---2nd time you do a job is usually easier. You've got experience on your side.--- very true but i don't want to get another bushing stuck . i...
yeah, but i don't want a repeat of my last fork rebuild. lol....
ok, the "new" forks arrived and they are very clean. i'm debating taking them apart but i'll probably just drain the oil and refill and install...
true, but this bike has been apart in my garage since before the hurricane. when that bushing got stuck in the tubes, that was it.... but, on...
ok, i've had it. that upper bushing was totally stuck and heating the tube failed. i took a sledge to it. had i known what i know now, i'd...
ok, one problem i had is that i thought that the orig seal was all rubber. the metal ring was still stuck in the tube. i had to really destroy...
that's what i thought but i didn't want to have to remove that seal. ..... thanks...
ok, that oil seal was totally hard and i had to dig it out in pieces. i installed the new seal but the bushing won't go past it to reinstall the...
damper bolt is off. ..... i've rebuilt forks before but these are a real PITA. i appreciate all the help. just thinking.... will 86 radian...
thanks! i was never really worried about survival but damage to my home. they build the homes here to withstand such an onslaught though....
ok, i'm back..... Irma was quite a gal. she gave the entire state of florida a blow-job. she had lost some strength by the time she passed...
this is getting serious.... the storm track is right up the West coast of florida. if it's accurate my city will take a direct hit. weird. i...
thanks, this method worked very well. however, there's a hurricane coming so i have to prepare. the computer models show it now going into...
not yet.... it's stuck in there well. i tried digging it out with a small screw driver but failed.
ok, i was waiting on my drunken neighbor to lend me his pneumatic impact wrench and he FINALLY brought it over today. so i made a tool to attach...
ok, thanks....
so you mean heat that hexnut that's sunken into the fork end?
ok, thanks..... i have the tube in my vice so i'll heat that hex nut up a bit. i have an adjustable wrench on the allen wrench to which i will...
i don't have an impact wrench
thanks,,,, i got the left fork out but now the hex-nut on the bottom won't budge and i'm afraid that it will strip..
ok i have the pinch-bolts loose but the forks still won't budge. is that pesky air valve the problem?
ok, thanks...
i use the cheapest walmat oil i can buy. i've got 55,000 miles on a superglide doing that. the trans is fine. chaincase too....
the radian is a really good looking bike. i have a complete radian engine with carbs in my shed just in case i find one cheap that needs a motor.
Ok..... my headlight relay switch on my Seca 750 isn't working so i jumped it with a wire and added a toggle. can i do the same thing with the...
Well, that's what i thought but it's really inefficient. It'd be so much better all around if the turn signals just flashed.
thanks that's very interesting..... Today i checked all of my connections, recharged fully my battery and I left it installed to see if it...
I don't have an amps feature on my multimeter. I set the meter to 20v and connected the neg battery terminal to ground. it should not read any...
The Fuses have been replaced with new-style fuses. haven't had any problem with them. I'll check that today. I'm now thinking that it could be...
NO.... all stock.
Bike has been running very well and no probs until yesterday. I came out of the store after a couple hours and my battery was dead and very warm...
