A quick tip here, I always save old coffee cans. They are great for storage, but also make excellent scrapers. Just cut out the size and shape you need. Great for scraping grunge off aluminum without damaging it like a metal scraper might.
I decided to use my engine hoist.
Starting with the worst first, the front sprocket area. I want to replace the seals here, but need some cleanup first.
Much better.
Now for the rest of it, first making sure the engine was completely sealed up, plugging places like the tach drive and vacuum ports on the intakes. The engine tilter on my hoist makes it easy to get underneath.
Finishing up here. Next will be touching up the frame paint.
It's been great following your work on this. You're providing the motivation to get my SR back on the road, Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI wondered if you had any tips for cleaning up a new chain. I thought it was covered but in the jumble it was exposed to a small amount of grinding dust. This is due to my mounting rear sets that required cutting back some of the passenger peg mounts.
Anyway, it's not a lot of grit but the chain was covered with (from the factory) grease. It's a new DID xring chain and they say to use their DID chain cleaning spray. Thoughts?
Regardless, I enjoy your writing/photography and again the motivation to get back to work on my bike.
Thanks
Thanks! ...and there isn't a more fun bike than the mighty SR. It wouldn't hurt to use the DID cleaner. There are lots of ways to do it, but I usually use kerosene and a rag for chain cleaning. It removes any dirt and gunk, but seems to be gentle and not dry out the O-rings. The grit is just likely on top of the grease, so should come off easily.
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