True Track Tracula install question
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True Track Tracula install question
I've got a true track tracula system on the way, should be here this week. I got the complete set with the new bronze bushings etc. for the swing arm to replace the Cleve blocks as well. I also picked up a set of mag rims that I need to have new tires mounted and balance on. I plan on installing new wheel bearings and seals at the same time so I know what is there.
I really do not have a shop to do some of this work so I am thinking about taking it all to a local indie shop and have them do the work that way they can get everything installed, mounted and balance and aligned like it should be.
Can anyone give me a ball park number of hours I may be looking at in terms of labor to do this type of work?
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I really do not have a shop to do some of this work so I am thinking about taking it all to a local indie shop and have them do the work that way they can get everything installed, mounted and balance and aligned like it should be.
Can anyone give me a ball park number of hours I may be looking at in terms of labor to do this type of work?
Thanks.
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What kind of press do I need to press the old swing arm bushings out and press in the new bronze bushings in? I'm thinking if I'm asking this question I might better leave it alone and get some help.
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Yea I've been leaning that way with taking it all to an indie and say here ya go like in my first post. I suspect that is what I better do than eff it all up. The kit came in today and I was looking at the parts and looking at the bike and reading the instructions and thinking maybe I could do it but I think I would need a shop press of sorts that I do not have. I'm trying to correct a situation not create more.
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Sorry chaps, just got back from a few days en France, on Buttercup, visiting the Vosges Mountains and the Schlumpf Museum.
I cannot lie, I do indeed have the Trackula kit on my Glide. Frankly it is several years since I installed it and I can't recall how long it took. It requires supporting the bike so it is vertical, but also supporting the trans casing while removing the swingarm axle etc, so there is some juggling to be done. I was doing that for the first time with pretty basic tools, not a well equipped workshop plus umpteen years of experience. I've heard horror stories in getting the swingarm axle out (it can rust itself to other parts), but mine all came apart quite readily. It is all straight-forward stuff and shouldn't take an indy long IMHO, although I hesitate to put a time on it, whereas an indy should know that off the top of his head. I took my swingarm to my local Yamaha dealer to push out the old bushings and install the new ones. That's the only part of the job that presents the home mechanic with a challenge.
I cannot lie, I do indeed have the Trackula kit on my Glide. Frankly it is several years since I installed it and I can't recall how long it took. It requires supporting the bike so it is vertical, but also supporting the trans casing while removing the swingarm axle etc, so there is some juggling to be done. I was doing that for the first time with pretty basic tools, not a well equipped workshop plus umpteen years of experience. I've heard horror stories in getting the swingarm axle out (it can rust itself to other parts), but mine all came apart quite readily. It is all straight-forward stuff and shouldn't take an indy long IMHO, although I hesitate to put a time on it, whereas an indy should know that off the top of his head. I took my swingarm to my local Yamaha dealer to push out the old bushings and install the new ones. That's the only part of the job that presents the home mechanic with a challenge.
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Well I dropped off my bike and the parts today with an indie shop. He was very interested in the track system, I told him to take my bike out for a before and after ride so he can see how it feels. I also found out the mag rims I picked up were for an early FLT and won't work on my '96 FLHR, so no new rubber for now. What I have is in pretty decent shape. Any way I'll post back when I pick it up later next week I hope.
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Well I dropped off my bike and the parts today with an indie shop. He was very interested in the track system, I told him to take my bike out for a before and after ride so he can see how it feels. I also found out the mag rims I picked up were for an early FLT and won't work on my '96 FLHR, so no new rubber for now. What I have is in pretty decent shape. Any way I'll post back when I pick it up later next week I hope.