What was I thinking!…
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@SpookDog Have you tried Simply Bearings? Those bushes are a pretty common engineering component after all, if you know the dimensions of the stanchion and where they fit, they or another bearing supplier can probably help.
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No I’ve not tried them yet. I’m don’t know what the dimensions are, I can’t find them. I don’t have the tools to measure the existing bushes properly, to the 10th of a MM. i learnt that it matters the hard way last time!
…The fork stanchions are 39mm, the depth of the bush is 20mm, the outer edge looks to be 42mm. I’m guessing the thickness of the bush is a bit les than 1.5 mm, but don’t know for sure and can’t find anything similar…
Edit: nope, can’t even find any bushes on their site
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I can’t find anything even when I search these sizes with ‘guide bushes’
I don’t know what to do …If any web search Jedis’ can help it would be sweet!…
I can’t even get the’search by size’ option to come up @ Brooks suspension anymore!!…
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Still no joy with finding the fork bushes. But!
On another subject: This is the clutch side crank spacer that fits inside the clutch side crank seal:
Clutch side crank spacer doohicky:
Are these (two lines) wear marks or are they machined to give a better surface for the seal to ‘seal’ against?…
I don’t know whether to put it back the way it came out because the seals may have different dimensions…On my old dtr lump they looked like wear but these look more ‘purposeful’. Any advice…
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@SpookDog Have you tried Ashley Power in Poole? Depth and stanchion diameter you could probably tell them over the phone but it might be worth actually taking one of the outer fork tubes in to them so they can measure the interference fit aperture precisely as I think this is the critical OD dimension.
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Managed to get the block back together with new seals and crank bearings. The old ones were in perfect condition except for a small dot of corrosion on the bottom of one bearing where it had been sat in the same position for so long…
Got the clutch on and casing buttoned up The inside looks so bare without the kickstart gubbins!…Getting ready to put the newly bored 3MBp barrel and piston on…
Still waiting on the fork seals which appear to have gone awol in the post 🫤 …
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Yeah, I know. It’s just while it’s apart and all…
You should see the stanchions that caused this
…Weird thing: my rotor has something ‘inside’ it that rattles back and forth. Sounds like a single ball bearing or washer, but it’s behind the magnet ring it’s doing my head in. WTF?!…
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I really wanted to. I’ve even thought about making or buying a vapour blaster if possible. It’s just time, availability and money. They never seem to come together
…I did it the old fashioned way, with a toothbrush and elbow grease
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Though you wouldn’t think it’s clean to look at it!! But I never put an engine together if it’s got grime and loose crud on it that can contaminate the interior…——————————————————
Edit: Just saw my first SDR200, it’s on fleabay. What a gorgeous little bike!…
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@SpookDog said in What was I thinking!…:
Anybody got a spare clutch cable bracket? The one that bolts onto the base of the barrel, that they want to part with?…
Also, do RE’s have a third cable running from the power valve servo to the oil pump cable?
No? Why would the RE have a third cable going from the servo to the oil pump cable?
about it. An air of ‘solidity’ in knowing that it’s tight…
