tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57275395827944717902024-03-06T00:56:37.228-05:00TRICKLIDZCheck out my ramblings on- http://tricklidz.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-26995299931936625882016-01-20T23:52:00.000-05:002016-01-20T23:52:00.787-05:00More stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Made a more permanent mount for the gear indicator and shift lights.<br />
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Started work on a battery tray. I just don't know if I want to dive into the mess that's behind the OEM battery tray!! I've had it off once before and it wasn't pretty!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-46606008235934536012016-01-20T22:33:00.000-05:002016-01-20T22:33:09.736-05:00Safety wiringCall me strange but I actually enjoy safety wiring.....I find it relaxing<br />
Drilling the holes is a lot easier with this sweet setup.<br />
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I use some steel V blocks and a portable vise on my drill press. The blocks hold the bolts securely off the end of the vise without damaging the threads. I drill four holes (two cross holes can be drilled in regular bolt heads) in the allen head cap screws. Oil helps keep the 1/8" drills bits cool.<br />
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The blocks will accept different diameter bolts.<br />
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The caliper bolt heads are tapered but can still be drilled.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-85990748624540012012016-01-20T22:23:00.002-05:002016-01-21T00:12:58.248-05:00Rusted caliper boltsMy caliper bolts have begun to rust so I removed them and cleaned them up.<br />
Rusty one on right, left one polished.<br />
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I used my new Eastwood buffer and a two step process to easily shine 'em up.<br />
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Here's how I safety wire my caliper bolts.Get the clips from KurvyGirl. (Google it)--nevermind. Did it for you.....<br />
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Ooohhh..shiny!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-6084988781443360902016-01-20T22:14:00.001-05:002016-02-13T16:25:19.417-05:00Front stand part two.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I managed to find time to work on the stand. I cut it apart and started again. It's now not as pretty but work OK. Had to shorten one arm, rework the hoop for the handle, make a couple of steel axles and add two more wheels.<br />
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The neat-o flashy aluminum stand that took me two weeks to design and build didn't quite work as advertised. The wheels weren't in line and the front arms were different lengths so the front wheel turned to one side when lifting. So I did something stupid and put it in the vise and pulled it to try to straighten it....and.......BAM....it cracked at the weld in the handle!! Oh well....I'll try again some other day.<br />
So for the time being I modified the arms of my existing stand to work with my homemade spools. The upside is I can reverse the arms in the holder so that I can use the pins that sit under the forks to remove the axle.<br />
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Well I dedicated some more time to the aluminum stand and after a lot of modifications, cutting and a shit load of Tig welding I've got the stand to work fairly well. It's not perfect but it's OK.<br />
Here it is...<br />
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GoPro mounted facing rear. This gives a nice shot of the tire and good sound from the exhaust.<br />
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I made the bracket from aluminum from the scrap pile.....there's a trend here---so far everything I've used on these projects was sourced from stuff I've collected over the years.....<br />
That's an aluminum plate above not a mirror----I polished the heck out of it because I find it's important to have a smooth flat surface for the self stick 3M pads that the camera makers supply.<br />
All bolts, brackets, cameras and safety wired and/or attached with landyards.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-71228250025816530752016-01-20T21:56:00.001-05:002016-01-20T21:56:28.688-05:00Front camera mount<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I mounted a flat piece that can swivel on the end of the bar. <br />
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Drilled an oblong hole in the front fairing.<br />
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Here's the Contour Roam camera mounted up. <br />
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Side view poking through the fairing....<br />
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Inside view.<br />
I made a few more mods and painted everything black.<br />
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I decided a great way to practice my welding, bending, notching, machining and polishing skills would be by designing and fabricating a front spool/slider and stand combo. And as usual it required the purchase (and gift) of some new tools and a whole lot of time and effort!!</div>
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The stand is all hand polished aluminum- 1.25 and 1.00" tube.<br />
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The hook is cast aluminum from the junk pile.<br />
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The wheels are 3" Razor scooter wheels off Ebay.<br />
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The design lifts the front via the spools making them easier to locate than finding the recesses on the bottom of the forks like other stands.<br />
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I found a website online that has a program to cut paper patterns that are transfered to the tubes for marking the notches. This saves a helluva lot of trial and error.<br />
