Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[tikay]

Here you go some recent purchases of mine (the photos not the modes of transport) 

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Any idea where that was taken?

I note the railway track in the background, you can see the semaphore signalling arm & signal box.

[Tonji]

Here you go some recent purchases of mine (the photos not the modes of transport) 

Click to see full-size image.

Any idea where that was taken?

I note the railway track in the background, you can see the semaphore signalling arm & signal box.

Can't be sure, but purchased from a collection in South Yorkshire/Derbyshire.

I've some photos from a family of Midland Railway workers somewhere. I'll try & locate them.

[RED-DOG]

This is where I failed though. The adjusting nut of these is a tiny 4mm, and I just don't have a spanner or a socket that small. (A tappet adjusting tool from honda costs £12 and will take a week to arrive, bugger that).

Ebay is your friend. Probably get next day delivery

This type?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Honda-Tappet-Adjustment-Tool-Z50-Monkey-ST70-C50-C70-C90-/161421004078?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item2595710d2e

Or this ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-HONDA-C50-70-90-TAPPET-ADJUSTER-AND-SCREW-90012-333-000-/161116927970?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item25835137e2



Remember when using feeler gauge to check whether metric or imperial.

Thanks Boo.

The thing in the first link looks like just the ticket.

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The thing in the second link is the thing I'm actually trying to adjust. (See the little square end on the threaded bit?)

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I've managed it this time with the aid of a decking screw, a bit if rubber pipe, a rawl plug, a pair of reading glasses and a granddaughter.

Thanks for the feeler gauge reminder. Not patronising at all. It's amazing how often those know-it-all grannies make a balls up of sucking eggs.

[PokerGal]

Hi, interesting thread you have going here, will follow

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Here you go some recent purchases of mine (the photos not the modes of transport) 

Click to see full-size image.

Any idea where that was taken?

I note the railway track in the background, you can see the semaphore signalling arm & signal box.

They have to be Yorkshire lads them.

[RED-DOG]

Hi, interesting thread you have going here, will follow

Hi Mya, welcome to blonde.

23 y/o, female, newbie, posting on the old fogey thread.... Spidey senses.... tingling....

[booder]

Hi, interesting thread you have going here, will follow

Go back to page one and read the whole thread. I promise that it will be time well spent.

[booder]

I've managed it this time with the aid of a decking screw, a bit if rubber pipe, a rawl plug, a pair of reading glasses and a granddaughter.

      Can't beat a bit of ingi  enginu  ingenuet  improvisation.

[atdc21]

Hi Tom,
           Good luck with the tappet adjusting, used to be a big part of servicing/repairs but with hydraulic followers and no contact points in ignition circuits, hardly ever use em now.  Reminds me of a story years ago when an old farmer asked if we could do a particular machining job, and we replied we could do it to the nearest 1000th of an inch, oh bugger that he said, we'll do it ourselves and do it properly !

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Hi Tom,
           Good luck with the tappet adjusting, used to be a big part of servicing/repairs but with hydraulic followers and no contact points in ignition circuits, hardly ever use em now.  Reminds me of a story years ago when an old farmer asked if we could do a particular machining job, and we replied we could do it to the nearest 1000th of an inch, oh bugger that he said, we'll do it ourselves and do it properly !

Hi Ade.

It's been nostalgic and really good fun messing about with machinery that was actually designed to be serviced by humans with spanners. I cant say I miss the passing of contact breaker points and distributor caps though 

I'm just trying to pluck up the courage to attempt cleaning the centrifugal oil filter. Apparently, it's located somewhere amongst the clutch plates.

[booder]

Probably the same information that you have in your Haynes,but at least you can magnify the images.


http://www.pitbikeclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=36728

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Probably the same information that you have in your Haynes,but at least you can magnify the images.


http://www.pitbikeclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=36728

No that's great Boo, shows it from another perspective. I'm just scared of springs and ball bearings falling out before I can see where they came from.

[RED-DOG]

Well I decided to have a go at cleaning the centrifugal oil filter and it all went Pete Tong.

First of all, I had to remove so much stuff to get at it. Leg guards, side stand, exhaust, kickstart etc, and of course I had to drain the oil.

Then, when I finally got the clutch cover off the thing I feared most happened, a thing with ball bearings and a spring fell out and I didn't see where it came from.

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But, after consulting Haynes and watching a YouTube video, I sussed it.

Anyway, I removed another cover to expose the filter and the gasket split. No biggie though, I'd already purchased a full gasket set off eBay.

So I cleaned the filter and started to reassemble everything. That's when I found out that the gasket that I needed was the only one missing from the eBay package.

You used to be able to make your own gaskets from blank sheets of gasket paper that you bought from car accessory shops, but the two that I tried just laughed at me. I eventually found a sheet laying at the bottom of a drawer in a mechanic friends workshop. He said it had been there since the 1960's.

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I made the gasket and continued to put the rest of the bike back together, but the exhaust wouldn't fit. Well I say it wouldn't fit, it went back on, but the brake pedal hit when it reached the top of its travel. I couldn't figure it out. Eventually I took the exhaust off again and bent it a little in the vice.

I finally got everything put back and filled it with new oil, then I started it up and the clutch didn't work.

By this time I was thoroughly regretting attempting the job in the first place and wishing I'd never bothered.

It was 7pm when I drained the oil for the second time and started to dismantle everything again. By 11pm I'd managed to  get the clutch working and enough other bits on to try a short test drive. Everything seems OK, I'll put the other bits back on tomorrow.

I have no idea why the clutch didn't work the first time, I followed the instructions meticulously.

I would definitely have been better off paying someone who knew what he was doing to do it. It's only supposed to be a 1 hour job, it took me 13.

(I bet I can do it in 8 next time though).

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BTW- My exhaust is now blowing just a tiny bit. I wonder if you can still but Gun Gum?

[booder]

The good thing about attempted repairs going wrong the first time that you try them is the fact that you remember where you went wrong if you ever need to do the same job again.
Also gives you more confidence to attempt a roadside repair if it is ever neccessary,if you have previously stripped down a part and come face to face with the parts as opposed to looking at a manuel.