Left for dead

[busa1300]

Shocks showed up today (need to get springs off, and get the yellow rubber coating off the original black paint).....
No real work being done, just collecting parts....too cold to ride anyway.....

 

[busa1300]

My biggest challenge next, is trying to get the bearing races out of the neck, and the bearing off the lower triple.... without spending a lot of money on tools I'll only use maybe a few times....?

 

[Nessism]

My biggest challenge next, is trying to get the bearing races out of the neck, and the bearing off the lower triple.... without spending a lot of money on tools I'll only use maybe a few times....?

Dremel a few cuts in the races then use a sharp chisel and large hammer to bust the races in half. Drive the new races in with chunks of PVC pipe.

 

[busa1300]

That is the method I used on my Katana.... but I was hoping there might be a better trick of doing it, without doing any possible damage?

 

[Darkspeed]

http://content.motosport.com/images/items/large/PAR/PAR000R/X001-Y001.jpg

This and a big hammer. Putting the races in is easier with a press but can be done without. Don't know how to take off the fork race other than chisel and hammer but that can get messy if it is stubborn.

 

[londonboards]

This seems to work:

 

[busa1300]

Thanks for getting my brain working again.... now I remember....
I did basically the same thing a few years ago on a set of Dymag wheels that needed the bearings removed.
They had special spacers in them, making it impossible to get bearings out, without destroying the spacers (unobtainable for about 20+ years)
So I welded a bolt to the bearing and hammered it out with the bolt.

But I should get a real tool to do the work, and do it right...then I will always have it for the next project...



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[kvillebuckeye]

Looking forward to see how this turns out. I'm about to break into my triple trees and forks so I may have similar problems

 

[chuck hahn]

That spacer is nothing more than a chunk of pipe. It will lean to one side and allow a flat blade screw driver to be used to drive the opposing bearing out and then bearing two is cake. Just did it yesterday on a front Goldwing tire.

The spacer isnt load bearing and its basically to guide the axle thru.

 

[busa1300]

The spacers used in my Dymags would NOT move over, and they were more than a tube as in a stock wheel. (Multiple pieces machined and pressed together)
Also they were made of aluminum and would/could be easily damaged. Plus the bearings were pressed in magnesium instead of aluminum, and I believe somewhat corroded together...making them even tighter.

 

[chuck hahn]

I would make new spacer that wasnt a "worry" for when the next round happens. But thats just me.

 

[busa1300]

Just to check in to say I haven't given up on the GS..... Had other projects to work on (bought a bike for my girlfriend also..), but have been still been picking up parts when possible.
Like the original paint tail section to match my tank :xsmilie_mrgreen:
Still have a pretty big list of parts that I want to get, as I am going a bit further on this than I originally planned....

When I get ready to start actually working on it again, I will start a build thread.

 

[busa1300]

Finally starting the bikes own build thread....could be a long story before it's done.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...78-GS1000-left-for-dead&p=2288313#post2288313

 

[chuck hahn]

PLEASE PLEASE can you possibly take that tail section into your local shop and have them scan it and post up the mix code the computer generates?? I have been asking for a scan of some original paint for a while. I have a 78 1000C in the storage bin thats ready to step in line soon. Any help would be so gratefully appreciated.