came from? I looked at the exploded diagram in another topic but it's in dutch and the picture is indistinct... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 It sits in a hole in the downward vertical bracket extension between the lever and the microswitch in order to activate the switch. A smear of grease on installation helps keep it from departing the universe at first opportunity . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewgnu Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Ah! Cheers muchly doc, it landed somewhere in a patch of grey gravel, the b*stard, so i've had to remember to dab the rear for illumination- not ideal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I tried to measure mine in situ, but can't really. Let me take mine apart and get a proper size for the fitment . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewgnu Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 The dutch parts list lists it as 3.9mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 That looks very likely. I was guessing 4mm, but could not get a measurement without disassembly . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewgnu Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 What's .1 of a mil between gutsisti? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I was hoping a steel .177 caliber BB would work, but my math gives me 4,5mm. Maybe with a little judicious *reaming* of the hole . . . I mean, we're just talking 0,6 mm. Between guzzisti and all . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyNZ Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 ...it landed somewhere in a patch of grey gravel, the b*stard... I've recovered bits I lost in long grass by dabbing around desperately with a magnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowRyter Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 you can get one at Ace Hardware. If you aren't certain get a couple of different sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 you can one at Ace Hardware. If you aren't certain get a couple of different sizes. Not sure what Stew has for "Ace Hardware" in Sheffield . . . Yet, a 5/32" ball is about halfway between 3,9mm and 4,0mm; probably will work (?) [ 0.0027" / almost three thousandths of an inch larger ] This is one of those rare cases where bigger balls are not necessarily better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knumbnutz Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Found it.. Mylie has it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cash1000 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Checked lights over the other day and found brake/tail light on all the time. Ending up finding the ball bearing we speak of here was missing. Replaced but when reassembling I lost one of the nuts that holds the microswitch on. I dropped it landed on left foot and where to from there? Marty good idea to use a magnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Found it.. Mylie has it Checked lights over the other day and found brake/tail light on all the time. Ending up finding the ball bearing we speak of here was missing. Replaced but when reassembling I lost one of the nuts that holds the microswitch on. I dropped it landed on left foot and where to from there? Marty good idea to use a magnet. If anyone can find your lost *nut*, knumbnutz has stepped up as a specialist in this sort of thing. I always thought a lost little nut, or errant tiny ball, was lost to the universe. But, now it appears they can be divined, if even only ethereally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 When I replaced one of the micro-switches, the kit came with a little plastic cylinder instead of a ball. Therefore, you could make one out of a bit plastic or metal if you can just find something with the right diameter. For example, you could cut a tiny piece out of the middle of a nail (don't use the pointy part). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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