The work in progress

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Aladinsaneuk · #1 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:37 pm

I started at about 1130 this morning and have just taken a break for lunch

So far:

raised bike on ABBA stand and have removed the rear wheel

I have switched the rear sprocket for a 43 tooth renthal that happened to be lying around and that looked lonely

I have pulled the exhausts off - well the slip ons anyway

Back brake is hanging off the side, well supported

(One of the retaing screws for the brake pipes is being a pain - it will be pulled when the old swing arm is off)

Front sprocket cover is off - and my my scottoiler has put a lot of crap in there!

Tank is loosened off ready to be lifted to envisage the rear pot exhaust clamp

I was going to cut the chain, then i stopped and thought about it..... i am taking the swing arm off - so no need to cut it... well, that is what I think atm LOL

so, will add to this as the work progresses, and when i have a moment will add the photos of the work in progress

Main things learnt so far :

Research - am so glad others have done this job and left pointers!

ABBA stand - indispensible for this kind of work I think

Decent tools - and a willing neighbour when i needed to loosen the rear sprocket nuts... fat boys for the win :)

Space - really helps to lay bits out

more to come later

falcomunky · #2 Post by **falcomunky** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:43 pm

Top work Aladinsaneuk!

"I was going to cut the chain, then i stopped and thought about it..... i am taking the swing arm off - so no need to cut it... well, that is what I think atm LOL"
That mean youd like to reuse the chain? Might be difficult unless you intend to cut the new swinger to thread it through...

sabestian · #3 Post by **sabestian** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:46 pm

Are you using Abba with adapters to swap swingarms?

Aladinsaneuk · #4 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:59 pm

poxy bastard bloody thing

ok - to explain - the old chain will be kept, just in case this swing arm gets bent etc - I have a new mille length, 110 link chain to fit

yes, I am using the ABBA with the adapter to allow removal of swing arm

so - update time

white shock is off, mud guard is off - this was a pain to do - getting that battery out with my short fat stumpy fingers is a pita!

two of the clamp nuts for the rear pot exhaust are off, but the third - can't get onto the damn thing with a UJ or anything - so waiting for secret weapon to arrive - a friend with flexi extension - that hopefully will do it

All old parts that are to be stored are now cleaned off and all nuts/bolts removed have been gunked and greased ready for refit

when Fourstar arrives, the old swingarm will be pulled out and that hopefully will be it for the night

when I get back later i will post some of the pictures etc

Falco9 · #5 Post by **Falco9** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:14 pm

When you do get to the 3rd bolt (7/8 extention will do it) just loosen it off rather than remove it completely.

I managed to fit the swinging arm under the rear header without actually removing it, but this does depend on how high the rear of the bike is.
I had mine suspended from the garage roof trusses and with a bit of chuckle brothers (to me, to you) it slid under OK, leaving me with just a quick tighten up rather than the 1/2hr swearing technique that apparently accompanies the re-fitting of the header nuts

Maybe worth a try???

As I remember, I didn't need to remove the mudguard or the battery though

I also have an uncut chain left over from the swap, I wonder where it is??

F9

bigun · #6 Post by **bigun** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:22 pm

I loosened the nuts on the header to within the last thread i think and with some brute force pulling the header pipe the swingarm slipped straight in. I did the job in stages as the weather allowed (bike outside) and reckon it only took me 1.5hrs-2hrs start to finish. Be methodical and its easy. Good luck.

falcomunky · #7 Post by **falcomunky** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:39 pm

Re the top header nut; If ya havnt thought of this already, try raising the fuel tank to near vertical and prop it with summink appropriate.
You can then easily access the nut with a spanner!

It took me a while to figure this out as NO WHERE online could I find a specific reference as to how to get at it! As has been stated; Dont remove it completely, just loosen it off til the last thread or two.
HTH!

