Jesse owners, lets compare mounting hardware

[jimmy z]

I also noticed they changed to a lock not on retention screw.I prefer the threaded collar setup with allen set screw.Locknuts lose their resistence over use.Jim

 

[PowersUSA]

I also noticed they changed to a lock not on retention screw.I prefer the threaded collar setup with allen set screw.Locknuts lose their resistence over use.Jim

Yes they did change to a lock nut, but I'm not sure the purpose is the same having never seen or used the "older" style hardware in person. On the new hardware the lock nut serves as a simple end stop for when un-mounting the boxes (is serves NO purpose in retaining the box). Look close and you will see a "star" washer between the retention block and the lock nut. As you turn the knob on the inside of the box the the retention block (which has a threaded insert) backs out along the bolt until it and the star washer meet at the lock nut. At that time the retention block has cleared the rungs of the rack loop and (aided by the friction from the start washer) rotates with the bolt into a position where the box can be unmounted. The intent is to allow for single hand operation. All this "action" can be seen in the first video (re-posted) here: https://youtu.be/tKQEmj_2hhQ.

I would love to see a detailed video of the "older" hardware in action (mount/un-mount/mount sequence), who's up for it? Frankly I'm shocked that companies like Jesse don't have these videos for all to see. In this day in age 10 minutes in the Sun with your average smartphone and you have a decent quality video.

As a side note, when my boxes arrived in early July the bottom half of the right hand box was dented in transit. The backside of the box, where you mount the hardware, was also warped. I chalked the warp up to a side effect of the dent. I made Jesse aware of both the dent and the warp. Jesse's solution was to send me just a new bottom (leaving me the time wasting task of swapping over the hardware) which arrived this week and it too is warped. I'm really trying to remain positive and provide constructive feedback to Jesse (I'm not here to bash them) ,but this is becoming tiresome.

 

[Pterodactyl]

I'm at the BMW National Rally and saw Al Jesse a bit ago. Should I rough him up a little? :-\

 

[PowersUSA]

This past weekend I finally had time to re-shape the Jesse hardware.

Starting with the delrin block. A few moments on the band saw and the offending corner was trimmed off:

Next up, the retention block. This took much longer as I filed it by hand:

With these changes, the left hand box now mounts as smoothly has the right hand box.

My fixes are being shared with Jesse and hopefully they will incorporate these changes for future customers.

 

[Don in Lodi]

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[CoastalGuy]

I went to install my new set of Jesse luggage on my 2014 and I am having the same clearance issues on the exhaust side. For some reasons the pictures that show the modified delrin block and retention block aren't showing up. Is it my computer or are those pictures gone?

 

[PowersUSA]

DropBox changed how images are hosted. Using OneDrive now. I've updated a few pics and will chase down the rest later tonight.

 

[CoastalGuy]

Thanks for re-posting the pictures. Apparently they didn't do anything with your suggestions.