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Ducbsa
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 08:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

This guy uses a 4" hinge to lock his sprockets.

http://ukbeg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=8551
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Sifo
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 09:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'd be afraid of damaging the sprockets with a piece of steel like that. I've seen it done with a block of wood just fine. Either use the right tool or something softer than the steel sprockets would be my rule of thumb.

Note the other areas he went wrong as pointed out by the first comment.

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Couple of points.......

The fasteners you refer to as metric are actually imperial.
Clutch release adjustment screw is a RH thread.
Stator torx screws should be locktited.
Wiring bung should be sealed with silicon rtv and I always put some of the same around the wires under the cover plate.(stops them chaffing on the plates sharp edges)
Your clutch and primary chain adjustment procedures are incorrect......


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Gunut75
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 10:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I can use an impact thingy?!
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Panhead_dan
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 11:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hinges are typically brass, which should be fine. I didn't clik the link but it seems like a good idea. Of course, a piece of aluminum flatbar can be cut to the exact size needed and could be found for free. It could also serve another purpose if there is a welder in the house.
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Yourguitarhero
Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 08:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Oh yeah, that's me.
The hinge is brass.
Tried wood but the pieces I had wouldn't hold the sprockets.

I'm in the UK, don't have a full imperial toolkit, most of my stuff is metric - but the stuff I mentioned fits.

As for the clutch screw and stator torx/locktiting - I just missed them in the writeup as I did the job a fair while before writing up. That's probably why the clutch adjustment procedure is wrong - I did follow the service manual for it.

As for the primary, I've not got work stands - I basically just adjusted it to what is was before I took it apart.

Impact thingy - yeah I don't know the proper name for it. I'm not a mechanic and don't have any air tools - this was basically done with a socket set, some spanners, torx bits and a breaker bar.

Saying that, the guy who made the comments is a very good Buell mechanic so I left them on and didn't bother changing my write up - left it as a thread.

(Message edited by yourguitarhero on October 17, 2010)

(Message edited by yourguitarhero on October 17, 2010)
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Sifo
Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 10:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Brass hinge would be OK. Make sure it's really brass, not plated steel. Is that hinge brass?


I just would hate to hear about someone damaging their sprockets trying to save a couple of bucks.
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Greg_e
Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 11:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Aluminum or brass bar stock should be easy to get in any country, that and a hack saw to cut it should make the tool. All you would really need to know is the approximate length and angle on the ends.
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Pwnzor
Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 08:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The actual tool for that is made of steel. I've got one somewhere.
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Greg_e
Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 08:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Well measure it for me will you? I have some brass and aluminum I can cut one from.
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Sifo
Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 05:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The actual tool has nice rounded ends that won't damage the teeth on the sprockets.

Just sayin'.
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Livers
Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 06:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

3.875" long, 1" wide, .25" stock, deep angled end.

(Message edited by Livers on October 19, 2010)
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Livers
Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 08:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Crappy cell photos:







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Greg_e
Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 09:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks. If a slightly thicker piece of stock is used it might not need the chunk welded in the middle. I assume the piece in the middle is for strength and to provide some sort of stop against another part in the case.
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Livers
Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 03:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Beats me, stock HD tool 97200-55. I've seen the door hinge trick work in a pinch. If that hinge is tougher than those sprocket teeth, well...
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