grandpaul
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If you use the correct tire inflator valve caps, they come right off every time.Nope.......
If you use the correct tire inflator valve caps, they come right off every time.Nope.......
Yes, riding it is (usually) not a PITA.Is there anything on this bike that's not a PITA. Steering bearings . Could not "punch" out the bearing from the inside, so ended up grinding down the inner and outer bearing race so i could get enough bearings out to pop out the inner race so i could get the inner tube out in order to get a bearing puller in, but it was too stuck to pull so i ended up pushing the bearing puller from the other side. My lord!
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That's what i'm hoping for. Probably at least 6 months out thoughYes, riding it is (usually) not a PITA.
Bearings or bushings at room temp and case heated was mentioned and recommended on this forum recently. I usually do it like you did but supposedly the frozen bearing cools off the case quickly and it starts contracting midway through.Back on the GB. Got the bearings in and camplate.
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Bearings were another pain. Heated up the case and froze the bearings. Trying to get the bearings in straight with a red hot case and freezing bearings was not easy. Also, thought i'd use some locktite bearing compound just to make sure they were in there good and tight. Well the bearing compound ended up freezing to the bearings and they were so tight to begin with the compound totally botched getting them in. So rinse and repeat. Cleaned off the bearing compound and started over. The layshaft bearing went in no problem, but the mainshaft bearing was still tight. Luckily, i had a press but still needed to get the bearing straight otherwise the press pushes it in at an angle and that won't work. Anywho, finally mission accomplished . Think if i do it again, i'll try it on a cold case with frozen bearings. The hot case seemed to heat up the bearings immediately and that might have expanded them enough to outweigh however much the case expanded with heat. And as for comments on the mainshaft bearing, i got that from CNW and asked Matt about the 2 RS bearing and he said that's what he uses, no problems. So that's what i'm going with
Now just hope i got the camplate timing right
Yeah, that's exactly what happened but not sure if the bearing cooled the case or the case heated the bearings. When i pulled out the bearings to redo, they were quite hot and they weren't in that long (and not fully in either). I think in terms of mass and thermal inertia, the bearings are apt to heat/cool faster than the case because they have less mass. So that would mean the bearings heat more than the case cools.Bearings or bushings at room temp and case heated was mentioned and recommended on this forum recently. I usually do it like you did but supposedly the frozen bearing cools off the case quickly and it starts contracting midway through.
I would recomend to remove the inner side seal so it will receive a constant supply of lube and not relie on the grease that it came with. with the outer seal left in plece it will be less apt to flood the clutch release and oil find its way to the clutch but I would still use a clutch push rod seal.And as for comments on the mainshaft bearing, i got that from CNW and asked Matt about the 2 RS bearing and he said that's what he uses, no problems. So that's what i'm going with
Now just hope i got the camplate timing right
And as for comments on the mainshaft bearing, i got that from CNW and asked Matt about the 2 RS bearing and he said that's what he uses, no problems. So that's what i'm going with
I would recomend to remove the inner side seal so it will receive a constant supply of lube and not relie on the grease that it came with. with the outer seal left in plece it will be less apt to flood the clutch release and oil find its way to the clutch but I would still use a clutch push rod seal.