On the TS250 project.

Seized solid, when I tried to remove it last weekend.

The last one I had that was seized had to be cut out in the end.

However, I've soaked it in Plus-Gas and left it for a week, and blimey,
with a 22mm ring spanner on it, I can turn it a bit this way and that
now. So I've soaked it again, and I'll keep soaking it, and I'll have
another crack at it the weekend after next.

I'm hoping that with a blowlamp to apply lots of heat, I can get the
bastard thing out. It's the only thing that's stopping me getting the
frame off to the painter. I'm now looking at a completely bare frame but
one that's still got the front and back end suspension att5ached. The
forks and yokes and bars can be removed in one unit, and I want to do
the same with the rear wheel, shocks and swinging arm.

Encouragingly, there doesn't appear to have been any butchery either of
the frame or of the wiring loom (though I have a NOS loom in the growing
pile of boxes marked "TS250".


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On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:00:36 +0100, (E-Mail Removed) (The
Older Gentleman) wrote:

>The forks and yokes and bars can be removed in one unit,

That's clever - I'd like to watch that.

Salad Dodger <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:00:36 +0100, (E-Mail Removed) (The
> Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
> >The forks and yokes and bars can be removed in one unit,
>
> That's clever - I'd like to watch that.

Well, you know what I mean. Two lumps, then, you pedant. And if the
brake cable reamins connected, then it's technically one :-P


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Kawasaki GT550x2 Suzuki TS250ERx2 GN250 Damn, up to ten bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> If you had a decent rattle gun ..........
> Spin forward, spin reverse, repeat.

You'd need a very, very powerful one for this.


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chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

In message <1jocxsf.fhs2g8nkz6p0N%(E-Mail Removed) .uk>, The
Older Gentleman <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>On the TS250 project.
>
>Seized solid, when I tried to remove it last weekend.
>
>The last one I had that was seized had to be cut out in the end.
>
>However, I've soaked it in Plus-Gas and left it for a week, and blimey,
>with a 22mm ring spanner on it, I can turn it a bit this way and that
>now. So I've soaked it again, and I'll keep soaking it, and I'll have
>another crack at it the weekend after next.
>
There will be a succession of weekends with a few mm extra play in the
thread. Prace bets, will TS250 be finished before or after house move?
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Tim

On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:27:33 +0100, (E-Mail Removed) (The
Older Gentleman) wrote:

>Salad Dodger <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:00:36 +0100, (E-Mail Removed) (The
>> Older Gentleman) wrote:
>>
>> >The forks and yokes and bars can be removed in one unit,
>>
>> That's clever - I'd like to watch that.
>
>Well, you know what I mean. Two lumps, then, you pedant. And if the
>brake cable reamins connected, then it's technically one :-P

Nice escape.

Salad Dodger <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:27:33 +0100, (E-Mail Removed) (The
> Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
> >Salad Dodger <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:00:36 +0100, (E-Mail Removed) (The
> >> Older Gentleman) wrote:
> >>
> >> >The forks and yokes and bars can be removed in one unit,
> >>
> >> That's clever - I'd like to watch that.
> >
> >Well, you know what I mean. Two lumps, then, you pedant. And if the
> >brake cable reamins connected, then it's technically one :-P
>
> Nice escape.

<Doffs hat>


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Kawasaki GT550x2 Suzuki TS250ERx2 GN250 Damn, up to ten bikes!
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The Older Gentleman wrote:

> > If you had a decent rattle gun ..........
> > Spin forward, spin reverse, repeat.
>
> You'd need a very, very powerful one for this.

I had an XS 400 (engine still in the frame) on a ****ing press and still
couldn't get the swing arm pivot bolt out.

This one:
http://www.sweller.dynalias.org/xs400/index.html
You may recognise the tank...


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Simon

sweller <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
> > > If you had a decent rattle gun ..........
> > > Spin forward, spin reverse, repeat.
> >
> > You'd need a very, very powerful one for this.
>
> I had an XS 400 (engine still in the frame) on a ****ing press and still
> couldn't get the swing arm pivot bolt out.
>
> This one:
> http://www.sweller.dynalias.org/xs400/index.html
> You may recognise the tank...

Heh. I saw one on eBay today, advertised as having had a brand new
petrol tank a couple of years ago, and wondered if that was one of
mine....


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Kawasaki GT550x2 Suzuki TS250ERx2 GN250 Damn, up to ten bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

The Older Gentleman wrote:

> > This one:
> > http://www.sweller.dynalias.org/xWhat was the res400/index.html
> > You may recognise the tank...
>
> Heh. I saw one on eBay today, advertised as having had a brand new
> petrol tank a couple of years ago, and wondered if that was one of
> mine....

What was the reg?

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Simon