Changing cams / springs in Gunfighter Mk II
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 18:35
Hello,
I'm changing the cams and springs in my Gunfighter for the first time. I ran across something odd and wanted to post it to confirm that it's correct, and maybe hopefully inform other new VKB owners.
In the GREEN circle you can see the Y-Axis spring and cam which I have successfully changed out from the 10 cam and 20 spring to the 30 cam and the 30 spring. Note how there is a nut that is holding the bearing in place. Now, in the RED circle, note the X-Axis bearing. Note how this is NOT a normal bolt. It has a spot to be adjusted with an allen wrench, but the two allen wrenches provided by VKB with the Gunfighter do NOT fit this bolt. Like most people I have assembled a large amount of IKEA furniture over my lifetime so I have a pretty good supply of allen wrenches. A 1/8 allen wrench is too big for this nut, and a 3/32 is too small! I don't have a wrench to fit this bolt.
The Gunfighter instructions advise to remove the bearing before replacing the cam/spring to relieve tension on the spring before you remove it. At this point, it doesn't look like I am able to do this with the X-Axis bearing!
Am I missing something?
I'm changing the cams and springs in my Gunfighter for the first time. I ran across something odd and wanted to post it to confirm that it's correct, and maybe hopefully inform other new VKB owners.
In the GREEN circle you can see the Y-Axis spring and cam which I have successfully changed out from the 10 cam and 20 spring to the 30 cam and the 30 spring. Note how there is a nut that is holding the bearing in place. Now, in the RED circle, note the X-Axis bearing. Note how this is NOT a normal bolt. It has a spot to be adjusted with an allen wrench, but the two allen wrenches provided by VKB with the Gunfighter do NOT fit this bolt. Like most people I have assembled a large amount of IKEA furniture over my lifetime so I have a pretty good supply of allen wrenches. A 1/8 allen wrench is too big for this nut, and a 3/32 is too small! I don't have a wrench to fit this bolt.
The Gunfighter instructions advise to remove the bearing before replacing the cam/spring to relieve tension on the spring before you remove it. At this point, it doesn't look like I am able to do this with the X-Axis bearing!
Am I missing something?