I went to go find an old photo of it. It fits over a contour on the swingarm and has a locking tab to hold the bolt.
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The ergonomic experiment
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Did you say donuts? I'll be right over!
You gotta build a JIM nickel plater!Today’s exploits,
Just doing some detail work today, until I can get my swing arm back on. I spent a lot of time cleaning up my mufflers, I haven’t had them off since I first put this bike together,my ears ago. Man do they get crusty, oil drips on them and the chain slings gunk on them and then everything bakes on. I spent a couple hours on them cleaning them up.
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Then I threw all of the associated hardware from the swing arm, rear brake , chain guard and brake stay arm into the sonic cleaner and then hit them with a brass wire wheel to give em a little shine.
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Yeah, I realize this post is probably playing to an audience of one......Me!
What can I say.....I gotta be me.
Later, Bob
OMG! I’d be out in the garage cooking hardware all day!
Hey, MM, you wanna come up to Maine and detail the FJ for me? I'll put on a lobster feed for ya!
Deal. Farmer's Almanac predicts our warm day will be August 3rd this year...
Believe it or not, it’s been in the 80’s here all week. Probably warmer than your summers.
Believe it or not, it’s been in the 80’s here all week. Probably warmer than your summers.
80's and 90's aren't all that unusual here between late July and the end of August. I hate it...
I've probably mentioned, but my parents retired to Mesa, I have a brother in Tempe and another somewhere around Scottsdale. Much as I'd enjoy Arizona between say...mid-December to mid-March, they can have the other 9 months.
And just a little more done today......
The paint has cured sufficiently enough to handle. I ran up to the hardware store this morning and picked up some angle head 6mm zerk fittings, and installed the 90 degree one in my swingarm.
I reinstalled my swingarm and it is a nice snug fit, it would actually hold a position without dropping at just 20lbs of torque, I went ahead and ran it up to the minimum recommended 36lb.
After installing it, before everything was torqued down, I wanted to hit all the grease zerks, that’s when I decided that the 45 degree head would be a little easier to access, so I went ahead and swapped that in. It’s really not hard to access at all, and I kinda like the sheltered spot it’s in.
Before I started this today, I thought there’s no way I’m going to get all this back together without scratching something, most likely the one thing you notice the most, the chain guard! But luck was on my side today, not a nick on anything.
Later!
Bob
The paint has cured sufficiently enough to handle. I ran up to the hardware store this morning and picked up some angle head 6mm zerk fittings, and installed the 90 degree one in my swingarm.
I reinstalled my swingarm and it is a nice snug fit, it would actually hold a position without dropping at just 20lbs of torque, I went ahead and ran it up to the minimum recommended 36lb.
After installing it, before everything was torqued down, I wanted to hit all the grease zerks, that’s when I decided that the 45 degree head would be a little easier to access, so I went ahead and swapped that in. It’s really not hard to access at all, and I kinda like the sheltered spot it’s in.
Before I started this today, I thought there’s no way I’m going to get all this back together without scratching something, most likely the one thing you notice the most, the chain guard!
But luck was on my side today, not a nick on anything. Later!
Bob
Being a "polar bear", I'm with Downeaster here.Too hot is just plain uncomfortable. After 5 weeks of 12 hour offshore shifts in a sweat drenched coverall (and boxers....) in around 90F temperatures, I am really looking forward to 6 feet of snow and winter temperatures. For riding, 50 to 70 F is the sweet spot, when using leathers, riding boots and a full face helmet. Well, for me at leastBelieve it or not, it’s been in the 80’s here all week. Probably warmer than your summers.
Being as I am darn near 70 and sadly no longer six feet tall and bullet-proof, I WILL NOT ride without heavy boots, armored jeans, at least an armored textile (preferably leather) jacket and a full-face helmet, heat is a real issue for me too. Anything over 80°F is borderline bearable at 60mph, but torture in town.
More than once I've started to go for a ride and said "Fut dis, it's too hot" and come right back home.
More than once I've started to go for a ride and said "Fut dis, it's too hot" and come right back home.
And I’m back with another update.....
I started out finishing up some parts cleaning, the inside of my left side cover and my clutch worm gear. I pulled the worm gear apart and cleaned everything , then packed it with fresh grease.
Then I stripped the clear coat off of the rear drum, it was looking sad. I didn’t polish it, the factory never bothered to, all I wanted was for it to look clean, so it got the blue magic treatment.
Not pictured, but before this point I cleaned the backing plate and the shoes with spray brake cleaner.
From there, I started assembling the rear brake using 5Twins excellent tutorials as my guide. I cleaned and oiled the felt ring.
