zarts and zits
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:05 pm
Friends,
I think I found a solution for my bearing issue.
I installed a zart, no fart, tart, zit, well a
greasenipple on it, right smack in the middle of the
dogbone. The grease comes out very nicely at the
sides, since there is no seal to impede that joyful
happening. So, although the bearings have no seals,
if I am a dilligent old geezer, and faithfully apply
the greasegun, the bearings will not get wet and
rusty. If it fails somewhere along the line, I can
always get new bearings, and press them in the way it
should be done.
It would be nice to have the exact diameters of the
sockets and or washers one needs to press the bearing
in correctly.
The only numbers I see in the clymer s manual refer to
torque, wouldn t it be nice to have bolt and nut
sizes? I have never seen a torque wrench yet, but all
my fasteners are tight, fast is fast, people used to
say. You have to get the feel for it. An eight mm
nut is not the same as a 17 mm. But in the past I
have stripped one or two, on the old Honda s, in the
soft metal.
Before I start to think that I am so smart, I must
confess that I have never been able to succesfully cut
a good thread into a drilled hole. I always have to
resort to epoxy goop, fueltank leak fixer is pretty
good strong stuff. I also use a glob to secure the
engine sprocket bolt, and to fix cavities in my teeth.
End of report, thanks all for the good suggestions and
wisdom as always, soon be riding again on the giraffe.
I have run out of things to fix, so I ll have to. No
more excuses, even if I d rather tinker with it, than
ride it. Nobody will believe that, so cut it out. Jake.
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