You can use the front downpipes as a heat source, just balance the bearing on one and run the engine, keep an eye on oil temp though!
As i described in my "How to replace the final drive bearing at the side of the road" post more than 10 years ago.
You can use the front downpipes as a heat source, just balance the bearing on one and run the engine, keep an eye on oil temp though!
Good ole Steptoe. I must admit I really like James Wright-Roberts' long rambling U-Toob video on FD bearing replacement, with his motto "Temperature Difference is Your Friend."As i described in my "How to replace the final drive bearing at the side of the road" post more than 10 years ago.
There's no such thing! Chains are the work of the devil!Times like this I'm glad I junked my 1150 for some sensible chain drive
Times like this I'm glad I junked my 1150 for some sensible chain drive
That's all this is - a large wheel bearing...
Which fails pretty often
Does your remarkable news vehicle not have wheel bearings? That's all this is - a large wheel bearing...
Which fails pretty often
That made me laugh. The vision of your room in this 5 star hotel made into a workshop. I bet the cleaners had a laugh when they looked in the binremembering doing the big bearing in a swanky hotel room.
the whole FD in metals trays on newspaper so no oil spills.
To get the bearing off, I put the crown gear and bearing in the freezer overnight, the bearing being of harder material than the forged and machined crown gear, didnt shrink as much.
To install the new bearing, warmed it in the oven and the crown gear back in the freezer overnight.
I was working at the time so could only work it in the evenings
went well.
That pic above of your GS (so clean) makes me want to go for a ride right now!
itching a bit for a looooooong ride
I forgot to mention. The bike shop/workshop I stopped at might be useful for others and I don't mean just for a breakdown.
Not only were they helpful, they have a big well supplied shop. So if you just arrived off the train and realised you'd forgotten something, these guys are so close (3k from the tunnel - and right beside the A16, which nearly everyone will use to get going on their journey).
Below are the details
Planet R Racing
1 Rue Gutenberg, 62100 Calais, France
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Yes. Well spotted. Makes a big big difference on long journeys (which is all I use it for), though it does cater for a much bigger bum than mine'Andsome. Is that a Sergeant seat?