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Offline Grinnin

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Things you don't want to see
« on: January 24, 2015, 09:30:17 AM »
Nice to see they selected a mid-grade bolt for the kick-start.



I don't usually complain about what a PO has done.  I understand that people will invest more in repairs on a new machine than on repairs to a beater.  But still . . . .

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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2015, 09:47:16 AM »
Even worse is the fact that that is a grade 5 SAE bolt and now your threads are screwed up (literally!)   >:(

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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2015, 03:23:40 PM »
I know what you mean po oil change or not
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2015, 05:29:05 PM »
HA! Looks like the bolt that I found on the brake lever of my current project:




Fortunately, the lever casting was harder than the bolt threads. The threads in the brake lever were fine, although I did chase the threads with a proper thread chaser/restorer just to be sure.
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2015, 06:22:07 PM »
The OP for my bike, "The brakes feel almost spongey. Not sure why. Might just need to be bled."




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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2015, 08:31:18 PM »
I know that "thanks P.O. feeling".

"Where's the bleeder screw? Oh well, I'll just use this big bolt I found on the floor. Probably never need to take it off again anyway..."



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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2015, 04:12:40 AM »
if you can drill to klean material..this bushing type can seal the crack..but is alvays a littel risk to fittel on safty stuff..
better cut all craking off to freash matrial and tig veld up,,and drill/cut new threds/and machine surface to seal...
or bay a good used part... ;D
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Offline Grinnin

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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2015, 05:29:28 AM »
HA! Looks like the bolt that I found on the brake lever of my current project: . . .
I can imagine someone needing a rear brake and doing the best they could at the time.  It's not easy to imagine this, but I can.  (Personally I can ride a fair distance with only a front brake.  This is not a recommendation.)

When I try to imagine why there's an SAE bolt in my kick-start, it requires me to imagine that the electric start doesn't work and they really need to find anything that'll make the kick work.  It becomes a really sad state of repairs that require an SAE kick bolt.

As far as chasing the threads, I may be ahead.  The SAE bolt is short, too, so if I start a metric thread chaser from the bottom, there's 6mm of unmangled thread before I get to the mushed part.  The bolt is visibly deformed, so the bore may be OK.  The rest of this engine has other examples of this kind of care, so the kick in the opening pic is a spare part.

More pics of heart-sinking repairs???

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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2015, 05:58:15 AM »
Few more here from this very old thread and am sure other threads exist around here also. Almost every old bike has a little story  ;)  http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=24582.0

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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2015, 04:08:20 AM »
New rear tire install!!
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2015, 04:23:38 PM »
Just discovered this today, an exploded piston thanks to the PO running the bike out of oil.
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2015, 05:09:14 PM »
New rear tire install!!

Now that's funny.  ;D
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2015, 05:11:01 PM »
Yoshimura 811 kit..... :'( :'( :'(
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2015, 08:11:24 PM »
I guess the PO decided that two head gaskets would be doubly good. :o
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2015, 11:06:21 PM »
New rear tire install!!
That must be one of those new auto inflate/balance/install tires ::)
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2015, 12:39:37 AM »
Brandy Bottle Oil Tank Cap, welded Intake Manifold, Oilpump Strainer. But anyway,it was running like this.
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2015, 02:52:39 PM »
Brandy Bottle Oil Tank Cap, welded Intake Manifold, Oilpump Strainer. But anyway,it was running like this.

You take the cake
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Re: Things you don't want to see
« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2015, 03:03:40 PM »
Brandy Bottle Oil Tank Cap, welded Intake Manifold, Oilpump Strainer. But anyway,it was running like this.

You take the cake

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