You definitely need to polish that commutator. The book calls for 600 paper. I usually use 800......
You definitely need to polish that commutator. The book calls for 600 paper. I usually use 800......
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Correctthey are NOT rotation specific correct?
Nice lookin' starter..... You buy a mirror to put under the bike when you park it?
My new clutch friction plates arrived today, so I’ll be able to get after that soon. In the meantime I’ve been doing some other necessary work. I broke out the ultrasonic cleaner and spent some quality time jingling assorted engine hardware in green juice, after cleaning and inspecting all the various nuts and bolts I found that one of my acorn head nuts has damaged threads inside and will need to be replaced. I’ve actually been weighing the idea of ordering some sort of stainless steel Allen head bolt set, there are some surprisingly affordable sets out there. Just not sure if I really want Allen heads everywhere.
I made a rather surprising discovery while messing with the ultrasonic cleaner. I had bought a breather cover on eBay , it was grungy so I threw it in the ultrasonic cleaner, and it also had a rock hard gasket stuck on it.
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After one eight minute heated cycle, the gasket had softened up and was easy to scrape off. Huh!
I’ve also been working on my electric starter. I pulled it all apart and cleaned everything up, checked it out with my multi meter, and checked the brushes. See that pkg with the NOS housing seals for the starter? Yeah I got hosed. That seal is supposed to have square edges, and one does. But one is just a big o ring. Grrrr.....
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I installed a new seal in the end of the housing. It’s funny, but it looks like it’s in backward. But unlike every other seal, it’s positioned not to keep oil in, but to keep oil out of the motor.
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Thanks again to Ken Hansen for mailing me these two genuine XS2 starter bolts for my starter! You rock buddy!
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So , that’s it for now. I’m blazing right along!
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Interesting, I never checked that plug before, but I will now, lol. I wonder if a couple of center punch marks around the ball would help the JB Weld adhere better?
Man Bob, you are the master of detail! Well done, great discovery.
Nice catch, Bob! Now everybody's gonna be checking their engines for all the epoxy plugs (ya know I will be, on "The Phantom Motor"!)
I missed that plug on mine also but not leaking I think.
Yeah... I'm a gearhead.No such thing as too much detail........if you guys are interested in the level of detail I post