Back in business - 7 years later

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#31 Post by Kalim » Tue Jan 03, 2017 5:49 pm

That's soothing to know you've done the same!

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#32 Post by silverstrom » Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:10 pm

Stan Stephens recently did an article on the same repair done exactly the same way. Well done!

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#33 Post by jackson.40 » Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:24 pm

Great fix :cool:

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#34 Post by Kalim » Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:00 am

Thanks ;) .

So I was not the only indelicate who broke this piece !

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#35 Post by Kalim » Sat Jan 07, 2017 9:41 am

She's on her wheels !

I've been waiting this for long time :grin: .

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#36 Post by podman » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:55 pm

Thats going to be a real peach , looks lovely as it is already..

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#37 Post by jackson.40 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:22 pm

Coming along nicely :cool:

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#38 Post by wolfgangh » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:58 pm

Looks great - this swingarm harmonizes perfectly with the frame

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#39 Post by rd84 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 4:36 pm

Nice work - great to see your progress.

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#40 Post by Kalim » Sat Jan 07, 2017 4:54 pm

Thank you all !

Yes Wolfgangh, I really like the swinger style too. Not too modern for this mature lady.

Even if it is not the same material, it's funny to see the swingarm stiffener is already bigger than the frame main beam :mrgreen: .

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#41 Post by pstamper » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:26 pm

Nice looking. Going to be a good project.

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#42 Post by Kalim » Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:44 am

Now the rolling chassis is ready, I installed the brake rotors, also some bits here and there.. and final I decided to open the engine by myself.

First, the heads of the bolts #18 and #17 are hardly accessible ! :shock: Looking at the destroyed heads, they were tightened with hammer and burin last time.
That's also how I had to untighten them.
Are they supposed to be H screws ? There is no room for a socket, CHC would be easier to access.

The rest disassembled easily.

All bearings were installed with a lot of "green resin", some kind of Loctite ? I found it on all bearings journals.
The rear right conrod has too much clearance on the crankshaft side. To be replaced.
In fact this rear right part of the engine has probably seen a piece of spark plug falling inside, or a piece of piston ring going up and down.
There are many marks inside the crank.

The bearings of the crankshaft seem to roll smoothly. I'll got them replaced but I like this because it probably means this engine hasn't ran with damaged bearings.
Good point.
The balancing shaft is perfect, both bearings are very smooth too. I may not change them.

So no bad news globally ! :grin:


A lot of cleaning now, to remove the loctite mainly inside, and to make it shiny outside.
And I have to find a company that will redo the cranshafts.

I plan to buy all the components from Yambits.
Conrods, pistons, gasket, seals, bearings, etc...
Do you think I should plan to replace the labyrinth too ?

Some work to do during the coming sunny days !

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The Loctite on all journals:
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The marks inside the crank, rear right side:
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Still rear right, the groove for the bearing half moon was damaged:
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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#43 Post by Kalim » Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:48 am

And I'm also playing with the sanding machine in the workshop of my office.

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#44 Post by pstamper » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:25 am

Nice. How are you painting the magnesium parts.

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Re: Back in business - 7 years later

#45 Post by Kalim » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:38 am

I don't paint them. I'll leave all the side covers with raw material colour+ 2 or 3 layers of Matt varnish.

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