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I machined the sliders from 2" Delrin stock. They are a press fit and include a cut down area for the stand and relieved to cover the axle nut.<br />
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I’ve decided to work with fairly simple shaped parts until I perfect the technique or give up- (hardly unlikely, given my personality).</span></font></p><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After doing hours of internet researching and asking anyone with any knowledge of fiberglass, carbon fiber and vacuum bagging techniques, I decided to jump in.</span></font></p><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The supplies: West Systems Vacuum Bagging Kit.</span></font></p><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">West Systems Resin System, 6 0z Fiberglass cloth and Loose Strand Fiberglass, CF cloth, also various throw-away brushes, foam brushes, mixing sticks/cups. <br></span></font></p><div><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1774.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1350943381615/carbon-fiber/IMG_1774.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></a><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1917.JPG?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1350943656302/carbon-fiber/IMG_1917.JPG?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></a></span></font><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1350943733250/carbon-fiber/IMG_1918.JPG?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="display: block; margin-right: auto;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>Here's the instructions for the West Systems bagging kit. Click on the photos to enlarge them.<br></span></font><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font><div style="text-align: center; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1919.JPG?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1350943872533/carbon-fiber/IMG_1919.JPG?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><div></div></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The West System Resin and Hardener comes in different temps- the 205 is a fast and the 207 is a slower hardener, but more importantly is a high gloss finish that is able to be clearcoated. The importance of this will be explained later.<br></span></font></div></div><div><div></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1913.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1351536320928/carbon-fiber/IMG_1913.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Various shop supplies and equipment.<br><br></span></font><div></div><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1777.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1351536406759/carbon-fiber/IMG_1777.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font><div style="text-align: center; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1783.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1351536891549/carbon-fiber/IMG_1783.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br> </span></font></div></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The kit comes with a vacuum generator (the black unit in the lower right of the picture) - this creates a vacuum from the air supplied from a air compressor. I've got a good size air compressor that would run for approximately 30 seconds every 5 minutes or so to create the pressure needed to make this happen. Note also, that the compressor and vacuum generator has to be on during the complete resin curing time...something the consider if the parts are curing overnight and the compressor is noisy-and, or- in the house.<br>Below: West System vacuum generator with working inlet pressures.<br><br></span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1781.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1351691996098/carbon-fiber/IMG_1781.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Note: I eventually bought a cheap Harbor Freight vacuum pump, to replace the vacuum generator.<br></span></font></p><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Included in the kit is Peel Sheet, Breather cloth, Bag material, mastic tape and instructions. You'll also need Mold Release Wax, PVA, Fiberglass cloth/ resin, and of course Carbon Fiber cloth.<br></span></font></p><div style="text-align: center; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1774.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1350943381615/carbon-fiber/IMG_1774.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Below is the first pieces I attempted, they are aluminum heel guards from my Ducati ST2- it’s a simple shape with very little curves and positive draft angles, making it an easy part to duplicate with a mold.</span></font></p><div style="text-align: right; margin-left: auto;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1799.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1352307444434/carbon-fiber/IMG_1799.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After smoothing out the rough areas of the part (it was really beat up, cracked and scratched- but I’m not experimenting with new parts) and cleaning thoroughly I mounted them to a thick piece of tempered glass. I then decided I had to seal the open areas under the parts to stop the fiberglass from getting sucked underneath and making it difficult to remove. I also wanted to have a nice positive draft angle for a “flange” around the perimeter (so much for a simple part)—This took way too much time, but I was never able to find a better way to get around it.</span></font></p><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Below <br>I sealed the area with modeling clay.<br></span></font></p><div><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1854.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1352949930970/carbon-fiber/IMG_1854.