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what tools do I need to start
- Thread starter daverichsdsu
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True all - BUT - there will likely be other newbies who are wondering the same thing and they can get lots of good guidance here from what has been written on this thread
Pete
Pete
Yeah,
although with 22 new posts since Friday it looks like it's still an interesting topic to the list members, if not to the OP.
Note to self:- Always check a string's start date, eh?
although with 22 new posts since Friday it looks like it's still an interesting topic to the list members, if not to the OP.
Note to self:- Always check a string's start date, eh?
old boy
XS650 Enthusiast
Was rounding up my tools and came across this gauge. As I never owned a set of feeler gauges I'm thinking it came with my yamaha tool kit. Here are some other tools I found also. the numbers on the blade are 015,02,045, and the last one appears to be 03, although engraved in the opposite direction of the others.Dont know that tool on the left is or if I'm missing any from the kit. I rarely get rid of tools but often cant find them. Nowadays sometimes after 30 seconds.
Yup, that is what my '76 toolkit looks like.
old boy
XS650 Enthusiast
Is that last blade an 03 and the tool on the left is used for what?
The outer sleeve is simply an extension for the other wrenches to give you more leverage (very useful on axle nuts and the oil drain plugs which can be VERY tight).
The thing inside the sleeve is a hook tool that is used to adjust the pre-load (ie. stiffness) of your rear shocks.
Pete
The thing inside the sleeve is a hook tool that is used to adjust the pre-load (ie. stiffness) of your rear shocks.
Pete
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old boy
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks I knew you would know. I cant read the number on the last blade even though I've had cataract surgery on both eyes.
In other tool kits that I've had.......those screw driver T handles and the blunt end wrenches work great as tire irons. I used them for years before buying a real tire iron. I always thought that the less leverage that I had the less damage I could do to a rim. Those were the days when I could really "wrestle" with a tire. Now I use a longer tire iron and do less "wrestling".
Scott
Scott
old boy
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks 2M I think I can find my missing pliers but the 10-12 could be more difficult. The spanner on my 73 is slightly different.
BTW OLD boy - when you take off the oil drain plus (there are two identical plugs) - be sure that they both have a copper crush washer on them and if the washer is absent go get a couple (in fact, it would be best to use new ones anyway). The washers are easily available at bike shops.
Those plugs become extraordinarily tight without the copper washers and also, they could leak.
Pete
Those plugs become extraordinarily tight without the copper washers and also, they could leak.
Pete
They can be extremely tight with worn out washers on them too, lol. Apparently this was an item people thought never needed changing. I've had to impact more than one of these drain plugs out the first time. After they're re-installed with a fresh crush washer, getting them out is a piece of cake.
I use a phenolic/fibre washer on my 2 drain plugs. They never need replacement, as they never leak. I've been using the same washers for about 6 or 7 years now. I use 40 ft/lbs torque. Easy to install and easy to remove.
They come in the Athena gasket kit.
A much better choice than copper washers IMHO.
They come in the Athena gasket kit.
A much better choice than copper washers IMHO.
True - and likely available at an industrial supply store.
I'd love to find a source for the fiber washers but have had no luck yet. I've had one on my rear plug for many years. The front has the copper mostly because I have several sump plate/filter assemblies I swap around. I don't have enough fiber washers to go around, lol. I did locate some cheap solid copper washers, about 50 cents each. I got a pack but haven't tested one yet .....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/20Pcs-30mm-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/20Pcs-30mm-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
5T.................yes those ebay washers look like they would do the job.
When I first got my bike, I tried using the copper washers that Mikesxs sells, but I never could get them to stop leaking.
I believe it was you 5T, that gave me the tip to use the phenolic washers from the gasket kit. They have worked perfect, so I won't use anything else.
I would also like to find a source for phenolic washers, just in case my present ones ever do start to leak, even though that seems unlikely.
When I first got my bike, I tried using the copper washers that Mikesxs sells, but I never could get them to stop leaking.
I believe it was you 5T, that gave me the tip to use the phenolic washers from the gasket kit. They have worked perfect, so I won't use anything else.
I would also like to find a source for phenolic washers, just in case my present ones ever do start to leak, even though that seems unlikely.
old boy
XS650 Enthusiast
I haven't tried to remove my drain plugs. Sounds like its going to be more difficult than I anticipated. Do you cut the washers from a phenolic gasket sheet or buy them precut?