I oiled the springs and greased all pivot points. And installed the shoes.
Then installed the brake assembly into the rear hub and installed the rear wheel, the brake stabilizer bar and rear brake control rod.
At this point ( not photographed ) I installed my new 17 tooth front sprocket.
Next up, my new X-Ring chain. Put it on and measured / cut and installed and all adjusted up.
Part 2 coming up in a few minutes, I want to talk about my new X-Ring chain.
I started out finishing up some parts cleaning, the inside of my left side cover and my clutch worm gear. I pulled the worm gear apart and cleaned everything , then packed it with fresh grease.
Then I stripped the clear coat off of the rear drum, it was looking sad. I didn’t polish it, the factory never bothered to, all I wanted was for it to look clean, so it got the blue magic treatment.
Not pictured, but before this point I cleaned the backing plate and the shoes with spray brake cleaner.
From there, I started assembling the rear brake using 5Twins excellent tutorials as my guide. I cleaned and oiled the felt ring.
I oiled the springs and greased all pivot points. And installed the shoes.
Then installed the brake assembly into the rear hub and installed the rear wheel, the brake stabilizer bar and rear brake control rod.
At this point ( not photographed ) I installed my new 17 tooth front sprocket.
Next up, my new X-Ring chain. Put it on and measured / cut and installed and all adjusted up.
Part 2 coming up in a few minutes, I want to talk about my new X-Ring chain.
Going from a DID 50 chain to a JT ( sprockets ) 530 X-Ring chain
The DID was bought because it was a bargain chain. DID is a good brand name, I knew the 50 was a light weight chain and really not recommended for bikes over 350cc. I figured for my style of riding on a vintage motorcycle it would be fine and it was. But it did stretch fairly fast and required frequent adjustment, then recently I started seeing red rust dust all around and I figured it was telling me it was time for a new one. So I decided to up my chain game and bought an X-Ring chain from the makers of JT Sprockets. The tensile rating was very high and it is rated for a much bigger more powerful bike.
But this chain is big and beefy......
When I first put it on, right away I could see it was touching the shift shaft protector, even though the chain was correctly adjusted.
Then I started looking at how close it was to the engine case, oh man....I wasn’t to sure about that. So I got a flashlight and a mirror and looked. It’s close , very close. I managed to squeeze my phone in there and get some photos.
Everything clears, but this chain is visibly larger. Curious, I got out my old chain and laid it next to the new for a side by side comparison. I measured everything, the width, size of the side plates. It’s larger in every measurement.
Here’s the biggest difference , measuring the rivets from end to end ( the overall width of the links ) the new chain is a full 5mm wider than the non X-Ring. You can see the plates of the links are thicker also.
One more unrelated observation, the new chain is covered with what looks like white lithium grease, and it’s packed all around the X rings, but it is thick and super sticky. So we shall see how all this works pretty soon.
Unfortunately we are headed into a prolonged rainy spell so it’ll be a while.
Later , Bob
The DID was bought because it was a bargain chain. DID is a good brand name, I knew the 50 was a light weight chain and really not recommended for bikes over 350cc. I figured for my style of riding on a vintage motorcycle it would be fine and it was. But it did stretch fairly fast and required frequent adjustment, then recently I started seeing red rust dust all around and I figured it was telling me it was time for a new one. So I decided to up my chain game and bought an X-Ring chain from the makers of JT Sprockets. The tensile rating was very high and it is rated for a much bigger more powerful bike.
But this chain is big and beefy......
When I first put it on, right away I could see it was touching the shift shaft protector, even though the chain was correctly adjusted.
Then I started looking at how close it was to the engine case, oh man....I wasn’t to sure about that. So I got a flashlight and a mirror and looked. It’s close , very close. I managed to squeeze my phone in there and get some photos.
Everything clears, but this chain is visibly larger. Curious, I got out my old chain and laid it next to the new for a side by side comparison. I measured everything, the width, size of the side plates. It’s larger in every measurement.
Here’s the biggest difference , measuring the rivets from end to end ( the overall width of the links ) the new chain is a full 5mm wider than the non X-Ring. You can see the plates of the links are thicker also.
One more unrelated observation, the new chain is covered with what looks like white lithium grease, and it’s packed all around the X rings, but it is thick and super sticky. So we shall see how all this works pretty soon.
Unfortunately we are headed into a prolonged rainy spell so it’ll be a while.
Later , Bob
Nice!!
.....and looking at your brake drum and plate, mine is about the same so I am pretty chuffed!
.....and looking at your brake drum and plate, mine is about the same so I am pretty chuffed!
