Hello bkvette3;
If you want to do it on a budget, you can make on for around $4.00 in around an hour. If the slider is in a recessed channel use option b below. The good thing is that if it works you saved some money. They other good thing is, if it doesn't work you are only out around $4.00. The other good thin is, if it does work and doesn't fail after a few rides which is unlikely, you can make a second one and see if it will sell on Ebay for around $29.95 if you want and advertise it as an "upgrade"', lol.
Your chain might make slightly more noise with the nylon than the rubber whenever it hits it. If the chain is properly adjusted, it should take a LONG time before it wears through the heads of the plastic retainers used in option 2 below.
Here’s some options.
1. Buy a sheet of 6.6 nylon around 8” wide and around 3/16” thick. The extra width is for mounting tabs and also to make another if needed.
2. Clean the slider.
2. Put a 3/4” - 1” wide piece of masking tape on the slider just behind the front nut and wrap it around the bend in the skid plate onto the flat part by around 1”. This represents the front mounting tab.
3. Do the same on the rear by placing the rear edge of the tape around 1” forward of the skid plates rear mounting hole and extend the tape over the first exposed rib. This represents the rear mounting tab.
4. Remove the slider, lay it upside down on the plastic with the outside edge even with the plastic and mark the plastic then simply cut it out with a hacksaw etc..
5. Put the plastic on the skid plate.
6. Drill a 3/16” hole on the skid plate so it is centered in the tab.
7. Drill a 1/8” hole in the plastic.
8. Put some grease on a flat head sheet metal screw and screw it into the plastic from the bottom side of the skid plate. You can also just drill the same size hole in both and secure it with a bolt, flat washers and lock nut.
9. Put on some gloves then hold the front of the plastic in place and CAREFULLY heat it with a heat shrink gun. It is EXTREMELY easy to overheat it. Use the end of a wooden hammar to hold it in place if your fingers get too toasty.
Push on the tab periodically with your fingers or the end of a wooden hammar. Once it is soft enough, start to bend it. You probably have to do this in two steps because once the heat is removed, it will harden up quickly. If someone else holds it you can do it in one step.
10. once bent you can remove the plastic and bend the tab a hair more to force the slider section down on the skid plate slightly if it is not laying flat.
11.drill hole and mount as desired.
12. file front edge slightly so the chain will go over it more easily.
13. you can also glue it to the skid plate with weather strip adhesive as increased security if you want.
Plan b.
1. Do the same as above but use a 5/16” thick piece of plastic.
2. Cut it the width of the original slider with no tabs.
3. Plunge some 3/8” mounting holes in it around 1/2 way through with a wood bore. They are around $3.00 - $6 00. at the hardware store. The link below shows 1 style.
http://www.sourcingmap.com/22mm-bore...FSho7AodO2AACQ
4. Drill 1/4” holes all the way through the slider and the skid plate.
5. Secure with plastic push retainers or plastic button head screws which can found in the “Help” section of most auto
parts stores. See photos in links below. The screws are best.
Push retainers B-10967, B-13166
https://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/151-164.pdf
Plastic button head screws.
http://img.directindustry.com/images...33-2350439.jpg
6. File front edge of slider.
7. Buy 8 grade 8 flat washers the size of the skid plate mounting holes. install 1 between each bolt hole and the swing arm.
8. Check chain to slider clearance. It should be close but ok. Add 1 more washer if necessary.
Originally Posted by barnett468
Hello bkvette3;
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