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Where the heck did you come up with that bread technique? I've always packed grease behind the bushing to push it out.
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next up was the brand new $75 dollar flywheel
a little carb cleaner to wash off the grease (I find myself currently in between brake cleaner, ie I'm all out or I would use it) a little blue locktite on each bolt and she's on |
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at some point I cleaned the frame rails a bit, got all the loose gravel off of them, and wiped them down with some mineral spirits
anybody know if the transmission cross member is supposed to come out, I would love to remove it so I can paint it |
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then it was time to put on the clutch, I have never installed a clutch before so I was really looking forward to this part, I couldn't wait to use the center plastic clutch tool, like the big boys do on all the car shows, that was so cool
also used some carb cleaner on the pressure plate to wipe off the grease they put on for storage to prevent rust can't wait to try this normal diaphragm clutch, should be much more like a car clutch I hope |
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managed to remove the clutch fork out of the bell housing, I tried it at night the first time and couldn't see what was holding it in, so I tried unscrewing that hex bolt which I recon is there for adjustment purposes, anywho in the daytime I realized I can just hammer it out and it slips right out
same goes for the throwout bearing just tap it out do you see that notch in the old bearing, that don't belong there does it? |
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so poured 3 quarts of oil back in (that's all I had) I recon it may need one more on the account that I did not change the oil filter as I did that just two moons ago, and called it a day, figured that's a good amount of work, up next is the bell housing, need to clean that thing
pray for no leaks over night |
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Pilot Bearing Vs Slice of Bread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfDV982g4XM ... and you thought I had no skills |
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i been watchin this from day 1 and wish i did some of the fix on the go with my truck but she needed to much love your doing a great job if only you were closer id have given you the new clutch for my sm465 but im glad im not the only guy cuttin the crust off my samiches
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You da man.
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Greg, that's a pretty funny (haha) technique with the bread. Seems to work though. I just shoot my grease gun into the recess.
I don't know why there's a notch in your old throwout bearing, but you shouldn't need it. One thing; check the direction sheet that came with the new clutch parts. The bearing can be put on the clutch fork two ways, but only one of them is correct. |
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spent some time cleaning what turned out to be Belle Housing... I guess princesses gotta live somewhere
let me take you on a little trip down memory lane as we remind ourselves what this thing looked like originally |
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I'm not sure how you got that bellhousing so clean.....Geezzzzzz.
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That bell housing looks great! Are you going to clean up the transmission next?
How about some paint on these parts? |
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ooohhh, Purdy and shiny!
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Dang...
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Would love to rub some gray POR15 on the transmission eventually but am low on funds. The drive shaft is getting a semi-gloss black POR15 treatment since I have some left over from when I painted the frame rails. |
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I would polish it with Simichrome and a buffing wheel, and leave it at that. Used to do that all the time on motorcycle cases, triple trees, etc. The bikes with coated aluminum always looked like garbage after a couple years, because it is very hard to keep a clear coat on aluminum, and they would chip and flake off. Looks awful.
Here's what polished bare aluminum looks like. http://belmontcycle.com/yahoo_site_a...115842_std.jpg |
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Mine's an 850 Commando. http://www.walmart.com/ip/37811052?w...362295&veh=sem |
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and the belly of the bellhousing...
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ordered some parts for the clutch linkage,
needed a fork return spring (mine was broken) and yes there are two there a long and a short one, my long was was broken got a new rubber boot for the fork and a Z-bar rebuild kit, ie plastic bushings that hide inside there, mine was missing the one on the side of the bell housing - no bueno |
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clutch fork boot, old and new one side by side
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so finally after six months figured out what this mistery "exhaust pipe" LOL spring was
it's actually a bellcrank ie Z-bar spring, two attach to it one short one and one long one, one side was already broken, and it was so brittle I broke off the other end trying to remove it off the frame rail |
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so I am going to rebuild the Z-bar guts, and in addition tonight I wiggled the clutch pedal and noticed excessive free play so now I need to order / replace the bushings and maybe even the pedal pivot sleeve, oh well maybe my local NAPA will have those parts
I am on a mission to do this job right, and you know what I am actually enjoying this part, the learning / figuring it out part, good stuff |
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I see whats next for your truck Gregski ;) Those front shocks look like the OEM shocks that have been in place since that truck went down the assembly line.
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Nice work Gregski, love watching the progress of the truck. Makes me want to get out and work on mine, come on spring!
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I swear it looks like you use a sandblaster on those parts. Too darn clean.
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cleaned up the fork and painted it, being careful not to paint the tin clip in which the bearing spins
not my best cleaning job, but it will do fer gobermint work |
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also avoided getting paint in the ditch where the ball joint fulcrums
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next up to get cleaned up and a coat of paint was the beelcrank aka the Z-bar
I was careful not to get any paint inside the hollow tube, nor on the grease fitting |
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Good job!
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so this Z-bar, well that's more than just a hollow pipe I tell you, there's quite a bit of engineering that goes into this rascal, literally
doing a clutch job where you replace the fly wheel, pilot bushing, clutch plate, clutch pressure plate housing, and throwout bearing, and not going the extra mile to take care of the 40 year old linkage is like quitting a marathon on mile 25 so when I peaked inside my Z-bar formerly the bar known as the bellcrank, I noticed right away it was missing a plastic bushing on the clutch side (white piece second from the left in the picture was missing originally) metal on metal didn't make for the smoothest of actions, it actually wore a groove in the pipe (I might could replace the entire Z-bar, we'll see), add to that dried up grease, dust, and rust, and kiss your smooth action good bye, so... I went out and bought some replacement plastic bushings and these silly felt gaskets, third piece from the right (pretty worthless universal junk) so here is my attempt at breaking down it's anatomy (pretty much all there except I am missing what I call a star washer in front of the bolt on the far right, space left open) |
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TWO WORDS: Scope Creep !!!
Say what amigo? Scope creep, you set out to do A, B, and C and end up doing A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. As is what the H _ L L, lol So I just had to wiggle that clutch pedal didn't I? Yup, sure did, and sure as _ _ it, there was too much play, as my buddy says "What? A 40 year old farm truck not to factory spec, no way!" and I love the guy he makes me laugh So it was time to remove the pedal and take a looksie... and here's the anatomy of a clutch pedal what? failed plastic parts, plastic bushings... plastic! say it aint so, jk |
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well as luck would have it you can't take out Mrs. Clutch Pedal without hearing it from her neighbor Mr. Brake Pedal, after all it's like they're joined at the hip, they share the same long bolt which they pivot on, you want clutch pedal, you get clutch and brake pedal FREE of charge, LOL
so here's the anatomy of the brake pedal, pretty much same prognosis, we need new plastic bushings and a lots of cleaning Question for anybody reading: What do we use to lube up the metal pivot sleeve and them bushings, what type of grease? |
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