Aladinsaneuk · #8 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:24 pm

ok,,,

well, i think I know why mine was such a pig - the top end of my falco appears to have bits of mille.... there was no poxy way it was going to go with the afore mentioned tricks
(when I fitted my scottoiler i hit a similar snag - the pipework turned out to be 98/99 mille setup - i had to use a T tube....)

anyway, flexible friend arrived with flexible tube and nut off. Header removed

Next, I removed the old dog legs and cleaned up and then removed the swing arm

Note i said that quickly - a lot more quickly than it took as I did not have the right size tool to undo the inner lock.. I swear I had one, but either my wife used it to clean her claws, or the cat ate it..... several hours later a jury rigged tool was used to unscrew it and then the old swing arm was removed.

so - is now BEER o'Clock and i have stopped for the night - the new swing arm is in place and all the doglegs are attached - the shock isn't as yet as i want to think on this a bit before definitly putting the old blue back in.

Tomoorow, I will put the poxy exhaust header back on, and fit the shock, then start doing the checking and tightening of everything in sight. Finally I will be fitting the new chain and going for a little blatt :)

oh, it looks nice btw - unlike my shed that looks like a bomb has hit it!

Aladinsaneuk · #9 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:41 pm

OK some images

that is the Abba stand fitted - please note that it gives a pretty good clearance to the ground LOL

and that shot also shows a fairly tidy workshop... not like that tonight!
(The screen you can see is an old imac that i use there for when i need access to info from the web - a simple wifi connection and very cheap to do - well worth it imho)

a close up on how the 'stand was fitted - in retrospect i maybe should have fitted the kit to the lower bolts to raise the height more....

ok, pipes off and starting to clear through to the swing arm

rear wheel removed - note how i made sure that the rear brake was supported :)

everything now cleared out - mudflap has gone etc - i think i need to clean there a bit LOL

and there we have it - loosely fitted, waiting on a few bits before i start tightening down

Viking · #10 Post by **Viking** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:38 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:(The screen you can see is an old imac that i use there for when i need access to info from the web - a simple wifi connection and very cheap to do - well worth it imho)

Now that's a clever idea. Not only can you check information if you need it, you can surf for porn / post here / upload photos as you need to.

Aladinsaneuk · #11 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed May 23, 2007 1:51 pm

and so dawned wednesday....

wandered off to town early on to avail myself of a rubber mallet - not for today's job, but to twat myself around the head with when i have another bright idea....

so, reassembly time

swing arm tightened and torqued

shock fitted, and torqued up

(Both will be checked again later)

rear wheel cleaned.... waste of bloody time imho - the dirt was black, and covered my black wheels.....

rear axle cleaned down, lightly greased and then rear wheen popped in loosely - waiting on chain at 1700 tonight - well chap with the tool arrives then!

brakes cleaned and attached

brake lines finally placed along bottom of swing arm with correct cover.... is damn tight but did it

rear exhaust cans reattached

battery put back in, powered up, clocks reset back to proper english, none of that johnny foreigner kilometers here!

redline set - 10250 this time

so all in all quite good

BUT

the pigging header pipe will not connect properly to the midpipe - and is sitting proud - and buggered if i can shift it

ANY THOUGHTs would be much appreciated

final lap this evening is to get the chain on, and then take some photos - I may even clean the rest of the bike.....

Fausto · #12 Post by **Fausto** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:05 pm

I loosened both front and rear headers which gives more freeplay and perhaps avoids this problem?? If you already did that then sorry. Front is MUCH easier to get at

. Also used WD40 or similar to lube the pipes and help them fit.

Good luck Pete.

bigun · #13 Post by **bigun** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:46 pm

I used WD40, got the pipes just about in the right place and tw*tted it with a hammer and block of wood. Only took one big wallop. All in, no marks, job done!

HTH

Bigun

Aladinsaneuk · #14 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:05 pm

am not going to reveal my work round

(is not good and means i will be fettling when i have time in a few weeks)

all together now - and will do final checks tomorrow before i go for a quick spin and recheck again

I think I will redo this whole thing soon though - and replace bearings etc - it feels.. NECESSARY so that i am happy :)

falcomunky · #15 Post by **falcomunky** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:33 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:am not going to reveal my work round

So you sawed the bottom of the rear header off then?...