It's been a busy month on the railway, cramming in some turns as we approach the quiet season; we've had some family stuff and some parties, and there has not been much time for repairing motorcycles.
It's not all been quiet though. I try the 'little and often' approach, pass by the workshop every day and do something.
Here's the story so far, mostly in pictures:
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| Camshaft holder in the parts washer |
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| Cleaned, with the old oil seal removed |
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| New camshaft nose oil seal |
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| New waterway O ring |
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| And back in place. This was finally tightened using the small torque wrench |
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| More degreasing |
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| This access cover needs replacing |
As I had the radiator off, it made sense to tidy up some of the rusty steel parts.
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| This is the engine hanger, as removed |
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| And repainted |
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| The fan cowling, degreased and repainted |
Both of the calipers have broken bleed nipples. I'm never sure I should attempt this sort of thing - it is fraught with risk for little gain:
I've drilled this out in stages to 6.6, jsut under tapping size for M8 which is 6.9. The remains of the thread come out easily though it has more clearance than I would like and the nipple does not seal at first - I have to improve the sealing surface at the bottom of the hole:
The radiator gets a repaint after cleaning as well:
Bleeding the brakes with a Visi-bleed:
Replacing the brake discs after painting the wheels:
Low strength thread lock will prevent these studs coming out next time. The nuts will be stainless.
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