And the journey begins

[Patriot]

GO HOWIE GO... :yahoo:

 

[RadioHowie]

Howie...You are one ambitious SOB

Just desperate.

I hope you're gettin' some help dude.

So far, all on my own. No one to blame but me.

Looks like it will be ugly, at least for a while.

Nah, I'll be ugly permanently.

Good Luck and keep us posted on the progress...

What else would you expect from a postwhore like me? :rofl:

 

[Grumpy]

I'll be changing wheels later this week in preparation for EOM.....don't want to be showing steel threads in the back tire half way thru EOM you know........so I'll take a look. I swear I don't remember seeing this spacer before. The axle has to go thru it to hold it in place. Could it normally be inside the wheel?

 

[RadioHowie]

Did you pull the forks off to make room to pull out the front? Would it make it any easier?

I didn't. Depends on what you have to lift it with. I tossed a strap over the rafter and used the chain hoist, but in a pinch a come-a-long would work too. There isn't a lot of weight to lift w/o the motor there. It becomes more of a wiggle to the right angle job when getting things lined up again.

Y'know, lookin' at that there picture, dropping the forks would seem like a viable alternative for someone (like me) who doesn't have a method to improvise a sling.

We'll see how it goes. Still several days away from that point. Gotta spend a couple of nights pulling and labelling electrical connections.

This all brings back memories of a ground-up resto I did on a Fiat once. Whadda waste of time THAT was! :lol:

 

[RadioHowie]

Could it normally be inside the wheel?

Nope. The OD of the thinnest part of the collar is too big to fit in the wheel, but the OD of the flanged end is too big to fit inside the diff.

It looks like the only place that spacer/collar COULD go is right where I put it for this pic:

Keep an eye open for it when you re-rubber.

T'anks.

 

[dcarver]

Keep Wigglin Howie, just sayin'...

 

[user 213]

The spacer does go in the diff where you have it Howie. Doesn't normally fall out unless you take the diff off and tilt it. BTDT.

If you pull the forks, just come up with a plan to hold the bike up after that. Front wheel and center stand were there for me once I got the motor in.

 

[wfooshee]

This all brings back memories of a ground-up resto I did on a Fiat once. Whadda waste of time THAT was! :lol:

I'm trying to think why anyone would even consider that. . . .

 

[RadioHowie]

The spacer does go in the diff where you have it Howie. Doesn't normally fall out unless you take the diff off and tilt it. BTDT.
If you pull the forks, just come up with a plan to hold the bike up after that. Front wheel and center stand were there for me once I got the motor in.

Uncle Slappy gave me a great idea HERE.

 

[user 213]

If Travis is your uncle, that's some sick family! Never trust a man with his bike in the kitchen. :fie:

Be careful when you strap your *** like that. The subframe is strong enough if no force is on it.

 

[7xray]

[SIZE=18pt]DAY THREE..........and a new mystery![/SIZE]

Anyone recognize this?

Its a cigarette lighter.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Jebus Chrispies....learn how to use quote-backs for cryin' out loud!!!

That takes edumacation or sumpin, don't it? I know about youz braney types... always puttin the rest of us normals in the short bus down. I'm gonna cry.



Like I f'ing care? :big_boss: :******:

:lol:

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Props for doing this Howie. I know I couldn't. I get a cold sweat thinking about changing the grips on my KLR...

 

[Badcat]

This is one of the most entertaining threads I have followed. Keep up the good work Howie and the good humor. I think you are gonna need it during reassembly!!

 

[RadioHowie]

[SIZE=18pt]DAY THREE..........and a new mystery![/SIZE]

Anyone recognize this?

Its a cigarette lighter.

Things are really lonely out in Bozeman, aren't they. :****:

 

[v65]

A couple of years ago I had all the plastic off and the air box out of my FJ. I thought about dropping the engine out, just because I like to take things apart. Kind of glad I didn't now!

 

[RadioHowie]

A couple of years ago I had all the plastic off and the air box out of my FJ. I thought about dropping the engine out, just because I like to take things apart. Kind of glad I didn't now!

[SIZE=18pt]COWARD![/SIZE]

 

[BikerGeek99]

Looks like it will be ugly, at least for a while.

Nah, I'll be ugly permanently.

Good thing you're in radio.

For, as the saying goes, "Radio: TV For Ugly People."

 

[snikr]

Glad to see you are doing well so far Howie. God luck with the rest. It'll be worth it when you are done.

Tom

 

[Grumpy]

Here's where it goes Howie