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 Site Admin  Joined: Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:45 am Posts: 10117 Location: Poona, Qld, OZZY Has thanked: 21837 times Been thanked: 6192 times 
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I was just reading on an old thread from 2012 on the
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 Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:21 am Posts: 7142 Location: Lost Has thanked: 115 times Been thanked: 8604 times
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Good info there, I just checked mine out when I swapped the rotor head.
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Madmuz- Excellent advice!
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