lightening rollers

Discussion in 'General Tuning' started by alex_1966, May 27, 2008.

  1. alex_1966

    alex_1966 New Member

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    i need to lighten my rollers up by small bit and was just about to order some when i thought about just bodging them by drilling the hole in the middle of each one out abit so it lowers the weight of each one, i couldnt think of any problems that would occur from doing this, anyone done this before ?
     
    alex_1966, May 27, 2008
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  2. WOLFFY

    WOLFFY New Member

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    As long as you have a steady hand and a good set of scales you can't go wrong ;)
     
    WOLFFY, May 27, 2008
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  3. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    was how you did it befor you could buy weights... make sure its 0.5 max your drilling out at a time to keep the weight central.. more weight on one side of a roller will cause vibration.

    as said tho make sure you have good scales and try each time you drill as its easy to take weight out but impossible to add it
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, May 27, 2008
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  4. alex_1966

    alex_1966 New Member

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    mite just give it a go then :D , il order some new ones anyway just incase i fuck them up lol
     
    alex_1966, May 27, 2008
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  5. Crana

    Crana Active Member

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    Do you drill the metal inside them? :confused: I was thinking about this ages ago...
     
    Crana, May 27, 2008
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  6. alex_1966

    alex_1966 New Member

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    yeah , thats where all the weight is isnit
     
    alex_1966, May 27, 2008
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  7. Crana

    Crana Active Member

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    Oh right... so whats the plastic for? :confused:
     
    Crana, May 27, 2008
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  8. Mehmet

    Mehmet Active Member

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    for the sex
     
    Mehmet, May 27, 2008
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  9. Admiwal Wabbit

    Admiwal Wabbit Member

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    lol.
    Thats so it's not metal on metal causing lots of friction/heat and possibly distorting the shape.
    Also means the rollers wear out, not the variator.
     
    Admiwal Wabbit, May 28, 2008
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  10. jj180

    jj180 Active Member

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    thought the exact thing myself lol
     
    jj180, May 30, 2008
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  11. mca69

    mca69 New Member

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    why not just buy some new rollers they aint that expensive :bird:
     
    mca69, Jun 11, 2008
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  12. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    if you have new 5.5's and the 5.2's are a little too light you can have it done in 5 mins.... needs must.
    lighter made rollers will be denser material tho an so wear slower
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Jun 11, 2008
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