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by tri675
21 Feb 2011, 12:27
Forum: Technical
Topic: MK2 Rebuild
Replies: 4
Views: 4273

Re: MK2 Rebuild

Will do Knackered, Im lucky twisted ive a mate at Renthal 4 miles up the road to the factory and use of a full machine shop at work so costs will come down.
by tri675
20 Feb 2011, 23:49
Forum: Technical
Topic: MK2 Rebuild
Replies: 4
Views: 4273

MK2 Rebuild

MK3s finished and the plan was completely strip the mk2 and give her a full wheels up as brand new build but with some careful thought i was thinking i could pass on bits of the strip and build on here im going to do it as cheap as i can IE the frame will be hammerite smooth aerosol and im fairly we...
by tri675
28 Jan 2011, 20:12
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Re: Balancer shaft + clutch arm

So the mk3 passed her ticket yesterday she was a scrapper in Nov now shes mechanically perfect and rather than going for bits another CRM on the streets with tons of life and all under £900 with peace of mind :)
by tri675
22 Jan 2011, 11:48
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Re: Balancer shaft + clutch arm

+1 As Knackered says no movement the needle bearings £26 from LT and as i posted earlier its possible to repair the bearing surface as i have plus the cost of the clutch cover gasket and while your in there take a look at your water pump cost me £60 for the new mechanical seal.
by tri675
21 Jan 2011, 10:59
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Re: Balancer shaft + clutch arm

Thats ok Matty remove your generator cover and youll see the balancer just waggle it and you will feel the free play itll be the needle roller surface it dosent get a great oil supply i filled the void with oil when i was rebuilding the engine prior to fitting the roller bearing and also put a very ...
by tri675
19 Jan 2011, 19:48
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Re: Balancer shaft + clutch arm

Hey Matty i really meant as a borrow return sort of job if your desperate i could make you one as a one off i changed the shaft/bearing/seal with this in 5 minutes could of taken hours and the shaft repair i had was a success any local engineering shop can grind and replace the bearing sleeve cheape...
by tri675
10 Jan 2011, 19:19
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Re: Balancer shaft + clutch arm

Im in M anchester not the us by the way image shacks free :)
by tri675
10 Jan 2011, 19:17
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Re: Balancer shaft + clutch arm

Slightly modified knackereds removal shaft tapped the end 6mm and turned a taper fitting for the needle roller OD and turned and parted a piece of alloy for the oil seal so its now a 1 piece tool for complete shaft removal and fitting im lucky i can make theses things anyone struggling PM me and its...
by tri675
24 Dec 2010, 08:53
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Re: Balancer shaft + clutch arm

Ended up getting the bearings from LT made the removal shaft on the lathe and miller ta Knackered worked a treat but struggled with the clutch nut after mucho swearing liberated a dewalt rechageable impact driver from work and off in 10 seconds the balancers well chattered on the needle surface but ...
by tri675
25 Nov 2010, 20:16
Forum: Technical
Topic: Electrical Gremlins
Replies: 10
Views: 9202

Re: Electrical Gremlins

Hi rich dont want u to suck eggs clean n drain the float bowl starting with fuel on top of crap will happen and then shell die sounds more like fuelling to me once you cured the first problem
by tri675
23 Nov 2010, 10:04
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Re: Balancer shaft + clutch arm

Hi Mike we run some pretty self destructive machines at work and we went with SKF C3 bearings as a trial 2 years ago and got twice the life out of them running under extreme conditions of 80+ degrees and 2000 psi of pressure so im hopeful they should stand up ill compare prices and post the results ...
by tri675
22 Nov 2010, 11:07
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Re: Balancer shaft + clutch arm

Thanx for that i deal with BSL at work and im trying to purchase a heavier duty/better quality needle roller for the balancer probably c3 rated i will post what info i get and an improvement in getting oil to flow through the bearing.
by tri675
21 Nov 2010, 10:53
Forum: Technical
Topic: Balancer shaft + clutch arm
Replies: 17
Views: 15510

Balancer shaft + clutch arm

Mk3 whining like a mini jumbo gonna tackle the balancer shaft reading through the threads it seems pretty straight forward little help please i assume the gears are marked for correct placement for timing with the crank also got a oil weep from the top of my clutch arm above the sprocket on my MK2 w...
by tri675
08 Feb 2010, 19:36
Forum: New Members Intro
Topic: New to dogging
Replies: 8
Views: 8352

Re: New to dogging

I bought a ccm 640 with big bore supermoto wheels full system etc last year and holed the piston after 500m was sick as a pig good stunter though finding this crm really easy to work on removed the 48t rear and running the 42 it wheelies like a loony tune.
by tri675
02 Feb 2010, 11:18
Forum: New Members Intro
Topic: Hi from Manchester
Replies: 4
Views: 4996

Re: Hi from Manchester

Sounds like we like crms round here guess we have some top places to play with them im just taking the big dent out of the exhaust at the mo ive drilled in from the back and using rounded punches hammered it out and am tig welding a plate over the drill hole where it cant be seen then using halfords...