Tue, 05 May 1998 13:47:36 +0100
- Message No. 2823
From: Pete
Subject: Re: disc lock
> Sorry to hear about your disc problem - I've done this 3 times so far.
>
> I guess a few people will cringe at this 'solution' but I thought what the
> heck it's either this or buy another disc...
>
> I raised the front wheel off the ground and put a dial gauge against the
> disc (held in one of those school chemistry stands) and spun it to find the
> high and low points. I then just bent it back using an adjustable wrench
> and luckily it didn't break. I know it sounds crude but with the gauge you
> can get it pretty accurate.
>
> I previously tried taking it off, putting it on something flat and
> hammering it but this didn't work.
Hmm, I dont know whether I'd recommend this bending and banging the disc back
into shape will eventually weaken it somewhat and I certainly wouldnt want it
giving way on me at 70mph, we are talking lives here, I'd suggest cut back on
the Beer and Fags for a month and buy a new disc, we only have one life guys.
Pete
dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de