Bucket bits wanted & services needed

[koba]

Hi All, I am looking for a Honda MC16 2.5" x 17" front wheel for a friend ... disks etc are not required. Please PM me.

I think the first generation MC18 ones may be the same. Not sure if that helps.

[husaberg]

I think the first generation MC18 ones may be the same. Not sure if that helps.

Also similar are the MC19 CBR250 But they only fit one disk but are 2.5x17 defiantly

[DaveyJones]

Hi

Looking to buy a bucket legal engine. Any capacity fine so long as it could be competitive.

[koba]

Hi

Looking to buy a bucket legal engine. Any capacity fine so long as it could be competitive.

Ask around at the next meeting, you may find something that's not advertised.

[javawocky]

Right, thought I could do the fork seals myself but it turns out I need a certain 'Rattle Gun' to take the bottom bit out of the forks.

Before I drag these off to the dealer I thought I might check if anyone in the bucket interwebs is willing and able to service these?

• They will be brought to you
• They have have been drained of nasty oil and spruced up
• Oil is provided plus sells
• PM preferred payment method.

[F5 Dave]

The other option is use a vice with soft faces to hold the axle area. Then put a allen key in to undo them. Then a 2nd person pushes down on the fork to compress the spring against the turning damper rod. This may be enough to stop them turning. A little heat may help.

[javawocky]

The other option is use a vice with soft faces to hold the axle area. Then put a allen key in to undo them. Then a 2nd person pushes down on the fork to compress the spring against the turning damper rod. This may be enough to stop them turning. A little heat may help.

Yep, tried this method. Ended up with a slightly graunched washer from the spring rotating. I even tried tapping the allen key sharply with a spanner to try simulate the inertial of a rattle gun, but the inner cartridge just rotates happily.

[F5 Dave]

I know! try a rattle gun.

buy a compressor, they're getting cheaper by the day & you won't know how you did without one before.

Then there are all the cool toys [cough] tools you can get for them.. . . hmm, compressor a bit underspec'd for Spraying or the rotary grinder, better upgrade the compressor, but that smaller one can go to race meets. . .


and so on.

[jasonu]

The other option is use a vice with soft faces to hold the axle area. Then put a allen key in to undo them. Then a 2nd person pushes down on the fork to compress the spring against the turning damper rod. This may be enough to stop them turning. A little heat may help.

Rough bastard!
Don't do this because...see below

Yep, tried this method. Ended up with a slightly graunched washer from the spring rotating. I even tried tapping the allen key sharply with a spanner to try simulate the inertial of a rattle gun, but the inner cartridge just rotates happily.

A predictable outcome.

I know! try a rattle gun.

buy a compressor, they're getting cheaper by the day & you won't know how you did without one before.

Then there are all the cool toys [cough] tools you can get for them.. . . hmm, compressor a bit underspec'd for Spraying or the rotary grinder, better upgrade the compressor, but that smaller one can go to race meets. . .


and so on.

Or, take it to the dealers (or any mechanic workshop) and for not much cash and not much time (they might do it while you wait) your forks will be dismantled with no damage.
Impact is the only safe way to complete this task without fucking up your shit.

[F5 Dave]

Replace the washer, you're supposed to anyway. Its a washer for FS. or at a min, clean it up if possible & anneal it on stove element.

[jasonu]

Replace the washer, you're supposed to anyway. Its a washer for FS. or at a min, clean it up if possible & anneal it on stove element.

Um but it didn't come apart. All it did was ruin a washer...

[F5 Dave]

Ahh, now you need the hacksaw

[Bert]

Two cents
you need to lock the damping rod (it has a star shaped recess in the top which you can build a simple tool to lock it).
drain the oil and remove the spring. compress the sanctions. get a long M10 bolt and weld it onto/into a small tube (long enough to get down inside the sanction and ideally a T-bar design; makes life easy). if the M10 bolt head doesn't fit into the damping rod then slowly grind all sides until it does (1mm max at a time).
I've seen the correct tooling for a socket set that looks like a pyramid that you can push and lock (but the bolt works fine).
hold the Allen key at the bottom and turn the tooling above to get the damping rod undone (at least to "crack it"). reverse and rattle gun the Allen key if really stubborn (but a great way to stuff up everything).
if you don't have the tools then take it in to get pulled apart (its a ~ten minute job in the shop all going well); do the prep first (drain and remove spring and flush; they will generally charge for this if you don't)...

[F5 Dave]

I have the tool as described for my RG50 made from scrap bar. Just use a rattle gun these days.

[Kickaha]

Two cents
you need to lock the damping rod (it has a star shaped recess in the top which you can build a simple tool to lock it).

I just used a broom handle