Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Typical

So true to form I cleaned up the rotary pad and the web on the crank and put the crank back in, I get the cases back together and realise i forgot the little kickstart gear, I split them again and then proceed to fuck up the main needle bearing! Mercy dash to the local bearing shop once the wife and kids get home.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

It's never simple is it?

OK, I was excited about getting everything together, until I tried to move the crank, it was firm to tight with a spanner on the flywheel side nut, I thought about it and realised I might have damaged the crank when installing it, the con rod  got caught on the case as I wound in the puller, it was probably an eighth of a turn of pressure on it before I realised and backed it off immediately and gave it a tap with a rubber mallet to release it, I have no idea how easy it is to put a crank out of true, and pulled it through until it was home, fast forward past the clutch, gears, cases together, which took a decent hit with the same mallet after heating it. gaskets, piston, cylinder, head on and all bolts done up hand tight, I put the flywheel nut on and tried to turn the cranh, it was hard and uneven, like at the same point in the revolution it got hard and then easier.....I asked the question to all and sundry and decided to split the cases and see what's going on. fast forward again and once I had it dismantled, the crank spun freely as it did before I put the cases together, I saw what was happening, it was obvious the leading edge of the web was shaving a bees dick off the rotary pad each time it was turned, there were thin shards scattered about. Fuck! was my first thought, double fuck I'll need a new crank, this one was second hand, I felt it for play and measured the gaps. Vertically when pushed up, the bottom gap was .8mm, down, the top gap was between .5 and .6mm. The side to side con rod play was about .2 - .25mm both sides. Anyone want to chime in??
Anyway, I'm going to pull the crank and have a look. There is always something.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Wasting little time



Rode down to Geelong for a Vespa Club event, had to take a pic of the sunrise, the trip home wasn't as nice, a strong cross wind and eventually rain...A good day out though.



 
 
I haven't wasted much time, got everything together no problems, the cases were a bit difficult to get together, some heat and a decent whack with a rubber mallet soon did the trick, I installed the piston and cylinder then realised that one of the four nuts was just a little too big so that put a stop to the building activities for the weekend, that and I need the five studs that go around the crank part of the case.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Moving forward

Got an email yesterday telling me all the parts are in from overseas, they are being boxed and posted in the next day or so, hopefully I'll get them before the weekend, it's been a long wait, so long that I'll be flying blind with the Small frame, the P engine will be OK, it has the crank installed, a few bearings, seals, etc. Looking forward to getting the hands dirty. It will all be happening soon, thanks for every ones patience.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Parking buddies

Since I started parking here, other riders have too. This was taken this morning.
I didn't get far into the rebuild until I had to stop, I really need these parts to arrive....

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

There was movement at the station...

Ok, the smallie project is back on, the cases have been welded up, and now I can start the rebuilding process. Won't be today though, will need the parts, consumable mainly, to get here. I also need to get my head into the rebuild, shouldn't be too hard.





Saturday, March 2, 2013

8K

The last 1000km went by fast, helped along with the Anzac Day run, riding every day helped too. The parts are almost on their way, at least it has given me a chance to get some work done around the house.