They are hardened steel which is probably why it broke when you tried to straighten it. If you do attempt welding the piece should be re-hardened...
When I was a kid we would bust open thermometers and play with the mercury. We had an old motorcycle once we were riding it in the Summer wearing...
I make several trips from East TN to central WV every year. Will be making the trip sometime this coming Spring, probably early March, and again...
I am thinking you could use an adjustable guide plate. There are many brands of these, they are not expensive, and they are better than stock. I...
I didn't mean to offend anyone from California, I just figured the California legislature would at least require warning labels about the clutch...
Pete, "And so I would think by now there would be a built-in fail-safe way of preventing it." That sounds more like something someone from...
Nice clean installation.
It is a pretty common upgrade. With a decent skid plate there should be little problem, and I would much rather have a fuel leak at the rear of...
Yes, but you only do it once.
Thanks, that solves the mystery I had been pondering. So, it is not really a "Bubba" fix, but an accepted alternative to the tapered dowel pins.
Noticed the crankshaft bolts on yours, with two bolts larger than the others. I noticed this on an engine I am working on and wondered whether it...
Last time I installed a new clutch the fork got bumped when I raised the gear box into position. I didn't notice that the pivot ball had been...
The up side of this is you won't likely do it again :bananatool: Most of us have done stupid before, the only difference is most of us won't...
Was talking to forum member a few days ago. He had an F-head rebuilt by "Professional Race Car Mechanics" and found a whole laundry list of things...
That was my thinking too.
$10 will cover my time and effort to cut it out, then the cost of postage.
If Nick doesn't have the part you want I have an old CJ5 tub down in the field which I have already been cutting parts off of. I think it has a...
Great news. From my communications with him, plus what I have read and heard, Sal has made a good impression on me. I haven't done much...
I don't know, seems like a reasonable price to me. I paid $75 for one last Fall and felt like I got a deal.
If the oil level is kept up, the oil scoop works fine, but it is certainly very important to keep the oil level up. I have encountered a number of...
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