removal

I can now remove as much rust as possible through Electrolysis, which is using water and electricity. It's a 1-3 day process depending on how well you want it done. It can take up to 5 days, really depending on how bad it is inside. I can only do one tank at a time for now, until I'm able to get...

Any tips for removing stuck head gasket? These pieces are stuck on there good. I tried some degreaser with a plastic safety scraper to no avail. Just read to try paint stripper or maybe try some heat? It also looks like there are small impressions in the mating surfaces from the old head...

Hello, and thanks for any insights here from the community. I am knee deep in swapping a 35mm front end into the 76'. This morning I removed the old 34mm forks, and trees. When I rebuilt this front end I had installed the All Balls Racing tapered bearing kit. Question of the day, might...

I saw your post in a thread and I just wanted to get it right. I can remove "everything" is that correct? I have my case split and I am just about ready to start reassembling. I am making the bike kick start only. I do have the starter block off kit from Mike's XS. I just wanted to get it...

Hey everyone, I've had my bike for about 3 years and for the past two years I've been running a custom harness that I made. I really cut corners when I made it and its a constant worry that something is going to short when I am on the road. My custom harness is real barebones. Charging...

I am putting out a general cry for help - I am trying to get to the cause of my struggles to find neutral (my star is out of alignment so I want to eliminate wear on the star-wheel indexer). I have clutch removed, the shifter-shaft assembly is out of the way, and the springed mechanism holding...

So I had a local shop powdercoat my wheels and they did a boo boo. They ended powdercoating inside the lips of both wheels. I had asked if they've ever done wheels before and if they knew where to mask off and the guy replied yes he had done dozens of sets :shrug: so now I'm stuck with a bunch...

Hi Everybody, My first post here. I've been looking at how to clean up the electrical system on a 650 that some of my high school students are working on (78 650 special soon to be a brat). We want to remove the light checker, reserve lighting unit, turn signal canceling unit, and anything...

Hello all ! I am new here and I am in the process of stripping down my 1979 XS 650 Special. I still haven't decided if I want a chopper, bobber, insert flavor of the month build here. Anyways I was noticing that people had trouble removing the clutch nut. I did it without any special tools...

My wheel bearings need replacing, and they are not coming out. The rear has a little collar pressed into the sprocket side bearing that will drive the center spacer into the inner race on the opposite side bearing. First I put a socket on the collar and hit it with a rubber mallet. Nothing...