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  • cowboyup3371
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    #331
    Greg, are you missing a screw in the stator cover on purpose?
    Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

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    • SVSooke

      #332
      Originally posted by cowboyup3371
      Greg, are you missing a screw in the stator cover on purpose?
      No just a senior moment.They are .006 on an inch Daniel,spec is.003

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      • SVSooke

        #333
        OK I actually LOOKED at BassCliff/Matchless's zip tie PDF instead of dithering at it.Looked easy enough,took a few tries but I got it though the plug hole on the outside cylinders no problem.The insides I think my tie was to shortThen I realised with no pipes I could put a tie though the ports.Feed the info through Steve's handy dandy spreadsheet(stopped dithering on that to) and I can transfer 1 of the 2.75 shims to make #1 good to go.Do need a 2.85 and 2 2.75 shims to be good.
        Last edited by Guest; 03-04-2012, 05:43 PM.

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        • SVSooke

          #334
          Had a little mix up with the battery box http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=188990 ,amazing how the right parts work better.

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          • GateKeeper

            #335
            That only happens when one has more than one bike..... :-)

            see I don't get into that kind of trouble.....I only have one, and I can't put other parts into it.....LOL

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            • Good Times

              #336
              Good work SV. Enjoying watching your thread. Can't wait to see the final product.

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              • SVSooke

                #337
                Yeah having other parts around has it's challenges occasionally GK.
                Thanks GT enjoying watching your thread to.

                Got the triples in.Need new bearings

                Airbox in loosely,battery box is in

                Shocks are in with 750 head nuts.Where are those chrome acorns?And the Suzi lower bolt?Had to borrow one from the Honda
                Last edited by Guest; 03-07-2012, 05:48 AM.

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                • SVSooke

                  #338


                  Bottoned up the engine.Got shims from Rob today.All the valves are now .003 of an inch,loose side of spec.Did a recheck making sure the adjacent valve was not in compression of it's valve.

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                  • SVSooke

                    #339
                    Got all the old bearings and head races out.Was going to start a new thread but did a search instead.Found a few answers.Mig welding the head races was out.With the engine in I'm not taking the frame to work.So I dremaled though the races and bashed them out.A bit crude but it got the job done.

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                    • Guest

                      #340
                      Originally posted by SVSooke
                      Got all the old bearings and head races out.Was going to start a new thread but did a search instead.Found a few answers.Mig welding the head races was out.With the engine in I'm not taking the frame to work.So I dremaled though the races and bashed them out.A bit crude but it got the job done.
                      I've done two like this. No problems at all.

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                      • SVSooke

                        #341
                        Thanks,first time I've done this.Now just got to wait till I can order up the new ones.

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                        • Guest

                          #342
                          Originally posted by SVSooke
                          Thanks,first time I've done this.Now just got to wait till I can order up the new ones.

                          Check Ebay. IIRCI got the last set(All Balls) for the 78 for about 30 bux.

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                          • Flyboy

                            #343
                            Wow Greg, you have been a busy beaver, she is coming along nicely, and looking really good as well, another BOM...perhaps
                            That stainless fastener kit really sets the motor off nicely.
                            Crude is mine, it belongs to me, I removed my steering head bearings before I had a Dremel, real caveman style, but I had no option but to get a Dremel to remove the swing arm bearings, felt high tech compared to bludgeoning them out.

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                            • GateKeeper

                              #344
                              I got new bearings from a local bearing supply house here, was able to walk in and walk out with them, no waiting for delivery, it was great, cost me about 85 bucks or so for the two new bearings, I reused the old cover on the bottom bearing, dust boot or what ever it's called

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                              • SVSooke

                                #345
                                Originally posted by Octain
                                Check Ebay. IIRCI got the last set(All Balls) for the 78 for about 30 bux.
                                On my watch list.Was going to do Z1 but went from $33 to $45 yesterday.Waiting for a PP top up.
                                Last edited by Guest; 03-10-2012, 01:43 AM.

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