Hello help wanted - T3 knee pads

Technical Big Block Tonti and Loop Frame models
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I need some help i am trying to fit new knee rubbers pads to my t 3 callie i have got new brackets and new rubbers but I’m struggling to fit them the brackets bolt on to the rock boxs

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It’s not terribly complicated, Paul. The pads (on brackets) simply curve around the rear of each rocker box, positioned where your knee might make contact with the rocker box cover. I might be able to get you a photo in daylight (which it is not now).

Remove one rocker box bolt at a time, position the bracket loosely. Be careful tightening the bolts - those threads can strip. “Right” is blindingly obvious, as is “wrong”. Tighten up completely when happy with the position.

As a side note, and bearing in mind that we’re all different shapes and sizes: I found that my knees hit the ‘knee protectors’ more than they ever hit the rocker box covers (o;

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Re knee pads

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I have them on my Tonti, but as the rear sets are so far back I have the guards set horizontally and not vertically (or the other way around). The rubbers are easier to fit if you remove the brackets, as Barry suggests. This is also a good time to touch up any paint damage or rust on the brackets as well as polishing the rocker covers.

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what chris says and if the issue is in fitting the (new) rubbers to the brackets, plunging the wee bggrs in hot water will make them more flexible (potentially) and a glob of some sort of lube might help too. other than that, yup… they’re a tight fit.

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Thanks for your message’s ill give it a go

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I’m sure mine bolt to the inlet stub not the rocker covers, anyway what Barry has said is very true, try not to strip the threads with a heavy spanner hand.

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of course they do… doh!

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