what did you wrench on today??

[2012_jk]

Today I rejetted the carbs, check valve adjustment, install new NGK Iridium IX plugs and K&N air filter, and install an APE extra plate clutch kit on my 1984 GS1150E. Tomorrow is new chain and sprockets.

Hopefully my new clutch cable shows up on Monday and I will be riding again and be able to do a carb balance at work this week(niegbours think the bike to loud to do it at the townhome).

 

[Guest]

I installed the banjo bolt brake pressure switch. I did the front and rear. Works fantastic! Took me about an hour to install and bleed out the brakes. It only takes a light touch on either the front brake lever or the rear brake pedal and the brake light pops on. The mechanical switches are history. I also repacked my baffle and sounds much better now. The old fiberglass packing was like ummm crap, lol yeah.

 

[GSX1000E]

Cleaned and painted some more parts for the dormant for 17 years GS1100E project. Picked up the new mounted tires/rims yesterday on the way to work.

 

[airbornesamurai]

Replaced the petcock on my 1981 GS400, rebuild it a couple of times last year and it kept smashinbg the metal disc inside??

running great now

 

[mcycle-nut]

Worked on my '83 GS1100ES. Found out I need some fuel tube O-rings. That's what I get for letting it sit for 3 years.

 

[Baatfam]

Pulled the gas tank from my Suburban. Needs a fuel pump and I needed to get the code off it before ordering the new one.

40 gallon tank....

 

[Guest]

Pulled the gas tank from my Suburban. Needs a fuel pump and I needed to get the code off it before ordering the new one.

40 gallon tank....

Take the filler neck out and cut off about 4-5 inches off the inside neck, make it a 45 gallon tank lol

 

[cowboyup3371]

After replacing the oil pan gasket and performing an oil change on my 550 and then knocking out the rear wheel bearings on Charmayne's, we finally pulled the heads off of the Jeep's engine. I won't be able to get a loaner valve spring compressor for it until next payday due to other priorities but I will at least pull the cams off this week.

 

[GSX1000E]

A little work done today on the '80 1100E basket case project. (17 years since last registered/running?)

Painted: The rear brake caliper, brake stay, rotor, swing arm, rear rim, chain adjusters and drive sprocket.
Greased: Swing arm bearings, rear wheel bearings.
Polished: Axle and swing arm bolts/washers/nuts, rim, sprocket hub, all old bolts/threads, locking tabs.
Surfaced the rotor.
Mounted all of the above parts.

Here are some before, during and after pictures of the rear wheel assembly... (34 years of corrosion and rust, YUK!)

 

[Grimly]

Finished off welding-repairing the footpegs on the '80, and fitted a new revcounter oil drive seal. Noticed the cable drive shaft is fubared so will need a new one. I checked the others I have and they're all the same. I think I'll be looking seriously at getting rid of the mechanical tacho and putting a bung in there, thus curing a recurring oil leak weak spot.

 

[Guest]

Reminder - Athena gaskets SUCK

Reminder - Athena gaskets SUCK

It was head gasket time on Saturday... the 450 has been weeping from there for a while and I was intending to replace it next service, however last weekend on our big ride it nearly let go altogether and I had a brief loss of compression in the left cylinder

I've re-torqued the head nuts on a few different occasions but it didn't help.

Everything looked pretty good when I tore it down, although there is some white caked on powdery stuff on the right exhaust valve which I'm 99% positive is ethanol related. Shell have stuff up there 98 octane about three different times and put ethanol in it and I've been in a couple of situations where that was the only fuel available, and I'm pretty sure I got some the way the bike ran on it a few times.











It may not show up terribly well in the photos, but you could definitely see where the head was wet with oil at the front and particularly the left side.

I expected the gasket itself to be brittle and falling apart but it still looked ok, just doesn't do a good job of keeping the oil in... and again I could see where the surfaces were wet with oil when they shouldn't have been:



Got out my new genuine gasket (still kicking myself for not doing this in the first place), cleaned all the gasket surfaces up and cleaned off some of the carbon (not a lot built up) and got it all back together with everything torqued up properly.



I also checked compression in both cylinders with the new gasket (150 yay) and re-sync'd the carbs as well.

Took it for a short test ride yesterday and while it wasn't far, I did get the rev's up as much as I could and so far all is oil tight.

Oh, incidentally, the motor has less than 28,000km's on it since the rebuild, so no way should a head gasket have gone in such a short period of time!

 

[wymple]

I shimmed the valves on my 850. That compressing wrench you are suppose to use can go straight to the trash. What a stupid pain in the ass system! I used the zip tie method after fighting thru 2 valves, and that is as easy as it gets. I was very impressed at how fast it went. I got 5 of the valves to .006, 1 valve is at .0055 and 2 are at .0065. I like it, all in good spec.

 

[Brendan W]

Finally got down to visiting the starter clutch. With the occasional clacking noise I was dreading what I might find but apart from the fact that PO didn't seem to believe in gaskets everything seems good. Gear goes one way and feels right the way it locks, stator is shiny and coppery, R/R looks new ( three yellow a red and a black if anyone could guess what I have), voltage is steady at 14.2 - 14.3 from 1500 to 5000 rpm.
Battery drops from 12.7 to 11.8V with the key and lights on so maybe it's tired.
Since I got the trickle charger the incidence and severity of the clacking has reduced considerably.

 

[gustovh]

Finished this today, links to it's construction if interested.

V



http://s176.photobucket.com/user/gustovh/library/?view=recent&page=2

http://s176.photobucket.com/user/gustovh/library/?view=recent&page=1

 

[rustybronco]

V, The pictures in your bucket don't do your metalworking justice. That is some fine workmanship. I'd love to see the complete process as you're doing it. Have you ever done any hammer welding?

 

[GreatDane]

Wow...nice helmet (hope that's the correct terminology). All I worked on today is the mower deck. Replaced all the bearings in the spindles, got everything back together and mowed the lawn. Deck is not level...now got to work on that!

 

[rustybronco]

Cranking on Stan's bike since Sunday.

Cranking on Stan's bike since Sunday.

Rehung the exhaust system Sunday. Spent about an hour yesterday cleaning up, un-crimping, shortening and re-crimping the plug wires to make them fit like they should.

Fought with the air box tonight. Ended up having to heat the plastic housing with a propane torch, prying outward then letting it cool so that the inner two boots would stay on the carbs and not slide off because the center of the air box was dished inward. Fed the oil cooler lines between the air box boots and reconnected them up to the adapter.



Someday's you're the pidgeon... fecken mice!
Now I get to repair the air filter.

 

[gustovh]

V, The pictures in your bucket don't do your metalworking justice. That is some fine workmanship. I'd love to see the complete process as you're doing it. Have you ever done any hammer welding?

No all my work is cold, I only heat it to around 500 deg after everything is finished go give it color. Takes a forge to heat weld.'

Changed the blades on my riding mower, and washed Suzie Q

V

 

[wymple]

Brake pads on the 850, shortened the centerstand.

 

[Gorminrider]

Finished this today, links to it's construction if interested.

V



http://s176.photobucket.com/user/gustovh/library/?view=recent&page=2

http://s176.photobucket.com/user/gustovh/library/?view=recent&page=1

wow. An Armourer! very cool!

Now, how long will it take to get the DOT sticker for it!