tank protector removal

....am I right in thinking that one needs hot air? and if so, how hot:
is a hairdryer up to it?

The fuel tank is plastic, btw ., so it can't get too warm.

 

Orc welder ;-)

 

Yes it should be, especially with a good soak of WD$4 beforehand and a
length of dental floss to pull thru the glueline.

PS. Make sure the h'dryer doesn't draw petrol fumes, otherwise you could be
left just holding the protector....

 

this sounds wrong, but make sure the tank is full of petrol as it will act
as a heat sink and help even the heating and protect against local heat
spots

 

Warm, not HOT. A hairdryer is perfect. Work a small bit at a time and just
"waft" the dryer all over, don't concentrte on one spot.

Thank **** coz it'll weld the sticker even tighter if you do.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Ooh, clever.

Um. I wonder whether my shed fire extinguisher is up to it....

 

Well, I idly just tried lifting a corner and it came up easily, so I
pulled further and the whole thing just peeled straight off without
heat. Pity the other jobs haven't gone as easily.

 

Add some heat to the other jobs

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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Heh. I have. Among the *many* stuck fasteners (this was one seriously
neglected bike), the LH exhaust clamp screw snapped when I tried to
undo it. It's the only place I've been able to use the blue wrench so
far; everything else has been fastening something delicate.

 

What you need is a stud extractor set.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Laser-4462-St...tZUK_Hand_Tools_Equipment?hash=item3a53b29770

Summat like that. Snap-on and Blue-Point do their version albeit a tad more
expensive, but as you're not de-studding every day, I reckon these are worth
a punt.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19.

 

Actually, I probably could use one, but most of the screws I've had to
undo would have been impossible to use the set on.

Some were bloody awkward rather than needing extra tools, like the
rubber instrument mount that was broken, leaving just a disc with a
threaded stud that passed through a mounting plate: turning the nut on
the stud simply turned the disc.

Ditto the thee button-head screws on the instruments: they turn but
don't unscrew. Those ones aren't urgent so I've left them for now.

The two bolts I had to drill passed through the plastic rear mudguard;
these were recessed button-headed Allen bolts.

All the others (apart from the exhaust one) came apart with Plus-Gas
and lots of working back and forth, a fraction of a turn further each
time.

 

Oh the sheer joy


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19