Before I get the angle grinder out

[bernardo]

I'm finally stripping my slabby down (after 18 years), but before I cut the chain off are there any nuts I should undo first (like the front sprocket nut) say on the clutch or crankshaft?

Also the carb rubbers are harder than hell, should I just cut the inlet rubbers off to allow me to get the carbs off or are they hard to get or expensive?

 

thanks

 

Bernard

[Gixer1460]

Sprocket nut is a good one if chain is present - not impossible without just a pain!

Inlets are obtainable new but a bit spendy. Long & low temp cooking in oil / glycerin can sometimes bring them back to life.

Lots of penetrating fluid over all the mount bolts / nuts / studs - if it has a fastener - then drench it! 

[wsn03]

Buy a stainless rivnut kit (spelling might be wrong).. These carry the threads in the frame that corode and dissappear. Really easy to replace with a decent tool (Eblag)

New carb rubbers will change your life i promise you

[dupersunc]

7 minutes ago, wsn03 said:

Buy a stainless rivnut kit (spelling might be wrong).. These carry the threads in the frame that corode and dissappear. Really easy to replace with a decent tool (Eblag)

New carb rubbers will change your life i promise you

Stick to Alloy rivnuts, to avoid galvanic corrosion.

[wsn03]

On 8/9/2018 at 9:34 PM, dupersunc said:

Stick to Alloy rivnuts, to avoid galvanic corrosion.

Damm...looks like I have some rework ffs

[CockneyRick]

Yea but the corrosion is between the Ally hole & the outer face of the rivnut.

Seeing as that will be a permanent fit (and the inner thread is safe) i doubt it's any sort of issue i've ever encountered  

[wsn03]

3 hours ago, CockneyRick said:

Yea but the corrosion is between the Ally hole & the outer face of the rivnut.

Seeing as that will be a permanent fit (and the inner thread is safe) i doubt it's any sort of issue i've ever encountered  

Are you saying im ok with my stainless rivnuts? If you are i will blow you a really big kiss ! 

Well i.might not but i will be very very happy 

[CockneyRick]

Can't see why not, it's the ones i've used to hold things in palce on my slabby frame  

[dupersunc]

If they are in there, leave them be, but if you're starting from scratch, alloy will be better in the long run.

If you start using the bike in all weathers and leave it out in the rain, then eventually the alloy will corrode around the stainless rivnuts at an accelerated rate.  

[wsn03]

This is good information thanks guys. My slabby never goes anywhere except the odd dry run up the road, so not sn issue.  Thank you

[manden]

On 8/9/2018 at 5:33 PM, bernardo said:

I'm finally stripping my slabby down (after 18 years), but before I cut the chain off are there any nuts I should undo first (like the front sprocket nut) say on the clutch or crankshaft?

Also the carb rubbers are harder than hell, should I just cut the inlet rubbers off to allow me to get the carbs off or are they hard to get or expensive?

 

thanks

 

Bernard

Rubbers are expensive as fuck

[wsn03]

58 minutes ago, manden said:

Rubbers are expensive as fuck

One of the best spends I ever made. Life became so much easier

[davecara]

1 hour ago, manden said:

Rubbers are expensive as fuck

Get some Wintergreen oil off your local tree hugger and soak the old rubbers in that

[manden]

A guy named ichiban motors on youtube has a good video of how to revieve old rubber stuff

[bernardo]

I've heard about wintergreen before, its sold on amazon as rubber renue (?) in tiny expensive bottles bottles. I'll work on the basis that there's nothing big to loosen in the engine