Does your rear clam catch on the brackets?
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Spider
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Location: Brisbane Australia
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 Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? Opening and closing the rear clam on my Spyder was a 2 person job to avoid it catching on the lowest mounting brackets. I made these little guides on a 3D printer. Material is ABS - weigh 14g each - solves the problem. If anyone is interested I can upload an *.stl file so you can get them printed locally. Before  After 
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| Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:56 pm |
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sanzomat
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? That is pretty cool. I've not had any trouble with my rears but I often flick off the spire nuts from the bottom fixings on the front when opening. I might try something similar to avoid having to grovel around on the floor looking for the errant spire nut!
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Elansprint
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? Very neat but as above I have more trouble with the fronts
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yazza54
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? My rears are fitted from behind, so there's a square hole in the inner panel if that makes sense, so it sits pretty flush
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sidewinder
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? I found the originals to be a bit flimsy & replaced them with solid metal blocks with a threaded hole. Attachment: 
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ray-spyder
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? looks good can i have the stl please?.
(i have a fog light surround file stl if anyone fancy's it.)
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Spider
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? I couldn't upload the file (what file extensions will this site allow?) so here is a link to the file on my dropbox account. https://www.dropbox.com/s/5mzwi14fdf6nbqf/Clam%20Guide%20B.STL?dl=0
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terjea
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets?
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yazza54
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? Look nice but assuming they're a push button to release is that not tricky only having one pair of hands?
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terjea
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? Quote: Look nice but assuming they're a push button to release is that not tricky only having one pair of hands? Your are never alone in a Spyder...  You need to do one side at a time with a little care, so its not perfect.  T
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ray-spyder
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? Quote: stl file so you can get them printed locally  the beauty of 3d printing. you can have a file send to you from halfway around the world and have it on your desk in 2h .
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librakv6
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? I did the same as yazza's made a square hole and mounted from the back, also cut down the flange on the rear clam, the clam shuts without touching the tub at all, I think this is the cheapest option  Jamie
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ray-spyder
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? Quote: I think this is the cheapest option it is a common misconception that all 3d printing is pricey this print cost me 21p a part. so i may as well give it a go .
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Spider
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Re: Does your rear clam catch on the brackets? Can't speak for all 3D printed plastics, but the ABS I used responds well to a brief dip in acetone or paint thinners. This melts the strands to produce a stronger, smoother part. In my case, I sanded the parts smooth, then dipped them.
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