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the aluminum bodies will also look good beadblaset and clear coated kind of a matt cast look is what you get if you use satan clear
unless you weigh 280+ those springs on those konis are too stiff anyway,you need lighter springs ...in that case what i do is refill them with 3wt shock oil which is light enough to back off the damping rate a smidge
Ooooooo I like the bead blast idea!
Springs would definitely be too stiff. I only weigh in at a whopping 150. I just don't have the funds to "spring" on this deal at this time. I'll have to wait.
I think in the meantime I'll fab up a "mock shock" to check for clearance.
Ooooooo I like the bead blast idea!
Springs would definitely be too stiff. I only weigh in at a whopping 150. I just don't have the funds to "spring" on this deal at this time. I'll have to wait.
I think in the meantime I'll fab up a "mock shock" to check for clearance.
I posted this first on MHdesign's build thread.....
OK. I saw this online and it just might work to get the bushings out. Take a 1/2" - 13 Self aligning tap, tap the bushing all the way down till you bottom out. Then take a 1/2"- 13 piece of all-thread grind the threads off of the end about a 1/2". Then screw the all-thread into the bushing. Put a couple of bolts on the all thread and tighten. This should pull the bushing out. I haven't tried it yet but I don't like the idea of pushing against the hub. I'm going to sandwich a piece of wood or metal between the two bolts and knock the hell out of it upward. I'll be heating the area as well with a butane torch. I'm not going to grind off 1/2" of the threads either. In the video I saw the guy did this so he wouldn't muck up the hub as the all-thread pushed against it. I won't be screwing the thread in that far.
Of course, if you are having to re-use the bushings this will not help you but hopefully you found some new ones online. I found some old stock at my local Honda shop.
FIRST TEST OF THIS METHOD
So using wood and knocking the hell out of it didn't work.
So I ground off some threads and started cranking down
As you can see no dice. Its just pulling the bushing apart. These damn things refuse to let go of their beloved hub. I'm about to throw in the towel on removing these mother @##&%$#
Can you access them from the inside of the hub? That's how I got mine out of my Yamaha hub. Cut up a socket to fit in the small space available, one push with the arbor press and they were out.
no grease gun needed , but the effect is the same as if you could smack it from the backside
all you need is a rod that fits the hole very good, snug is even preferable
fill the cavity with grease plunge the rod in a few times to expell air
then put the rod in and hit it with the hammer you cannot compress a fluid so the pressure apllied is very direct, trying to force out the offending objekt
\just before you finally smack it put a lil heat with da torch where the thin cross section is
OK thanks! I'll give it a go. I might have a rod in the garage that will work. I wonder if I can get a tight seal on the one I tapped....if not I might have to drill the bastard out.
the thresded rod is not ideal it has a pathway(the threads) for some grease to escape... if you buy a bolt that size and cut off the threads it may do the trick nicely
Right. I have some round bar stock that I used as handles for a grill I built. It might just be the right diameter. If it's 1/2" that should do it. I think the hole is a shade under .5" Something like .468"
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kind of a matt cast look is what you get if you use satan clear
