No Steve,
In my world I use constant pressure to press it out, after trying to lubricate it first.
A constant pressure is done by a press, and if lacking one, or it's difficult to place it underneath, I use a hydraulic hand press, or if you don't have one, a hydraulic jack.
I bought a hydraulic hand press years ago, and I used it many times, pressing out bearings, pressing out shafts, straightening frames, forks etc.
hammer = impact = uncontrollable = damage = expensive
I know, it's a little bit of thinking out of the box, but that's me.
Jensen
Noob, just getting started on a 67 CL77
Hi Steve,
For some reason I think you don't mean any of it. I have the feeling that you find the tools overkill for these bikes, and maybe they are. It was only 100 euro (used), a good investment. Yes, you can hammer it out, with aluminum or copper rod, but I just don't like hammers, seen too much damage from using them on bikes. Once I had a superhawk frame which was bend, and I went to a specialist. The guy was asking loads of money for (in my eyes) little work. I decided to buy my own press, and tried to press it straight. It worked, but it was taking time and frustration (and it is told to me that the CB72 frame is a relative easy frame to straighten). Anyway, there are more solutions for fixing a problem, I always like to help in a way I know, that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best way. If you don't have a press, than there's no other method then using impact with a hammer, Jensen assembly of Japanese motorcycles requires great peace of mind (Pirsig)
Just finished reading Bill Silver's book from cover to glorious cover. Wow do I have a lot to learn!!! Very excited!!! I'm going to look closer at the Transmission tonight, and see if I've got any questions / concerns...
Until then, I'm still collecting parts and I'm suppose to bring the bike by the powder coater next two week. (got a quote of $300) So quick list of questions; a) how sacrilegious would it be to go with a Non-Traditional color? Although the red is nice, I was thinking of a lighter blue. b) I really like the early foot pegs, the non-folding ones. Will they bolt onto my frame and um, would this be "sacrilegious" as well? c) does anyone have a pair of non-dented fork ears they'd be willing to sell? I do want to stay pretty close to original as possible but I am planning on up dating to an modern ignition system, update the charginging system, and I'm playing with the idea of changing the case cover bolts to allens. I'd really love to hear your opinons, please. Thanks, Joel
Double arf-arf! A broken hacksaw blade is a saw, a knife (when the back edge is sharpened), a scraper and even a screwdriver. A Vise-(Mole-)grip is a 'one-size-fits-all' spanner(!). A big hammer is for when it all goes shit-shaped! Actually, back in college days, one of my best friends was an apprentice engineer. A bunch of us at the local pub used to rip him to bits over becoming a (manufacturing) engineer because he always butchered his bikes -- mainly Triumph Tiger Cubs and BSA C15s; we reckoned the aforementioned items were all he possessed in his toolbox! He had a built-in ignition tester........ Sit on the bike, finger in the plug cap and kick it over!
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