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lost my little ball! ooooohhhh!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:21 pm
by trekie
hi all,
i got myself a new antenna for galileo and even though i tried to remove the old one veeery carefully, the ball bareing shot off in god knows what direction
anyone know where i can get another one
cheers
alex and jan
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:41 am
by kawasaki kid
If you have an idea of what size it is I`d try your local cycle shop as they usually sell them in small bags in various sizes.
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:27 am
by westonwarrior
The size you need is 1 1/8, they sell them in cycle shops for the peddles
I have some if you get in trouble, let me know
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:09 am
by haydn callow
I can recommend Westonwarriors balls. They fit real snug!!!
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:19 pm
by trekie
thanks haydn and thanks wes, i will pop to my local bike shop.
cheers
alex and jan
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:23 pm
by pippin
Of course, if you had read my original post then factsheet on the subject of changing the aerial there is no way you could have lost your balls!
BALLS!!!
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:39 pm
by Baldeagle
pippin wrote:Of course, if you had read my original post then factsheet on the subject of changing the aerial there is no way you could have lost your balls!
Pippin,I got a new aerial before I brought my Bongo over to France.When I got the Bongo it was broken in half.I found your post (avid reader) and got round to doing it today,old duvet on the gravel drive, just in case.
Well I didnt lose my balls (luckily) and the job was soon done,incidentally I dont listen to the radio much, prefer cd,s but the broken one looked dreadful.
Point is, now I know why they call Japanese inscrutable, what a clever but simple design.never seen anything like it before but three positions is perfect, although think I would be reluctant to use the highest, bit of brain fade entering the car park and bang, another £30 up the chute!!
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:41 pm
by westonwarrior
I would be reluctant to use the highest, bit of brain fade entering the car park and bang, another £30 up the chute!!
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thats why I changed mine to a bee sting
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:25 pm
by pippin
Lost our original to a tree branch reversing into a pitch in le Camping Municipal de le Conquet. Merde!
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:39 pm
by dandywarhol
I chopped my broken aerial down to the solid brass part about 30mm from the swivel and screwed on a Ford Escort aerial from the scrappies - £3 - job done.
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:52 pm
by trevd01
westonwarrior wrote: I would be reluctant to use the highest, bit of brain fade entering the car park and bang, another £30 up the chute!!
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thats why I changed mine to a bee sting
No problem going under anything
forwards, the aerial just clicks down into a lower position.
But just don't reverse under anything low with the aerial up...