Originally Posted by
pumpkinfish
I just picked up a Rebel 12 and getting it ready to race. In the Hanulec setup, I have a few questions. First, is it starting with zero pretension on the side springs? I put the black ones on and it seems like I need about 1.5-2.0mm of pretension to get the springs touching the link. Is this correct? What is the purpose of flipping the sidelinks?
Secondly, I picked up the revised upper arm hinge pin. Does the e-clip go on the front or rear side of the assembly? The TOP site shows it on the front, but when I took my one test drive, the pins seems to slide forward and I would want the clips on the rear to prevent this. So I really don't know what is correct.
You want the side springs just touching the side links which would mean zero pre-load.
Flipping the side links eliminates the possibility of the spring getting caught up in the "bowl" of the side link.
If I were using the new hinge pins, I would put it on the top to prevent them from sliding down.