Noooooo!

Last night I decided to finally start work on replacing the camchain
in my CBR1000.

After removing a seemingly endless pile of plastic, rubber and metal
bits, I was just about to unbolt the upper camchain guide when I
dropped the socket I was fitting to the ratchet - down the camchain
tunnel.

It was wedged in too tightly for my magnetic pickup tool to retrieve
it, so I went after it with the claw, but only succeeded in dropping
it even deeper into the motor.

Hopefully it'll turn up when I take the sump off. :-(


BTH

 

Yeah, gotta be careful with them magnets, mate...
Shouda used a really strong one...did that once and pulled the whole
arse-end of the bike out of that chain-tunnel, tail-light first )
Used the "claw" as well when the torch detected the rear-wheel, what a
battle...
Twas like a day at the maternity ward, one thing after another popped out
Never found that cam-chain again on that lousy DT175, ran fine afterwards,
though.
Seriously, hope that you'll find your socket in that tunnel. Is it a carpal
tunnel?

cheers
pete

 

Been there, done that ;-) I think everyone has... but luckily the magnetic pickup got it out for me. Twice..

Good luck!

 

Bad luck BT but don´t let it get you down. That Irish bastard will make sure
it´s the socket you need to get the sump off!!

BTW, the heart transplant on the TR1 went well last weekend. Only three
mysterious bolts left over and we even managed a ride to the pub for the
band Sunday arvo.

 

let loose on an internet connection and the
unfortunate result was...

Thought of turning the bike upside down and giving it a shake?




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TR1?
The old enclosed-chain-drive V-Twin Yamaha 1000 circa 1983?
Clem

 

Yep, 81 I think I saw on the compliance. It´s done my mate well. Been
chucked down the road at a hundred and sixty and still going strong, well
stronger since the transplant and top end rebuild.

70,000 I think he said on the chain and sprockets and they´re just starting
to show wear. Pisser idea but a bit messy to work on.

 

No idea, Clem (I shoulda had a closer look at your parts bin). Do they have
a 19¨ front wheel too?