After the restoration: 7200-mile service [page 4]
Saturday, Jan 10, 2004
I showed the drain plug
picture to Joe this morning and he agreed the the rear end should be
opened up. I popped the cover and removed the ring gear to start. Bad
wear toward the inside of the gears. The wear is not in the proper place,
so re-shiming correctly should be OK.
Ring gear movement gear felt gritty. I pulled the bearing and it feels
rough. Joe has a used bearing that feels perfectly smooth. The price is
right (free) so I'll use it. The bad bearing is a no-name made in
Turkey. The replacement is an FAG that is thicker than the no-name.
Re-shimming calculations will have to start from scratch.
The pinion and pinion bearing look and feel fine. I cleaned the case
carefully, making sure no metal bits were inside. Joe is quite busy
today, helping Jim with his transmission. We'll re-shim my rear-end
next week.
Sunday, Jan 11, 2004
I enjoy taking the bile apart as it gives me a chance to detail the
parts before putting it back together. The exhaust pipes came off
so I could get at the burnt on plastic. I also tried to remove the
yellow stain on the frame. It seems the stain is in the paint. Goof off
reduced the magnitude of the stain, but white residue on the rag tells
me that it is removing some of the paint, too.
I drained the oil from the transmission and then removed the shift lever to
get at the old shift lever seal. I'm pretty sure the seal was leaking
and that the hypoid gear oil is the primary source of the yellow stain
on the frame.
It took a half hour of futzing around to get the old seal out. I had
some odd shaped soft metal awls that are now even odder shapes. The new
seal went in in about 30 seconds. I installed the shift lever and then
cleaned up the case. I'll put the transmission back in the bike and
continue with the service after a run to the auto supply house. I'm out of
anti-seize for the pipes and mothers metal polish.