Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Installed Seat Post Bolt on the Teledyne

Bought this bolt online.

It's marked Chromoly.

There's a crack on one of the tabs for clamping the seat post together.

There is no "notch" cut in the tabs for the locking bolt.

The bolt came with a locking tab cast into one end.  Had to grind and file off this tab so that it will fit the bike.

There's a "T" cast into the end of the bolt side of the assembly.  Don't know what it stands for (Tange? - Japanese component manufacturer)

When I installed the bolt, the crack didn't get any bigger and the seat post was clamped.  May be OK as is...





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