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I do not have a fish scale as I am not much of a fisherman and sold most of my Starrett and Brown & Sharp tools when I retired. All of my engine rebuilding tools and more is gone because of my move down south. Now we are looking at moving back to where we came from. I miss my 20' x 60' garage with all that storage above and my work bench in the basement. I said to myself I won't be doing that any more but I just can't stay away from wrenching and restoring. It all started when I was 12 with a lawn mower I picked up at the curb.
Take a good look at the area of the swing arm where the bearings press in ... I've seen several that have cracked in that area after the new races were pressed in
I got the old races out and the new ones installed last night and even managed to not damage the new finish. I made sure every thing was clean, lubricated and kept "square" going in and out of the bore. No cracks.
I got it to this point and was looking around and saw the transmission code stamped in it. Went to the information table (thanks Speeding Big Twin) and saw that the code starting with BM was correct for my model year. The starter bolt was only catching by 2 threads at the most and I was glad to see that the threads in the inner primary are still good. I am glad I am looking this bike over.
Got a little more done, swing arm on and some parts cleaned. My riding mower needed major maintenance and a repair so I did this on the bike while I wait for parts for my lawn help.
What years did they use the fender struts with the recessed area where the sissy bar windows are, with the black? Later ones were smooth with black tape.
What years did they use the fender struts with the recessed area where the sissy bar windows are, with the black? Later ones were smooth with black tape.
i believe they were 77 & 78, in 79 the Low Rider came with the sissy bar !
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