Suntour Cyclone (6000) RD question
10-14-13, 07:44 PM
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Suntour Cyclone (6000) RD question
I have one of these that I was going to put on my commuter. On the pivot for the cage, the nut (allen key) screws onto the cage pivot shaft, which has a slot in it. When I try to tighten it up, it only goes so tight, then slips. On a Cyclone MkII GT I have, there was a small "T" shaped piece of metal which fit into the slot on this. I think it is in there to expand the slot out so that the external threads tighten fully on the nut. The 6000 was missing this; I tried making one from a scrap of metal, but don't think it is quite thick enough.
Anyone else seen these and know if you can get a replacement (fat chance)? Or does anyone have an exploded parts diagram showing this? It is different from the diagrams on The Yellow Jersey site.
https://www.velobase.com/ViewComponen...108&AbsPos=389
Thanks!
Anyone else seen these and know if you can get a replacement (fat chance)? Or does anyone have an exploded parts diagram showing this? It is different from the diagrams on The Yellow Jersey site.
https://www.velobase.com/ViewComponen...108&AbsPos=389
Thanks!
Last edited by Pars; 10-14-13 at 07:47 PM.
10-15-13, 07:50 AM
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No one? Out of all the Suntour experts here? 
I took the GT apart; the metal piece in it was 0.92mm thick. The piece I had made (if you can call it that) was 0.6mm thick. I put the stock piece from the GT in the Cyclone 6000, nut tightened right up. I had some copper sheet samples, one of which (22 or 24 ga) happened to be right at the correct thickness, so made a replacement (tin snips, less than a minute), put it in and it works fine, so I think I am good.
I would still like to find an exploded view of this revised design as both the Cyclones I have use this design rather than what is shown at The Yellow Jersey site. Instead of the internally threaded cage shaft (21) shown, mine have an externally threaded shaft with a slot in it (for the spring), and the nut is internally threaded. Maybe they were having problems with the "nut"? Mine also have more of a band type spring rather than the coil type shown.
I took the GT apart; the metal piece in it was 0.92mm thick. The piece I had made (if you can call it that) was 0.6mm thick. I put the stock piece from the GT in the Cyclone 6000, nut tightened right up. I had some copper sheet samples, one of which (22 or 24 ga) happened to be right at the correct thickness, so made a replacement (tin snips, less than a minute), put it in and it works fine, so I think I am good.
I would still like to find an exploded view of this revised design as both the Cyclones I have use this design rather than what is shown at The Yellow Jersey site. Instead of the internally threaded cage shaft (21) shown, mine have an externally threaded shaft with a slot in it (for the spring), and the nut is internally threaded. Maybe they were having problems with the "nut"? Mine also have more of a band type spring rather than the coil type shown.
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No one? Out of all the Suntour experts here?
I took the GT apart; the metal piece in it was 0.92mm thick. The piece I had made (if you can call it that) was 0.6mm thick. I put the stock piece from the GT in the Cyclone 6000, nut tightened right up. I had some copper sheet samples, one of which (22 or 24 ga) happened to be right at the correct thickness, so made a replacement (tin snips, less than a minute), put it in and it works fine, so I think I am good.
I would still like to find an exploded view of this revised design as both the Cyclones I have use this design rather than what is shown at The Yellow Jersey site. Instead of the internally threaded cage shaft (21) shown, mine have an externally threaded shaft with a slot in it (for the spring), and the nut is internally threaded. Maybe they were having problems with the "nut"? Mine also have more of a band type spring rather than the coil type shown.
I took the GT apart; the metal piece in it was 0.92mm thick. The piece I had made (if you can call it that) was 0.6mm thick. I put the stock piece from the GT in the Cyclone 6000, nut tightened right up. I had some copper sheet samples, one of which (22 or 24 ga) happened to be right at the correct thickness, so made a replacement (tin snips, less than a minute), put it in and it works fine, so I think I am good.
I would still like to find an exploded view of this revised design as both the Cyclones I have use this design rather than what is shown at The Yellow Jersey site. Instead of the internally threaded cage shaft (21) shown, mine have an externally threaded shaft with a slot in it (for the spring), and the nut is internally threaded. Maybe they were having problems with the "nut"? Mine also have more of a band type spring rather than the coil type shown.
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