Subject: project day
Author: John Boettcher
Date: Aug 20, 2002, 8:44 AM
Post ID: 1710843063
Saturday I decided to knock out a few things I have been putting off.
I replaced the bad u-joint boot on the 71 Ambo I picked up in Indiana a
couple of months ago and it was nice to see a very oily u-joint in
perfect shape.
Next, I've had a funny noise in the tranny on my 71 red Ambo so I
decided to swap the trans out with a different one. I left the front
motor bolt in and jacked the motor from the rear to angle it forward,
about to where the gen was touching the upper frame and the trans
slipped right out. Even with mounting a new rear tire, the whole job
only took about 4 1/2 hours.
Bike runs out nice with no unusual noises.
With three tip-top running loops my "modern" raT-3 might see a serious
rest.
JB (contact points forever!)
Wonder Lake, IL
71 red Ambo
71 black Ambo
73 Eldo
76 raT-3
68 V700 (in kit form)