Mark Cramer wrote: >....... >"are the hammers off the rail, have you got drop, and have you got rep. >spring tension? > >Much as I would like to race through these, a question I've added to my >notes is "one spring or two?" > >If the answer is one, then rather than merely confirm spring tension, I am >going to adjust it, (as in "light-as-functional") right now. > >And rather than just confirm there "is" drop, I'm likely going to dial it up >pretty close too,.. and probably rough in the checking (you know why) and >all of this even before step #1 on the regulating check list. > >I know this may sound like a lot of work up-front, but in the circumstance >described earlier, it certainly saves trouble later on. > > > Doesnt sound like a lot of up-front work to me. Sort of like doing a real good first pass tuning.... without wasting any time mind you. The final run ends up being a lot easier and a lot more dependable. In regulating this kind of thing can save you lots of time troubleshooting stubborn problems. You basically establish a baseline of known <<goods>> from which to work out from. I suppose individual approaches vary from tech to tech... but the basic idea saves a lot of time and headaches. Cheers RicB
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