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| Don't know if this gooseneck is even worth trying to save by filing & sanding... |
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| Looks like the gooseneck was too small for the handlebar & someone forced them together, thus causing the damage to the handlebar (& gooseneck?). Don't know if the bar is worth saving also... |
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| Although dirty, I think the fork and bearing just need some cleaning & re-lubing. |
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| Bought a 4 ft LED fixture from Costco to replace the broken fluorescent unit. The original fluorescent fixture is hard-wired in and has the light unit built into a wood molded frame and has a cover over the light (to diffuse and soften the light). The replacement that I bought from Costco is meant to be stand-alone and plugged into an outlet. So, a lot of adapting had to be done to fit a square peg into a round hole... |
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| Ended up going back to the garage many times to get more and more tools... |
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| What I though might be an hour job turned out to take three hours... But, it got done. |
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| Was able to get the gooseneck and handle bar assembly out by twisting the assembly in the fork, while applying some vertical force while twisting... It took many turns, but it slowly came out. |
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| The locking nut was still sitting in the gooseneck (this was the main problem), but the long hex head bolt was missing. |
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| Removed the locking nut |
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| It's tapered so that it will spread the end of the gooseneck as the bolt is tightened. |
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| There's a pressed in (& locked in) collet inside the top of the gooseneck. This is what the hex head bolt sits on and compressed against to pull the locking nut up the gooseneck to lock the gooseneck to the fork. What I should have done is to get a very long bolt with the right diameter and thread and thread it into the locking nut. Then, gently tap the locking nut down to release the gooseneck from the fork... Learning experience... |
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| One edge is bent (RH side of the picture) |
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| Used a hammer to flatten the edges before cleaning |
