Stopping power

All I wanted to do was paint and replace the seals and booom, the bloody bleed nipple has been sheared off flush with the calliper.










Tried drilling with a normal bit an no chance.












So got me some Cobalt bits, a 2mm and 4mm a bit pricey but worth saving my little calliper.

and bingo right down the center about 20mm deep.









in with the trusty screw extractor, tapping and turning till it bites. after much sweating and lip biting it grabbed.

Turning slowly and level out she comes.












Come on baby !!












Yes slowly but surely out it comes.

A fair bit was still in place at least the seat was not damaged.











Time to strip and clean.












Remove all the rubber boots.












All bits into the ultrasonic cleaner.












They come out like new.Time for paint.












Spotless.












The offending orifice looks a little battle scared but functionally good to go.

Just need new nipple.

 

The front one

The rim and hub needs refreshing. So off with the old tyre, off with the disk and out with the old bearings.

spokes have lost most of the original Zinc, well they are 39 years old.

In the Brick acid 2 mins and they are striped ready for the re Zinc.

Back from the platers so lets re build the wheel.













First freeze the new bearings and warm the hub.

Bottom one in now for the top.

Done just the cir clip then on to my favourite job the re-spoke.

All inners in first










Nipples fitted now on to the outers.

Job done, just truing and then ready for the tyre.

More work on the tins

The Lump

I did a compression test and cylinder 1 was 145  #2 was 138 and #3 was 150 which I thought was good but when I looked up the exhaust ports I could see red slime on the con rods  mmmmm need to whip off the heads and barrels to check the crank as its a fair lump of a crank and I want it running like a top.

Lets power wash the lump

Not nice

First head of OK

Although the piston is in good nick lots of slime

Head #2 off 

Piston  looks OK from the top

All off one head bolt v tight

Best present off santa my engine stand

All barrels off , yuck crank looks passed there sell by date

Home made crate and 46Kg in total

All back together and packaged up for the courier up to Higgspeed in Blackpool for a total rebuild.  I usually do all the jobs on my restorations projects but this crank looks a bit to much for me as I said I want this Kawasaki to run like a watch preferably by my birthday (June ) but the more work (cost) I find this may be pushing it.