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></a><br>The PVA is brushed on the part and around the area of the glass where the fiberglass will go. <br></span></font><div style="margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1792.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1352950356369/carbon-fiber/IMG_1792.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1854.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none;"></a></span></font><div style="margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1791.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1352949835892/carbon-fiber/IMG_1791.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Above is the first attempt with the pieces on glass and no sealed areas (flanges).<br>Above: Here the parts and glass is shown in a envelope made from the bag material and mastic tape. The circles and "X"'s show where the vacuum suction cups will go. This is just for demonstration purposes only as the peel sheet and breather cloth will be over the parts once the fiberglass is applied and the vacuum process begins.<br><br>Below: I’ve sealed the edges and mounted the parts on a nice flat piece of artist’s board (MDF) Note the sealed edges done with modeling clay. The parts then get 10 coats of Mold Release Wax.<br><br></span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1816.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1353103556218/carbon-fiber/IMG_1816.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font><div><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1822.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1353006040728/carbon-fiber/IMG_1822.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></a>And then a coat or two of PVA as a final release agent.<br></span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1869.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1352950143683/carbon-fiber/IMG_1869.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><br><br><br></span></font><div><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1846.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1352950263548/carbon-fiber/IMG_1846.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></a><br></span></font><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Now here is an optional step that I learned about when I found a local expert who offered it up to me to try. It’s called a surface coat and it is used to coat the plug before the fiberglass is laid up. It forms a hard shell (it’s a two part epoxy coating) that will stay on the outer surface of the female mold (hopefully) giving the mold a nice hard, smooth surface with no “print-through”.</span></font></p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It gets carefully brushed on the surface of the plug, sets up in 2 to 4 hours and then can be covered with the resin and fiberglass.<br></span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1849.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1352950286210/carbon-fiber/IMG_1849.jpg?height=300&width=400" width="400" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Once the fiberglass has cured in the vacuum bag the mold can be carefully seperated from the plug bringing the Pro-Set coating with it. The wax and PVA should prevent the parts from sticking together.<br></span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1879.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1353104229789/carbon-fiber/IMG_1879.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The female mold. The surface should be hard and smooth, it can be carefully wet sanded to finish if it isn't, but I found this will most likely eat through the finish....it's best to work on the plug and try again.<br><br>Once I'm satisfied with the mold I prepare the surfacein the same way as the plug. First waxing it, then applying the PVA- No Pro-Set coating, of course. Lay the first layer of CF cloth in the mold making sure to leave enough around the perimeter to cover the flange area (this will be trimmed back later). Cover it with the release fabric and then the breather fabric, put it in a bag and slowly bring the vacuum up making sure the bag gets sucked down into the mold without too many creases or seams, you may have to release the vacuum and smooth it back down. Just do one layer now to make sure it conforms to the mold.<br>Below: a few layers of CF have been done and cured and I'm preparing the next layer.<br></span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1907.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1353105011645/carbon-fiber/IMG_1907.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After the first two layers, multiple layers can be done at once until the required thickeness and stength is obtained. I usually remove it from the mold after a couple of layer, check it's apperance and strength, then continue adding layers. The heel guards ended up being five layers.<br></span></font><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">OK, now a discussing about CF cloth- the pieces above and below are made from 2X2 twill weave in 3K weight (or tow). The 2X2 means the tow (groups of filaments- in this case 3,000 per tow) run over tow others than under two to make the pattern. It gives a look of a twill material and is IMHO the best looking pattern.<br><br>Click on the pic to see a larger image.<br></span></font><div style="text-align: center; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1951.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1353105594684/carbon-fiber/IMG_1951.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1951.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none;"></a></span></font></div><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1979.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1353105651879/carbon-fiber/IMG_1979.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is also a bilateral cloth which means the fibers run in both directions (vertical, horizontal), so there's no need to lay the cloth crisscross to obtain strength in multiple directions---BUT that get's into anotherdiscussion all together that is above my pay grade!!