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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 17, 2015 14:38:50 GMT -6
Thank you, much! Time to put calls out to my torch totin' peeps!
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 17, 2015 3:01:03 GMT -6
Thank you cyborg . I did drench it pretty well before I quit for the day. Hopefully, tomorrow will bring success The question now is, after I get this thing off, clear any rust , and grease it and the axle, should this thing go back on there freely?
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 16, 2015 19:47:03 GMT -6
LOL! "Hubbys Mummy"... You know, what that was, was plywood frame with a pillow and blanket wrapped around it ! It was the first thing to get thrown out .
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 16, 2015 19:44:25 GMT -6
The folks at O'reillys hooked me up with the 5 ton puller. Thank goodness, I didn't have to pay for the broken one. This thing is crazy stuck, and a beast. A BEAST, I tell ya ! This is a few inches of this scooter that I'd rather not have to be this familiar with, for sure! I'm still hunting around for any tricks before I risk applying any more force to this puller.
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 16, 2015 17:52:18 GMT -6
Guys, I just want to cry now. I now have a broken 3 jaw , 2 ton loaner gear puller. I want so much, to be done now. I just need some success and less mess and stress.
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 16, 2015 1:50:15 GMT -6
Thank you very much, cyborg! But uh, yeeeeah, About that job .... such a flattering offer but uh, ummm, when this thang is finally back together, I think I'd rather toot on my own arm than work on another for a looooong while, LMBO ! Nah, I'm enjoying it quite a bit, mostly. But I'm really starting to hurt, working on the ground every day for this long.It would be nice to get out somewhere, nice and cleaned up too, without hiding my rust and oil stained hands I got my seat this evening from scrappy's too! All the mounts and hinges line up correctly . This seat seems so MASSIVE! LOL, using a quarter for scale cracked my own self up!
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 15, 2015 22:14:57 GMT -6
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 15, 2015 22:10:54 GMT -6
Ha! Yes, I need to clean and paint it as I did the front one too. Moly lithium grease is ok? Too thin?
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 15, 2015 21:09:09 GMT -6
Thank you. Good to know. My puller is quite old and bent a little from use too. I'll probably have to take O'reillys up on their tool loan service. Getting a bit chilly and frustrating. Will try again in the sun tomorrow
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 15, 2015 20:17:19 GMT -6
Yes, Alleyoop, all bolts are off of the bracket, shock removed, caliper tied away. Just the bracket on there now. That's what I needed to know, that it's just rusted in, like everything else here Thank you !
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 15, 2015 19:32:46 GMT -6
I'm trying to get to the brake disc to clean all of this area up before I can re-assemble this scoot. I have watched many videos on rear wheel removal but none of the scooters rear wheels seem to be configured as mine is . In those vids, this bracket pretty easily comes away from the shaft by hand and/or with a gear puller. I do expect it to be harder on mine considering the condition that I have found everything else in. I've started with my gear puller but, am getting enough resistance to make me doubt that I should keep applying anymore force for fear that there may be something more that I need to do first, other than just removing all of the bolts retaining the bracket. Can anyone offer some insight on this ?
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 15, 2015 0:50:23 GMT -6
Very interesting!
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 14, 2015 12:53:17 GMT -6
Oh my gosh! Thank you so much rks , If I can't get that, I'm brain dead ! I know , it took some time to type that out so,thank you, thank you! That is an awesome tool you linked to Alleyoop , thank you! I hadn't come across one like that, at all. Nothin' like a a good ol' cerebral workout, eh richardv ?! Lol, johnjs , you may wake up tomorrow to find that you've purchased tires, in your sleep!
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 14, 2015 2:52:51 GMT -6
On the lighter side .. I spent the last couple of days wire brushing, naval jelly-ing , painting and curing VHT onto that rusted old exhaust. Alley was right , by the time I'm done, I'll know every inch of this scoot. With all of this help, I will have learned a ton! The burn guard, I'll do in white to match the body panels
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Post by olivertwisted on Dec 14, 2015 2:32:25 GMT -6
Maybe, I spoke before I should have! So, looking at the calculations that rks put up "110x100x12" , the 100 refers to diameter? You guys must be exasperated by me. I think I conceptualize visually so, I have a hard time bringing it all together in my mind.
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