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Re: Restoring Rusty - ENGINE TORQUES
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Ok, guys here we go time to start assembling
first I soaked the new Fel Pro rear main gasket in some motor oil to ensure it is slippery to slide right in in the next pick I show you how I am sliding it in, I slid it in further than this, to where it only stuck out 1/8th of an inch as per the instructions since you've seen me bolt up the oil pump and oil pan already, I will spare you the re-run, lets just say its done |
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wait what, he's making a sandwich, this fool has lost his mind, we don't need to see his eating habits...
Wait a minute, oh no he didn't! |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Pilot Bushing Removal
makes the clean up real easy too
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Re: Restoring Rusty
the pilot bushing that came with the Clutch Kit was not tapered in the back so after an hour of trying to tap it in the hole I decided to punt
I drove to NAPA and bought a new one, one that resembled the stock OEM one, more importantly it had a tapered rear end and cost only $5 bucks on the way home I hit the grocery store and picked up a pound of dry ice for $3 bucks, it was either that or hide the new bushing in the freezer (and the ol' lady aint to keen about doing such outlandish things) 1 hour under the dry ice, a squirt of PB blaster in the hole, a socket and a hammer and a few gentle taps later she was in nice and flush |
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Where the heck did you come up with that bread technique? I've always packed grease behind the bushing to push it out.
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Flywheel
next up was the brand new $75 dollar flywheel
a little carb cleaner to wash off the grease (I find myself currently in between brake cleaner, ie I'm all out or I would use it) a little blue locktite on each bolt and she's on |
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at some point I cleaned the frame rails a bit, got all the loose gravel off of them, and wiped them down with some mineral spirits
anybody know if the transmission cross member is supposed to come out, I would love to remove it so I can paint it |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - New Clutch
then it was time to put on the clutch, I have never installed a clutch before so I was really looking forward to this part, I couldn't wait to use the center plastic clutch tool, like the big boys do on all the car shows, that was so cool
also used some carb cleaner on the pressure plate to wipe off the grease they put on for storage to prevent rust can't wait to try this normal diaphragm clutch, should be much more like a car clutch I hope Last edited by Gregski; 02-17-2015 at 12:15 AM. |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Clutch Fork
managed to remove the clutch fork out of the bell housing, I tried it at night the first time and couldn't see what was holding it in, so I tried unscrewing that hex bolt which I recon is there for adjustment purposes, anywho in the daytime I realized I can just hammer it out and it slips right out
same goes for the throwout bearing just tap it out do you see that notch in the old bearing, that don't belong there does it? Last edited by Gregski; 02-17-2015 at 12:30 AM. |
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so poured 3 quarts of oil back in (that's all I had) I recon it may need one more on the account that I did not change the oil filter as I did that just two moons ago, and called it a day, figured that's a good amount of work, up next is the bell housing, need to clean that thing
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Pilot Bearing Vs Slice of Bread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfDV982g4XM ... and you thought I had no skills |
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Re: Restoring Rusty
i been watchin this from day 1 and wish i did some of the fix on the go with my truck but she needed to much love your doing a great job if only you were closer id have given you the new clutch for my sm465 but im glad im not the only guy cuttin the crust off my samiches
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Re: Restoring Rusty
You da man.
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Greg, that's a pretty funny (haha) technique with the bread. Seems to work though. I just shoot my grease gun into the recess.
I don't know why there's a notch in your old throwout bearing, but you shouldn't need it. One thing; check the direction sheet that came with the new clutch parts. The bearing can be put on the clutch fork two ways, but only one of them is correct.
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spent some time cleaning what turned out to be Belle Housing... I guess princesses gotta live somewhere
let me take you on a little trip down memory lane as we remind ourselves what this thing looked like originally |
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I'm not sure how you got that bellhousing so clean.....Geezzzzzz.
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That bell housing looks great! Are you going to clean up the transmission next?
How about some paint on these parts?
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Re: Restoring Rusty
ooohhh, Purdy and shiny!
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Dang...
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Thank you, I am very proud of myself as it was very dirty and the stuff was literally caked on there.
Actually I will do the clutch linkage next, fork and the bellcrank ie Z-bar, as I work my way back from the front of the truck to the rear in reassembly. Then the transmission and drive shaft last. I believe the bell housing was originally Chevy orange (not a fan) I kinda like it natural aluminum, but some sort of clear coat wouldn't hurt, any advice on what to use? Would love to rub some gray POR15 on the transmission eventually but am low on funds. The drive shaft is getting a semi-gloss black POR15 treatment since I have some left over from when I painted the frame rails. |
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I would polish it with Simichrome and a buffing wheel, and leave it at that. Used to do that all the time on motorcycle cases, triple trees, etc. The bikes with coated aluminum always looked like garbage after a couple years, because it is very hard to keep a clear coat on aluminum, and they would chip and flake off. Looks awful.
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Thanks Rich, I will look into that, I was wondering about some sort of protection coat on the account that I thought aluminum from the factory comes with something on it, more importantly is that your Norton?
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Mine's an 850 Commando. http://www.walmart.com/ip/37811052?w...362295&veh=sem
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