And so it begins. (GL fettling update 2008.1)

Oil hot and out. Filter off.
Silencers off. Exhaust clamps removed.
Rear wheel out - the tyre wasn't only rubbing on the rusty swing-arm,
it was also rubbing on the inside of the mudguard. Still, the new
swinger will sort most of that.

Now, collector box. It's held by two 14mm bolts, through a bracket
each, and into captive nuts welded into the collector.

Can you guess what happens next?

Yes, that's right, they spin round and round, rather than undo. Of
course, I can't do them up again, either. That would explain the
slight rattle, and general exhaust fartiness, I suppose.

The swingarm will not come out with the collector in place.

I guess the bolts will need cutting through. Will new captive nuts be
weldable? It's a stainless collector.

 

I'd use JB Weld to fix the nut if you can't find a welder who can weld those
dissimilar metals, anti-seize compound on the nut AND the bolt and then
after fitting I'd cover them both with grease. Then forget about 'em.



--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Okey Dokey.

JB Weld's dead good, innit? The two tubes currently in use were bought
to bodge a repair on my TS185 very nearly 30 years ago.

I've cut through one bolt (praise the carbon cutting wheel on a
flexi-Dremel), and I shall investigate the starboard exhaust tomorrow.

By 'eck, the swing-arm dunnarf resemble a string vest in places. =8-0

 

That's one of the few known weak spots in the 1500 Wing, innit?

 

Well I've used it for a huge number of things and I've never had a failure,
so IMO, yep.

**** me, even *I* don't keep stuff THAT long. Oh, hang on, I've been married
longer than that

Another magnificent invention, them carbon fibre cutting discs.

Ooooh. Have you got a nice replacement?


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I have. A tenner it cost me.

 

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

<settles back>

Luvverly.

The Boat Race.

Clocks go forwards.

Dodger's dicking about with the 'Wing.

Now I *know* that summer is a cumming in.

 

Good deal. Nearly as good a deal as when I got a swingarm, shaft drive
"diff", back wheel with a new tyre and a complete back brake assembly for my
VN 750 in fact. A fiver, plus postage (35 quid)


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I'm not surprised. Must have weighed a ton.

A useful cheap parcel firm, if anyone doesn't yet know, is
www.parcel2go.com

They piggy-back DHL. They have a 20kg limit for about 7 quid, which is
very useful if you sell the odd heavy item of Fleabay. and they come and
collect from you, too.

I discovered them when I flogged a pair of wheels, c/w tyres and discs,
and stuck in a guess of £15 for postage.

Then, after the auction ended, discovered it was going to be nearer £40.
Eek.

I sent them as two lots with parcel2go for £6.99 each.

 

Cuckoo!

Oh, and it's 'icumen'.

 

Apart from the fact that at least once, their next-day delivery turned
into a seven day delivery and the guy who sent didn't even get an
apology out of them.

 

I discovered the Screw Doctor discs, which are intended to cut a new
slot in the head of a fucked screw:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIAMOND-SCREW...034040041QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item310034040041

As the disc is steel coated in diamond, it lasts for ages and will not
break. They're as cheap as chips, too - two packs gave six discs for
a fiver.

Must be Honda design - I had a Pan swinging arm to weld a while ago.
More of it disappeared as I was welding it (as they do) and it ended
up looking like Frankenstein's baby. It's the way they build them:
there's folded, overlapping joints all over them, as well as gaps that
let water in and double-box sections that hold water. Strong and
cheap, but give them a few years in our weather and they're bound to
suffer.

 

Good, aren't they. Used these to remove steel nuts from steel studs on
the K1100 exhaust. Cut slots and then split with a chisel. Did seven
of them this way, quite a lot of cutting and it didn't wear out the disk
massively. Think they'd work quite well on bone, so if I ever need to
remove a finger this would possibly be the tool of choice.

 

Excellent info TOG. I'll have to mke a note though, coz I'l forget by half
12 oday.

Swot I thought, but my "rear end" was still good value.

Good thinking.



--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

They need a thorough leathering with Waxoil by the sound of it.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Oddly (or maybe not) enough they DO do bone well. A pal of mine makes bridge
pieces and nuts for guitars out of bone [1]
and uses diamond wheels for the cutting. Diamond wheels on a tile cutter
machine as it happens.

[1] **** do they STINK when they're "nearly" fresh


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Right, the collector's off. It now has two holes, one each side where
the captive "threaded things" (they're not nuts) used to be. I'm not
100% convinced JB Weld is going to be up to this.

Swinging arm is off, and doesn't look *too* dreadful. It's bad enough
to warrant replacement, but doesn't appear to have been
life-threatening.

The UJ is odd - rusty as all **** (the rubber boot thing had a big
split in it), but not a hint of play in any direction.

Now to get the clutch out - for a change. It'll be odd, doing it with
a clear view, rather than being 90% blind for most of the process.

Back off to the garage, with camera.

 

Pah. I was out on three of my bikes yesterday, and two on Saturday.

Hmm, must tidy the garage.

 

Yesterday, I was out on three of the four running (but not necessarily
legal) machines I have.