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Meanwhile I met @Old Sport for lunch and bought his whole collection of Live to Ride parts. They will be replacing the Eagle Spirit ones the original owner installed.
I ordered a transmission gasket set and new inner primary bearing yesterday, and spent a few hours in the garage today taking the transmission apart. My new IPB race puller worked well, after heating it with my new heat gun. This job is giving me plenty of opportunities to buy tools!
Last year I cleaned out the trans best I could and filled it with ATF for storage. Now I can clean it properly, as it looks pretty ugly inside.
An hour or so with mineral spirits, Greased Lightning cleaner and a hose and the gears look pretty good. I blew it all dry and sprayed it with WD-40 to get rid of any residual water. All the gears spin smoothly, so I think these bearings are OK.
Tomorrow I'll dress the main shaft, then clean and paint the case and trap door. I'm not totally happy with the sound of the Main Drive Gear bearing, so I will bring the case to the shop to get an expert opinion. If necessary I'll get him to replace it, as I don't have a press here, nor do I want one.
The MDG bearing was as bad as I suspected. The shop will order a new one and replace it, and install the seals too. He also told me to look at the spacer. These two grooves mean get a new one.
Meanwhile, I removed the Inner Primary Bearing and seal, and painted the inner primary. I'll work on polishing chrome and other tasks while I wait.
First question, can the outer bezel be removed easily, without damage? I need to get rid of this overlay. I hope it isn't glued on.
I also removed this bit of L2R R2L to install on the replacement OEM caliper.
The speedometer job went well, just time consuming to avoid damage. I think it'll look so much better on the bike, the faded overlay was too much with the tank and dash.
A little more accomplished. I glued the lifter block covers on andI tackled the shocks and swingarm. I cleaned up the shocks, and when I installed them I found I had an extra set of washers where they attached to the swingarm. That would have put them in a bind, and led to a rough ride. Everything went together well, and then I realized I forgot the belt! Any job worth doing is worth doing twice, right? I even had a note to remind myself, but I left the note in the kitchen.
I also noticed the PO installed lowering extensions. My chopper was lowered at first, and a PITA to ride until I fixed it. I'll tackle this another day, I'm tired.
I did the same thing, twice! First when I initially installed the swingarm I did like you did and forgot to put the belt so had to take it apart and redo it. Then when I installed the inner primary I had moved the belt out the way while I was looking at something and forgot to put it back on before I bolted down the inner primary. Got to remove it and redo it. Fun times!
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