firecat

No with a busted ankle!

114 views and no one has responded, it must be a difficult "thread" after all haha!

Hi, does anyone know the thread size on an alloy 17mm beta techno rear axle. I thought iw was M16 X 1.5 but it is not, well the die have will not go near it! Cheers

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Thanks for the comments, it looked loriginal but all new suspension bearing required, replacement shock, then the engine has been rebored. I think I will pass. Thanks for the input. Merry Christmas!

Wow, 148 views and no answer, has no one taken one apart? Cheers

Thanks for that! Does anyone know if it is nicasil or chrome?

Thanks for that! Does anyone know if it is nicasil or chrome?

Hi, I am about to look at a non running 1986 241 progress 1, it's cheap but not a runner so I am wary. I have just been told it has had a rebore - I understand from this forum the original bore was chrome. Can anyone confirm this really quickly for me? I do not want to buy a pig in a poke!! Fingers crossed someone can get back to me! All the best

Well it runs nicer, not perfect but worlds apart from when I got it going after the lay up! The only things I am not too happy with are selecting 4th gear now has a distinct clunk that I do not recall and having cleared all the adhesive on the clutch plates I now have a very noisy clutch. Lovely and quiet when the lever is pulled in but is real noisy when it is not, smooth and lovely but more noisy than I recall! All the best!

Yes it runs, rebuilding was worth it but hats off to Chris for suggesting I do a pressure leak down test. The engine was running but not particularly well (although better than before the rebuild). The test showed a big leak around where the reed block enters the crank cases. I had used new gaskets throughout so not too impressed with the machining on the cases. I stripped, re cleaned and reseated finally resorting to RTV gasket applied to all the joint faces to get a seal which would hold pressure. I am going to check again having left it overnight. Some thoughts...... I was amazed the bike would run with such an air leak. I have only ever used new gaskets and correct torque values and assumed these along with scrupulously clean components would guarantee a seal. It does not - maybe it is a Sherco thing? I will do the test on all future rebuilds just to be sure. The bike would not idle with the old "unblocked" pilot jet, despite my best endeavours to clear it. a new jet was required to sorted it. The pilot jet hole is tiny - way less than 0.5mm even using a micr drill (last resort) I could not shift the blockage (corrosion build up) caused by storing with fuel in the carb. Do not leave modern "fuel" in your carb for extended periods of time, it is highly corrosive and will cost you lots in replacement jets. I used to think switching the fuel off and leaving the engine running until it drained the carb was good enough. The moral of the story is clear, ride your bike do not store it! It is cheaper and more fun! Finally, a very big thank you to Chris at Splat shop, he is a genuinely helpful guy who goes out of his way to help, infinitely more than good customer service would dictate. Now fingers crossed the air leak is sorted, I want to ride!

Putting the floats in the correct way up helps fill the float boat with fuel so when you kick it over it goes into the nine and you gt combustion! Having pulled the plug and it was dry I back tracked and realised my error to much haste when I fitted the new idle jet. Back on track now!

Replaced the pilot jet, I cannot even get it to fire up now! Bonfire time!

Hi, I used a hot air gun, gentle heat, did not boil water droplet so below 100 deg c. New Vuitton seals and new bearings cheers

Hi Carb cleaner would not touch it, brake cleaner no use, paint thinners also no use. Used good old coke a cola. Not convinced it shifted everything, the crud was real hard and stuck like the proverbial! Going to fit a new one and see if that works!