| From: Kevin Graf <kgr-@midwestpension.com> Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: This weekend. Date: Wed, 30-May-2001 11:48:38 GMT
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Dave"s absolutly correct, In fact I just pulled a trans out of a 74 Eldo last night. The Eldo seemed more of a pain than my Ambo. but it beats pulling every thing. The only thing that caught us up was that the clutch arm would not come out. So we loosened the front mount bolt with the engine blocked, and jacked the trans up/pivoted the engine so the arm could be weasled through the frame.
For the flywheel locking tool I ended up hammering one from a scrap piece of metal into what looks like a curved L ( if that makes any sense). Drilled a hole to mount it to one of the studs. It ain't pretty, But it works like a gem.
Zerhackermann . wrote:
| okay dokay Dave. I suspected as much, but wanted some expereinced heads to respond before I go bashing the tranny into my newly painted frame.
Next weekend should be the operational test.
Next question...
has anyone made a substitute tool for holding the flywheel while you unbolt it?
On Beemers we would undo a couple bolts, substitute two longer bolts with nuts to hold the clutch down, hang a box wrench over the new bolt and a stud on the bell housing to hold the fly wheel/clutch in place while undoing the rest of the bolts. then use the nuts on the new bolts to slosly let the pressure off the diaphragm spring. Then the bolt would go back into the fly wheel to be held steady with the box wrench as before while the flywheel
bols were undone.
| From: "David J. Otis" <dj-@dotis.com> Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: This weekend. Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 21:05:22 -0400
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Change that Nope Nope Nope to yup yup yup! Remove the rear wheel, swing arm, and whatever else is in your way, remove the rear motor mount bolt, unbolt and wiggle it out it ain't fun but it works, I would not not not lie to ya!
-----Original Message----- From: Zerhackermann . [mailto:chopp-@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 4:59 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: This weekend.
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Really? I've been told "Nope. It won't. Nope nope nope."
The only pic I have seen of a Guzz loop (eldorado) without its tranny was Roy Harvey's and you may as well have removed the motor. The lump was off the from mounts and everything.
What techniques do you use?
Another topic: Does anyone living near seattle have a spare Ambo large speedo I can borrow or rent? Mine went south and I need to have the bike inspected by the state patrol. SO I gotta have a working speedo with idiot lights.
All else fails, I'll buy a working one....Eric you still have that one?
| From: "David J. Otis" <dj-@dotis.com> Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: This weekend. Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 16:45:49 -0400
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tranny will come out without removing the engine, been there done |
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-----Original Message----- From: Zerhackermann . [mailto:chopp-@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 4:34 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: This weekend.
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Grand weekend. I only got one day of riding in this weekend. (riding the lawnmower |
around
| doesn't count)But I had a great time. Saturday was all yard work followed by big fat pork chops on the grill, ice cold beer and wandering around |
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| | | yard with my son poking at plants, chasing bugs and frogs.
Sunday I went riding. I got a late start. And the solenoid on the starter was having an off day. SOmetimes, it will click, but the starter |
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won't
| | | crank. I'm guessing the solenoid doesn't pull back far enough to |
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tripp
| | the
| starter motor. But after three tries it caught and away we went. I |
stopped
| to fill up with gas and headed off thataway.
We just moved into this county. Previously I had only passed through this county on my way somewhere else. Now that I live in it..I gotta |
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explore
| | it.
| So I took my map and went wanderin. The sun was shining, but it was a |
cool
| enough 70 degrees. Just right. The bike ran great, we noodled up and down hill and dale. found a couple places where I had to realy haul the |
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bike
| | | over, but mostly the twists and turns just had the heavy old beast |
swinging
| like a pendulum underneath me as we chundered along. I stopped by a creek and ate my snack and guzzled my gatorade. Didn't really need to stop, but it looked like a nice place to stop. A couple locals stopped to make |
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sure I
| | | didn't need any help and to jawbone a bit.
Too soon I had to think about edging my way toward home as dinner was |
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| couple hours.
On the way I stopped by Gary WHite's place. He still wasn't around. A fellow that was there said he'd be back in a couple days.
The I stopped in snohomish to have a beer before I went the last 5 |
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miles
| | | home. a dozen people must have poked a head inside the bar to ask |
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what
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| hell that thing is.
There was only one detractor. Some wheezer shook hi head and said I |
should
| have taken the time to do it right. I just laughed and said "I don't |
recall
| seeing your $#@!!ing name on the title."
I did meat one guy who has a buddy that has an Eldorado that he got a few years ago at a garage sale. Supposedly he needs to off load it cheap. |
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| | | gave him my number. I'm hoping. But not holding my breath.
Then I headed for home. There my boy was waiting on me in the |
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driveway
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| my lovely wife had homemade enchiladas and good hot homemade salsa |
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| ice cold beers.
Max looked up at me and said "Daddy that's your bike. You made it. |
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It's
| | | cool."
this is gonna be a good summer.
The only bummer is that I'm gonna have to tear into the old guzz. I |
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have
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| leaking front main seal as well as a leaking rear main.
The front can be replaced with the motor in the bike. but the |
rear....egad.
| ANyone know if you can take the tranny out of the ambo without |
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removing
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