what did you wrench on today??

[Mikeyc]

Newbie wrenching on my 82 850L

Newbie wrenching on my 82 850L

Just got notified that my shipment from BikeBandit was delivered. I'm ready to tackle the carbs. I have to say, this site has really inspired me. I have had the bike for a while, but it sat unused most of the past 2 years. It is a really nice bike and I want to do it right by getting it running as good as it looks.

 

[bradleymaynar]

It wasn't today, but last night. New exhaust is mounted with new gaskets (thanks again batfaam kic) and changed the oil and filter. Next is the carbs. Waiting on new pads from bikebandit for the front brakes.

Brad bk

 

[Turtleface]

Brakes

Brakes

Started tearing apart my brake system today. Got the left caliper nice and stripped, as you can see. Still a few tiny spots of paint left, but they should be easy to get out with a touch of sandpaper, or maybe a 3M pad. Ordered an o-ring kit for the carbs today as well. Going to finish stripping the front calipers and brackets tonight, and probably do the rear as well.

 

[gggGary]

Good work. that caliper looks great, are you putting it back to black or something different?
After stripping down a parts XS750 yesterday I looked a round the shed and said OMG I am drowning in scrap iron. I hauled well over a ton of iron to the local iron dumpster today about 1/3 of it was bike parts !!! and I still have too many. The 11E is a still way back in the garage. I still think it will be on the road this year but hard to tell for sure.

 

[Turtleface]

I've got some VHT Satin Black Caliper Paint I've going to give a whirl. Old stuff had been attacked by brake fluid, and who knows what else. Just a general mess.

 

[spwalker09]

I was at school replacing a bearing (not on the bike) and decided to open up my carbs to take a look at them. Aside from some minor blockage on the main jet (which is why it is out in the pictures) on the #1 carb, I found this rubber plug. Granted, this is only my second set of carbs that I've opened up, but I remember on the Keihin FCR37 that I dissected last week, the idle and starter jets were clearly accessible and open to the float bowl. I only see the main jet, where are the others? What is behind the plug in pic #1? It looks like a jet of some sort...is that plug supposed to be there?? (sorry for the crappy cell phone pics)

Thanks

The problem?

Behind door #1...

 

[spwalker09]

But in other noos, I got my valve shim tool in today (just in time for the local shop where I can get shims to be closed for the weekend! :clap along w/ my new intake boots and stainless boot fasteners (ordered a pack of 25, so if anyone wants to buy some, let me know). Still waiting on the clamps, o-rings, and a couple other odds n' ends. And of course...shims...Tomorrow's project will be cleaning the carbs (which aren't that dirty, but I wanna take care of them once and for all) and maybe taking a second crack at removing the old intake boots.

 

[Chris]

Grease for splines

Grease for splines

moly 60% grease is the highest recommended lube for the rear splines i have seen. honda has a moly 60 paste, or if you are lucky, a local auto shop will have some. I got some 60% paste from a local shop for about 10 dollars for a tube a little shorter than a tube of caulk.

BMW shops also often have spline grease as greasing the transmission input splines is a common maintenance task on Beemers.

If none of the bike shops have moly grease on hand most auto parts shops should carry moly grease for packing CV joints. That works too.

 

[COGS]

BMW shops also often have spline grease as greasing the transmission input splines is a common maintenance task on Beemers.

If none of the bike shops have moly grease on hand most auto parts shops should carry moly grease for packing CV joints. That works too.

Thanks...in spite of a foot of snow at my house today, I did make it to the Honda dealership for their Moly 60 Paste...now if the snow would melt so I could get my tires mounted...Well, then I guess I'd still be waiting for my shocks! Oh well, maybe I can find another part to clean...
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[ddaniels]

Finished up the valve adjustment today and got it buttoned back up. All spacings are either .002 in. or .0025 in. Now, if my dad-burned airbox boots would just get here!! grrrrrrr

 

[Guest]

I was at school replacing a bearing (not on the bike) and decided to open up my carbs to take a look at them. Aside from some minor blockage on the main jet (which is why it is out in the pictures) on the #1 carb, I found this rubber plug. Granted, this is only my second set of carbs that I've opened up, but I remember on the Keihin FCR37 that I dissected last week, the idle and starter jets were clearly accessible and open to the float bowl. I only see the main jet, where are the others? What is behind the plug in pic #1? It looks like a jet of some sort...is that plug supposed to be there?? (sorry for the crappy cell phone pics)

Thanks

The problem?

