So. I have decided to post this up on here and see what the guru's say.
I have a frame on a bike that was badly damaged and has been repaired at this point. It is however not 100%. When you insert the swingarm bolt from right to left (damaged side), the bolt goes in up to where the threads stop. Vertically it is perfect, just a tad forward. When the bolt is inserted left (damaged side) to right, it hits low and to the rear. Pictures below.
I have installed both the bolt by itself (with a BFH) and the bolt with the swingarm. I have taken some measurements with a tap measure and everything seems good. It seems that the left side of the frame where the bolt goes through is now in the right spot, but seems slightly askew.
This weekend, I was going to do some more measuring using a plumb bob. With my frame level, I was going to mark the backbone on a huge piece of cardboard and extend that past the rear of the bike. Without moving the frame, I was gonna measure both sides of the swingarm and see how it measures to the backbone line. Probably do some other measurements as well.
I had a local shop take a look at it. They said it would probably cost more to fix it properly then it would cost to buy another frame/title. They recommended that I drill the holes out ever so slightly (2/1000 or so) or even some work with a Dremel and a sanding drum.
The question is, **ASSUMING** the frame is straight, what would the negative affects of running this frame as is, or does careful work with a Dremel even sound like a good idea?
Pictures. First is the original damage, second is left side of frame (damaged side) and the third is the right side.
I have a frame on a bike that was badly damaged and has been repaired at this point. It is however not 100%. When you insert the swingarm bolt from right to left (damaged side), the bolt goes in up to where the threads stop. Vertically it is perfect, just a tad forward. When the bolt is inserted left (damaged side) to right, it hits low and to the rear. Pictures below.
I have installed both the bolt by itself (with a BFH) and the bolt with the swingarm. I have taken some measurements with a tap measure and everything seems good. It seems that the left side of the frame where the bolt goes through is now in the right spot, but seems slightly askew.
This weekend, I was going to do some more measuring using a plumb bob. With my frame level, I was going to mark the backbone on a huge piece of cardboard and extend that past the rear of the bike. Without moving the frame, I was gonna measure both sides of the swingarm and see how it measures to the backbone line. Probably do some other measurements as well.
I had a local shop take a look at it. They said it would probably cost more to fix it properly then it would cost to buy another frame/title. They recommended that I drill the holes out ever so slightly (2/1000 or so) or even some work with a Dremel and a sanding drum.
The question is, **ASSUMING** the frame is straight, what would the negative affects of running this frame as is, or does careful work with a Dremel even sound like a good idea?
Pictures. First is the original damage, second is left side of frame (damaged side) and the third is the right side.