Does anyone know what thread the swing arm pivot on a MK2a has? Mine is siezed solid so I want to make a screw on drift to get some decent whacking power on it without messing up the pivot.
Or does anyone have a spare nut that I can weld to a bar?
Posted 17 January 2021 - 05:07 pm
Does anyone know what thread the swing arm pivot on a MK2a has? Mine is siezed solid so I want to make a screw on drift to get some decent whacking power on it without messing up the pivot.
Or does anyone have a spare nut that I can weld to a bar?
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Posted 17 January 2021 - 05:51 pm
Try heat and penetrating oil,be persistent it will work.You may need many attempts but it will work.
Posted 17 January 2021 - 07:19 pm
Pivot shaft and nut are M14 SB.
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Posted 17 January 2021 - 07:53 pm
Thanks Studders, don't happen to know pitch do you?
I'm thinking 1.25 at the moment, will have to find the pitch gauges at work.
Edited by Snowbird, 17 January 2021 - 08:43 pm.
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Posted 18 January 2021 - 03:32 pm
I was wrong, M14 x 1.5 it seems, I have ordered a couple of standard nuts and the plan is to make an adaptor to go on end of a slide hammer so I can screw it to the end solidly and whack away knowing it's nice and square and can't miss and hit anything else or peen the thread over, once it gives use a regular drift.
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Posted 18 January 2021 - 07:07 pm
Hope it all goes swimmingly for you SB.
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Posted 21 January 2021 - 06:53 pm
My slide hammer adaptor worked a treat to get it moving, I could steady the bike with one hand and thrash away with the other with no hope of missing, once it started moving it drifted out nicely, that's me happier, just gotta sort the rear caliper now.
I had visions of me slipping and putting a lump hammer through the side of the engine or puting a huge crease in the frame, now to clean up and squirt loads of acf50 inside the swinger.
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Posted 21 January 2021 - 07:32 pm
Posted 22 January 2021 - 07:12 am
Good skills SB.
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Posted 22 January 2021 - 09:46 am
I like it, if it dont work hit it with a hammer
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Posted 22 January 2021 - 10:30 am
I like it, if it dont work hit it with a hammer
And if that don't work it must be an electrical fault.....
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Posted 22 January 2021 - 11:41 am
And if that don't work it must be an electrical fault.....
Rubber hammer for that scenario..
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Posted 22 January 2021 - 11:50 am
Woohoo the day that just keeps giving! Swing arm pivot shifts, bleed screw shifts, and to top it off yodel text me at tea break to say my beer delivery is due this afternoon!
I'll probably get home and find the dog has shit in my crash helmet to make up for it.....
Edit: Crash helmet turd free (till I put it on), beer arrived, and hermes came up trumps over the bit of centrestand they lost (thanks for sorting Lewis), what a day.
Edited by Snowbird, 22 January 2021 - 06:28 pm.
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Posted 23 January 2021 - 09:31 am
Posted 23 January 2021 - 10:14 am
Woohoo the day that just keeps giving! Swing arm pivot shifts, bleed screw shifts, and to top it off yodel text me at tea break to say my beer delivery is due this afternoon!
I'll probably get home and find the dog has shit in my crash helmet to make up for it.....
Edit: Crash helmet turd free (till I put it on), beer arrived, and hermes came up trumps over the bit of centrestand they lost (thanks for sorting Lewis), what a day.
That too much luck in one day, think I'd stay in bed for the next couple.
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Posted 23 January 2021 - 11:00 am
I did buy an extra euromillions ticket just in case the run lasted, got all excited this morning when I got a "news about your ticket" email, £4.70 Doh! I doubt I'll retire on that but still better than the £2.50 it cost.
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Posted 24 January 2021 - 02:54 pm
Doh! Lucks run out, went to remove rear disk and found all the bolts were rounding out, thought no problem I'll gring the heads off to get the disk off and weld nuts over the stubs, no sodding chance of going that easy, 2 came out ok but 4 are fighting hard with one sheared off below the surface level so looks like some drilling needed, may be able to make a drilling jig from old disk at least.
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Posted 24 January 2021 - 03:20 pm
Doh! Lucks run out, went to remove rear disk and found all the bolts were rounding out, thought no problem I'll gring the heads off to get the disk off and weld nuts over the stubs, no sodding chance of going that easy, 2 came out ok but 4 are fighting hard with one sheared off below the surface level so looks like some drilling needed, may be able to make a drilling jig from old disk at least.
The best trick I know is to apply heat to soften any lockthreading compound. I use a hot air heat gun, give it 3-5 minutes to the area around the bolt as well as the bolt head, and it almost always does the trick
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Posted 24 January 2021 - 08:31 pm
The best trick I know is to apply heat to soften any lockthreading compound. I use a hot air heat gun, give it 3-5 minutes to the area around the bolt as well as the bolt head, and it almost always does the trick
I use a blow torch with a large washer around the head. Bout 25 secs worth and they normally break free.
Looks like you've got some work to do SB.
Edited by Catteeclan, 24 January 2021 - 08:31 pm.
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Posted 24 January 2021 - 09:18 pm
I use a blow torch with a large washer around the head. Bout 25 secs worth and they normally break free.
Please explain a bit more.
1. Is the hole in the washer big enough for the bolt head, so it lies flat around it?
2. Does the washer protect the metal into which the bolt is threaded?
3. Is the idea to reduce the heat into the surrounding metal or simply to protect the metal's surface and finish?
4. How big a washer is recommended?
I'm stocking up info just in case.....
Thanks for the reply.
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