<br><br>The other type of cloth that I've begun to play with (there's many, actually) is Plain Weave.<br></span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_2131.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1353106842227/carbon-fiber/IMG_2131.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Above: TOP- 2X2 Twill, BELOW- Plain Weave. Both in 3K weight.<br>Ducati and many aftermarket manufactures of carbon parts tend to use the plain weave for most parts. The twill, although looking really nice, can be a bear to work with on parts with a lot of curves and angles (like I discovered during my attempts at a full clutch cover). First it is very loosely woven which makes handling and cutting a delicate operation, just putting a slight pressure with a finger will distort the fibers and create "holes" in the weave! Then when attempting to "wet in" a piece, especially around a corner, it "smushes" out and ends up wavey. On realatively flat pieces like the heel guards it's not much of a problem, but I just couldn't get it right on the clutch cover which is basically a bowl with a lip at the top that has precision bolt hole locations!!!<br>So, after studying an aftermarket CF cover I had and realizing that it was made with Plain weave, that's what I ordered for the cover.<br><br></span></font></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alright, enough of that stuff---back to the heel guards.<br><br>Once the piece has been laminated with enough CF and has cured in the vacuum it's time to trim and polish (optional step) the part.<br><br></span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_1910.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1353107786567/carbon-fiber/IMG_1910.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here it is ready for trimming. Notice the resin "void" in the tip? This can happen if the vacuum bag does not conform tightly enough during the cure. I ended upmaking another part.<br><br>Now a very important disclaimer: Many of the steps above are my "attempts" at perfecting parts without the proper knowledge to do it the right way, hence the lousy quality of the finished product! I'll explain more as I go forward.<br><br>My next adventure was to attempt making a Ducati dry clutch cover. After a few crappy pieces pulled from lousy molds I decided to bug the hell out of my local expert. And what I came away with was the fact that I absolutely had to build the perfect mold before I even attempted to pull a part from it. When I say perfect I mean perfectly flawless, glossy and hard with no flaws what so ever!! This is what has been keeping me busy for the last two months and has just about done me in.<br>So let the frustration begin........<br><br>First you need a perfectly flawless, flat surface to mount the original part on. He told me I had to make one out of built up layers of fiberglass cloth, this also should have a small wall attached to the perimeter.<br><br></span></font><div></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Following are pictures of my attempts at making the mold.<br>I will have to continue this page on another link as I've reached the limit allowed for posting pictures.<br><br><br><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_2272.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1355760598899/carbon-fiber/IMG_2272.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></a></span></font><p><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; 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border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_2302.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1355760450360/carbon-fiber/IMG_2302.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></font><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_2307.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1355760355495/carbon-fiber/IMG_2307.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_2313.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1355760180191/carbon-fiber/IMG_2313.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></font></a></div><font><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber/IMG_2230.jpg?attredirects=0" imageanchor="1" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/_/rsrc/1355760298994/carbon-fiber/IMG_2230.jpg?height=400&width=300" width="300" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(161, 182, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(161, 182, 189); padding: 7px;"></a></div><font><font><font><font>All the pictures above are from my attempt at a mold for the Ducati clutch cover. After many hours of work, I thought I had built the perfect mold only to discover holes in it while polishing. I also found more holes after filling them, sanding and polishing again. <br><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>The holes are from air bubbles trapped between the gelcoat (Pro-Set) and the fiberglass used to form theshape of the mold. I had trouble getting the "chopped strand" fiberglass to form tightly around the cover especially at the radii of the flange. (I didn't vacuum bag this step, probably should have!!) </font><font><font><font>Also when I poured the gelcoat over the cover it ran off and the surface had a very thin coat, so when the air got trapped between the gelcoat and fiberglass it weakened</font><font> and broke through while buffing!!<br><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>This is the most frustrating part of this work---I reallythought I had made every mistake in the book, only to find out---at the end---I had made another!!<br><font><font><font><font>So right now, I'm left with a nice shiny mold</font><font><font><font><font><font> with holes all over it. I haven't decided if I'm going to attempt to fill them with more gelcoat and sand and polish again, or just give up.....................