Behind door #1...

Yes, that plug is supposed to be there. That is the pilot jet under the plug.

 

[koolaid_kid]

Discovered the valves are sticking in the GPz head. Time to take it back down and:
Figure out why
Resolve the problem and repair
Paint and bake the head while the seals are out.

Turning a lemon day into a lemonade evening.

 

[spwalker09]

Finally got down to cleaning the carbs. Reset float heights from ~19mm to 23mm as per Haynes. Found that the starter passage is completely clogged on both sides (carb spray not going through). Trying to figure out a way to clean them off. I'm not entirely comfortable w/ the "special tool" in the carb rebuild series from Cliff's website, but it might be my only route

 

[ddaniels]

Finally got down to cleaning the carbs. Reset float heights from ~19mm to 23mm as per Haynes. Found that the starter passage is completely clogged on both sides (carb spray not going through). Trying to figure out a way to clean them off. I'm not entirely comfortable w/ the "special tool" in the carb rebuild series from Cliff's website, but it might be my only route

I had the same problem. My "special tool" was a bread twistie with the paper torn off. Worked great!

 

[spwalker09]

I ended up using a piece of electrical wire. Started with a couple strands twisted together to brush off all the buildup so I can see the hole, and then cut down to just one strand to work it through. It took a while and a bunch of carb cleaner, but eventually got both of them through and cleaned 'em out. Re-assembled the carbs. Now I'm only waiting on the new o-rings and clamps, and I can put the carbs back on the bike. I'll see if the weather holds tomorrow so I can look @ the exhaust valve shims to see what sizes I need, and then pick them up from the local shop on Monday. Since I don't know when my parts are coming in, it might not be until the end of the week to see if all this work I've done will have an impact on the bike's startability

 

[Turtleface]

Finished taking apart carb #1 for dipping. Gave up trying to get the pilot jet out, I've buggered the head too much at this point. Going to just let it soak in the dip for a while, and try heat, PB blaster, and an extractor. Bike is stock, with a V&H pipe, so I've decided on ordering a Dynojet kit to go ahead and jet it properly for the pipe. That'll give me the jets I need. Hoping for that to help with the hot running. Motor never acted funny last summer, but the temps make me nervous, especially sans oil cooler. New bowl gaskets are on the way as well, mine were too brittle to save. Front calipers have been stripped, and I've torn down the front master in preparation for paint stripping. Attempted to paint the headlight bucket, with VHT Wrinkle Finish paint, but I didn't lay it properly, and the finish came out a bit odd. I think I might try knocking down some of the high runs with some wet sand paper, and giving it another shot.

 

[madjack57754]

New clutch plates, hd hub and nut, shift shaft and countershaft seals. All on one of the 1150s. Sandblasted the header and painted it with VHT high temp black. Still need a new battery, but other than that it's rideable.

 

[GS1000G Shopper]

Technically yesterday now, but I installed the venerable Lincoln Mark 8 electric fan into my 5.9L Durango to replace the mechanical fan after I was sent the wrong water pump (no fan attachment).

Still shopping for a bike to wrench (actually hopefully not to wrench) upon.

 

[littleroot]

Replaced this on Saturday

On Sunday I replaced all the bolts on my taillight mount as I came home missing two.

Also dropped a cylinder on the highway today and rode home about 5 miles - discovered a plug wire came off the coil. Removed tank to do a proper job of getting it on right

 

[gs road racer]

Today I'm starting to fabricate shop stands for both the bike and motor... looking at what's out there for sale and combining the best for my use... I'll post pictures after the prototyping.....Then it'll be time to do the top end maybe by the weekend!!