Hey there!buzby wrote:Thanks for a very interesting discussion here so far. I've been looking at some of these myself, and I always wonder how solid the connection between the ring and the tube is on some of these. I'm always worried about ball slippage, and to my eyes, some of these devices don't look to have a very rigid attachment. Anyone have any advice or knowledge to add?
I found a business in Australia that sold plastic bushes and spacers in a myriad of sizes!
I ordered some with an inner diameter pretty much the same as the diameter of the locking pin.
By cutting it to the size of the gap left between the padlock hasp and the housing on the locking ring I was able to eliminate pretty much all play.
I also filed down one edge of the end of the locking pin. It is pretty much a clevis pin that has a round 'head', like that on a nail. By filing one edge square I was able to get it to sit on top of the bracket of the cage that engages with the base ring.
Couple that with the spacer, which effectively pulled the square edge of the locking pin on top of the bracket and held it in place, and..... voila!!!! All play eliminated!
With the absolute kindest regards.
J.