Posted by John Swensen on August 30, 2000 at 20:51:06:
In Reply to: Re: Re: St. Pete "German Machine" posted by Chuck on August 30, 2000 at 18:02:00:
Chuck,
There are several things you might consider in your quest for a better linkage.
You may be able to get new stop-arms to fit your rotors, allowing you to install any kinds of links (Sumiswald-style metal ball-ends, model-shop plastic ball ends, pop-off ball-ends, etc.) without damage to the original hardware. You could, also, rig some kind of adaptor to fit the existing stop-arms (threaded inserts to fit the old screw-holes, screws and nuts to fit in the slots of s-arm linkages (as suggested by Rick Denney), etc.).
Similarly, you could retain the original bar, uprights, and axle, making new arms and paddles to fit.
I'll try to put something together on this, soon.