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- Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: Snapped crank shaft
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1872
Re: Snapped crank shaft
OK, so I've gotten my new crank shaft, installed it in, and then noticed while playing with it a HUGE amount of slop between the big ends and crank pins. So pulled it all out again (swearing), and measured things up (wouldn't it have been wonderful to have done that BEFORE putting it in in the first...
- Mon Sep 23, 2019 12:15 am
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: Snapped crank shaft
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1872
Re: Snapped crank shaft
OK, so I've removed the engine. It turns out that the engine is light enough for one moderately fit and strong adult to carry any reasonable distance (with oil drained and gearbox already removed. No promises otherwise). My method, for those wanting to know, was to support the weight of the engine w...
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:08 pm
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: Snapped crank shaft
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1872
Re: Snapped crank shaft
You may have broken the crank but it could also be that the flywheel retaining bolt loosened up, causing the flywheel to come loose from the taper allowing it to wobble. Either way you need to start by removing the transmission and clutch. Happy trails, Jaybird I would have really loved that to be ...
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:54 am
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: Snapped crank shaft
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1872
Snapped crank shaft
Least, I assume it is. I got as far as removing the gearbox before I lost the light, but the clutch (which is, PS, screwed) is all wibbley-wobbley--the entire, bolted together unit, that is (didn't do the casing to the gearbox much good, either). Got the previous issues sorted, organised to get an e...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:56 am
- Forum: Modifications & Accessories
- Topic: Goggles or windshield, what do YOU use?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1619
Re: Goggles or windshield, what do YOU use?
They're goggles. I wear goggles now. Goggles are cool.
- Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:55 am
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: What alloy does the MT9 engine use?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 974
Re: What alloy does the MT9 engine use?
http://www.price.gmxhome.de/bmw/01110005_vga.jpg http://www.sternmutterersatz.de/bmw/BMW-V2-Exhaust-Port-Clamp-06.jpg They're not ugly, they're... they're...(sniffle)... beautiful. But also bloody expensive in $Aus. I know you lot are saying what I was thinking of would be just as, if not more expe...
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:30 pm
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: What alloy does the MT9 engine use?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 974
Re: What alloy does the MT9 engine use?
I don't know if helicoil do m48 x 2mm exterior thread repair It's M48 x 2mm threaded pipe, one-piece head cylinder casting https://i.imgur.com/r113MtL.jpg You stick the exhaust pipe in it, and screw the big nut over the top to tighten it https://i.imgur.com/VDtz0QB.jpg So it ends up looking like thi...
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:11 pm
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: What alloy does the MT9 engine use?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 974
What alloy does the MT9 engine use?
I'm not very optimistic about anyone being able to answer this, but I was wanting a welder to weld flanges onto the (badly rounded off) exhaust ports of the cylinder head (so I can use proper steel bolts instead of aluminium thread, and what moron ever thought aluminium thread was a good idea?), and...
- Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:16 am
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 495
Re: MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
< ...grumble... > Yeah, you're right. Aluminium's soft. It wouldn't last long, and then I'd have to pull the whole damn thing apart again. I'll take it around the welder's tomorrow, tell him I'm looking for a fit that needs to be tapped on with a hammer. I'll also get him to do the same with that be...
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:22 pm
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 495
Re: MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
Which is tighter than what I've got. Maybe if I wrap a strip of aluminium foil around it, to bulk it out a little...
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 495
Re: MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
What benefit do you feel the ball bearings give over tapered rollers with the sidecar? Because the only difference mentioned online is that ball bearings have less resistance and are therefore better at high rpm, while rollers have a bigger footprint and so are better dealing with more weight. Since...
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 9:03 am
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 495
Re: MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
Good question. I bought them from sidecar pro a couple of years ago, so I can't remember any details, but looking at his site, and the numbers on the bearings, it's these: http://sidecarpro.com/BFA-tapered-steering-column-bearing.html He told me it would also suit my bike. So the internal diametre o...
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:32 am
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 495
MT-9 Headstock steering bearings question
This may seem a stupid question, but how tight should the steering bearings on the steering rod and bearing nut (aka "Jesus Nut", for some obscure reason) be? I pulled my headstock apart when I noticed how shaky the front was under braking and tightening the bearing nut wasn't helping (I could tight...
- Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:59 am
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: Oil Leaks, Dodgy Charge Lights, And Lost Posts, Oh My
- Replies: 3
- Views: 416
Re: Oil Leaks, Dodgy Charge Lights, And Lost Posts, Oh My
Is there any easy way to check if the crankcase vent is blocked. I'm assuming it's that tube coming off next to the generator. I tried blowing and sucking through it (not while the bike was running, obviously), and there was reasonable resistance, but I could do it, but I don't know it that's a wort...
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:02 am
- Forum: General Hammerin' and Wrenchin' (all model years)
- Topic: Oil Leaks, Dodgy Charge Lights, And Lost Posts, Oh My
- Replies: 3
- Views: 416
Oil Leaks, Dodgy Charge Lights, And Lost Posts, Oh My
NOOOOO!!!! This bloody thing ate my post! :shock: I had a long, descriptive (maybe a little rambling) post, and it's gone. :cry: Took me like farking hours... OK, I'll re-write it, but massively abbreviated. Long story short--On a ride, had distributor trouble, ended up riding home 20kph on one cyli...