Numpty SOB fettling questions

Gah.

ok,

1) forks, do I need to take the shiny bit out before I can take the
fork seal out ? I've got the circlip & washer off.

2) Rear spindle. Does it really matter which way it goes through the
wheel ?

3) 20 year old single piston Tokico caliper, do the pins push out (i.e.
not threaded) once the retaining clip is out ? [1]

The HBOL is sketchy on all the above ;-)

Ta in advace

Paul.

[1] Paging SteveH

 

Firstly, it helps to loosen the end caps before you take them out of the
yokes.

There is usually an allen key bolt at the bottom of the fork that holds
the damper rod in that you'll need to undo. First though, make sure
you've got a new set of washers for the bolts and a bottle of thread
lock for the thread.

Once you've got the bottom bolt undone, you usually use the fork leg as
a slide hammer to get the top bush and seal out... if it's fitted with a
top bush.

Clean everything up really clean, lube the shiny bit with some fork oil
or ATF but before you do, wrap the end of the fork in some PVC
insulation tape firstly taking the lower bush off, so that the seal
doesn't get dammaged.

Also, when putting the top bush / washer / seal in, be careful not to
dammage the shiny bit. A length of plastic pipe the right diameter used
as a drift is best for this.

Failing that, an old seal with the outer diameter ground down a bit so
it won't get stuck in the top of the fork and an old large blunt flat
blade screw driver with the end sheathed in a disposable craft knife
blade protector, hit by a hammer wrapped up in duck tape. Worked for me.

I always put the nut on the other side to the exhaust, if you've got two
exhausts take yer pick. Although I always put it back the way it came
off, which ever way that was.

Dunno, can't remember last time I worked on one of those.

Yep.. that'll be normal then.

 

Gah.

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wrote in @g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

You still interested in a britter similar to mine?
I'm off to see a Matchless G3L of 1954 vintage this evening

Pic here:

http://www.tallbloke.net/G3L.jpg

Could be reasonably priced...

 

Well, I did on the BBird, and after my chat with Champ on here, who
said servicing on a bike was as easy as a car, but everything being in
minature, so I serviced them both.

So oil and filter, check, pads, sorted, But I can't even see the plugs
on the 12R, let alone change them.

Under the false tank lie demons personified, wiring and guff, so i'm
not going in there.

I'll stick with my SOB fettling I think, and asking random questions on
here

Cheers

Paul.

 

Not necessarily. You can take out the spring and fill the forks with
oil. Then compress...
This should force out the seal, but a lot of force may be required to do
this and it may not be pretty if you succeed.

 

That's rather nice.

Email me at the usual. The one I post with is valid.

Even more vintage/non runner would be equally good too, the whole idea
is to immerse myself in as much muck, rust and filth as possible in the
garage ;-)

Thankfully my 3 SOB's are fulfilling this admirably ATM ..

Started the Silver Superdream the other day - cor, it ain't half rough
and rattly !

Cheers

Paul.

 

wrote in @f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

Emailed already at technologist addy

I'm off to see it at 7pm. Believe me, you're better off with one which is
already in reasonable order.


Cheers

Rog

 

That's a sidestand to rival the one on the Blingmobile, that is.

 

Looks like a load of old fanny to me.

 

The motorbike that comes with it is pretty as well.

 

<considers relative performance of Matchless and Dniepr>

 

I sold that because it was too slow.

Anyway, it was a "pussy" joke. <sigh>

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, tallbloke

Purely, *purely*, Ah say *PURELY* out of idle
curiosity-and-I'm-not-going-to-buy-it-because-six-bikes-is-too-many-and-s
he'd-definitely-kill-me-without-any-shadow-of-a-doubt-and-I-don't-want-to
-die-yet... How much would that be likely to go for?

--
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and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single"

 

@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk:

There's no need to get catty

 

LOL!

I'm going to try to find a valid email address to tell you (or you ping
me). But Zymurgy has first dibs if he's quick.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, tallbloke

wun at wicked-uncle-nigel dot me dot uk will work.

But it's purely for interest. You do understand that, right?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single"

 

We all understand that, Nigel.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Good, so long as that's understood.

I can't afford it ATM anyway...

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single"

 

Not that that's ever stopped you, of course.