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750S The Build is Done
canuck750:
I got to spend a couple hours in the quiet of the garage, seems like not a lot was accomplished by the few pictures I took,
the previous owner covered the cam plug with a soft rubber like caulking that was peeling off. I ran a wire brush over it,, removed all the old goop and mixed up some JB Weld, filled in and should last a lifetime.
I dumped all the cad plated parts on the floor and wore out a fine brass wire wheel on the bench grinder getting everything clean. 2 hours just disappeared. I tie up as much of the small parts as I can with wire and this week I will take the lot in to get cad plated. It's a pretty big box of parts when you add it all up.
The messy and dirty jobs are behind me now for this bike, that is a milestone in my book. I enjoy the reassembly and am glad to be done the cleaning and prep.
Next to prep the small parts for powder coating and ship off the chrome bits that need plating.
Muzz:
Jim, I am truly in awe at your attention to detail. Your work is an absolute joy to behold! :drool: :drool: :thumb:
balvenie:
I would love to do stuff like that :grin:
But I can't so I'll sit here and watch :thumb: Thanks for posting Jim
canuck750:
Thanks for the encouragement fellas, tonight I need it
Broke out the micrometers tonight, first off the oil pump, one shaft just on the limit
But the other one is worn, I have a couple of other used ones, hopefully I can find a shaft that is in spec
The cam measures up in tolerance on both bearing ends.
The crank, both the timing side and flywheel side are past tolerance, this is so disappointing :cry:
The pin is OK but the rod shells are worn out and need replacement, so now I need to order a pair of 1st under size bearings and shell out for a crank grind. There goes another $800.00 that I was not planning on. :angry:
This now makes four of the early non-oil filter bikes (Eldo, V7 Sport X2, 750S) that the cranks were worn past tolerance, that is what you get when you run flaking chrome bores and dirty oil!!
So for what was advertised as a bike that had a rebuilt drive line I have a worn crank, worn out transmission bearings and a shot U joint, not to mention finished rotors, steering bearings, swing arm bearings etc...... I have no doubt the bike was rebuilt, but that was twenty + years ago and since then some one really flogged this bike.
I guess this falls under the buyer beware caveat. :violent1:
Antietam Classic Cycle:
$164 will buy a new oil pump. Worth every penny after spending all those $$ on crank grinding and bearings.
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