Proper Stuck, Any Bright Ideas?
#1
Posted 10 November 2014 - 09:22 pm
All went well up until removing the thermostat housing, which looks like this...
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The two legs straddle the central cam chain and go down into the cylinder head and are totally stuck in place so the rocker cover can't be removed. Tried release agent, gentle(ish) tapping with a hammer, and eventually hooking a strap under it tying that to a roof beam and lifting the entire bike by the housing leaving it over night soaked in release agent. Nothing, didn't move a millimetre. I can't heat it in case the seals get wrecked and the corrosion cracks just enough to let fluid past but won't allow the pipes to come off. Thought about cutting but worried about getting swarf in the coolant system that'll knacker the pump at a later date.
I can normally see at least one way to sort a stuck something but I'm at a loss this time. On an easy job like this it's all the more frustrating.
Any bright ideas out there in Carpe land?
#2
Posted 10 November 2014 - 09:33 pm
if water is out try spraying pipe freezer down the legs ? sort of shrink them out ?
Edited by leehenty, 10 November 2014 - 09:34 pm.
#3
Posted 11 November 2014 - 10:49 am
Looks like a pain of a job going off the length of the pipes.
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#4
Posted 11 November 2014 - 12:48 pm
Think I read on here somewhere a mixture of acetone and transmission fluid is about as good as it gets as far as release fluids go...when tested against the off-the-shelf stuff it was 25/30% more effective than the best of the rest.........maybe worth a shot.
Maybe mix it a little thin ( more acetone ) to start with to help it work its way into the rot. I tend towards Plusgas and get mixed results but it's the best off-the-shelf I've found.
Good luck
#5
Posted 11 November 2014 - 10:39 pm
#6
Posted 12 November 2014 - 02:44 pm
Or a friendly dealer for advice.
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