</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-77083998032775949942013-10-21T10:21:00.001-04:002013-10-21T10:21:37.654-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-87608594878743220452013-08-09T19:55:00.001-04:002013-08-09T19:55:22.164-04:00Custom arm for dial indicatorThis arm is made from 1/8" brass rod. It sits around the top of the closing shim and facilitates the checking of the valve movement when doing cam timing.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4-IvmfRjgHsR8fzSgJXO6Auii7HAaUPsG7hk_gRbb1lJY30E5d2ulS_A9nCl7WvZYkoE-vFnFwul1aywiH8QqPx_CtoPYaHXObs9hqCVt88aqIM2spnKSQxfrvvY5Oc0fYsM5r_cTQU/s640/blogger-image--1238885349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4-IvmfRjgHsR8fzSgJXO6Auii7HAaUPsG7hk_gRbb1lJY30E5d2ulS_A9nCl7WvZYkoE-vFnFwul1aywiH8QqPx_CtoPYaHXObs9hqCVt88aqIM2spnKSQxfrvvY5Oc0fYsM5r_cTQU/s640/blogger-image--1238885349.jpg"></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-18176483895687327382013-08-09T19:47:00.001-04:002013-08-09T19:47:22.951-04:00Ducati Monster 8mm valve with MBP collet installed<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONNeeyLWmiHEm0pmgclqHoSGbKkwFLEEAP63jkWSVFqY9wcRu4QSaO2LYmXm9kZv9t6wI9Eg5GnJfAz9WCDKJeQjgLy9_iR3BliF93Qo5hJr793qjJtXpBmNxT1flFaCFh_1TbfXMTpY/s640/blogger-image--1904775729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONNeeyLWmiHEm0pmgclqHoSGbKkwFLEEAP63jkWSVFqY9wcRu4QSaO2LYmXm9kZv9t6wI9Eg5GnJfAz9WCDKJeQjgLy9_iR3BliF93Qo5hJr793qjJtXpBmNxT1flFaCFh_1TbfXMTpY/s640/blogger-image--1904775729.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-4057060205470507712013-08-07T22:18:00.001-04:002013-08-09T19:49:03.847-04:00Closing shim fully seated<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-Jo8aQmYzCP-clBd_ywBsz2_T8AwEA4AR-CU0iQVoqhATtAkqEI-DGOCfFiB4Z248G-dQwR1j3j-nyFzlZn8p_HW2EqI_KX1d_fPjFJVHX4felyQFeAZOQVTOAAu1ug76nzWtRVstEY/s640/blogger-image-257920456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-Jo8aQmYzCP-clBd_ywBsz2_T8AwEA4AR-CU0iQVoqhATtAkqEI-DGOCfFiB4Z248G-dQwR1j3j-nyFzlZn8p_HW2EqI_KX1d_fPjFJVHX4felyQFeAZOQVTOAAu1ug76nzWtRVstEY/s640/blogger-image-257920456.jpg"></a></div>Here's how the closing shim should look when the half rings are fully seated. Note how the top of the shim is flush with the top of the valve stem.<div>Note: 4V engines only.<br><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-73063364587982252162013-06-30T11:33:00.001-04:002013-06-30T11:35:57.634-04:00Carbon Fiber WorkHere's a ambitious project I attempted a while back, but have decided to put on the back burner for now. It is very time consuming and difficult to master, but I'll get back into it someday, probably when I retire from my "real" job!!<br />
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https://sites.google.com/site/tricklidzsm/carbon-fiber<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-84024812917944381042013-06-28T11:00:00.002-04:002013-06-28T11:00:52.231-04:00CAMS AND CAM TIMINGFound a good article on this stuff--<br />
<span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">http://www.compcams.com/Pages/416/valve-timing-tutorial.aspx</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-6649602191905718022013-06-19T18:54:00.001-04:002013-06-30T11:54:12.274-04:00Bodywork repair-round 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
After my high side in the rain last year I had to retire the flat gray bodywork as seen above, because the tank was so severely dented on top from my shoulder!! (Got a nice deformed right shoulder now too... Oh well)</div>
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I bought a used red tank and multi colored bodywork but only the tank was up to my standards, so I decided to put some old rashed ArmourBodies stuff I had from another crash. It needed a lot of work as the crash had left some pretty major through holes, mostly on the left side. </div>
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Above: The upper fairing after sanding and filling with fiberglass from the inside. I left the front snorkel areas painted as they are a pain to sand, they were not damaged anyway.<br />
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Above: Decided to try something a little different with the Dzus fasteners on the upper fairing at the stay. I never really liked the clips on the fasteners on the top of the fairing, they don't seem to blend well with the aerodynamics of the fairing/windshield. When I saw that KurveyGirl (google it for nice parts) sold these fasteners without the clips (4mm Allen head) I decided to use them and recess them down into the bodywork!!<br />
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I did this by first drilling the hole through the fairing a little larger than the outside diameter of the head of the Dzus pin, then I layered up small sheets of Fiberglass mat, Kevlar cloth and Carbon Fiber to make up the thickness of the pin. Next I drilled through the exact center of the larger hole through the new pieces for the pin. Now the fairing is reinforced with cf and Kevlar at the mounting points (I also reinforced all the other mounting locations of the bodywork as well as where impact zones are- like the location of the underbody sliders, with Kevlar!)<br />
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Test fitting with windshield in place. Most of the sanding has been done.<br />
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I sprayed a couple coats of rattle can primer and filled the low spots with body filler and red putty. Below:<br />
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I then wet sanding with 240 grit paper bringing the filler down to the surface, and sprayed another couple coats of primer.<br />
When I was relatively happy with the results, I sprayed more primer in the bare spots then wet sand with 600 grit.<br />
I've decided to leave the bodywork primed for my first track day and paint it red when I have more time and my makeshift paint booth set up.<br />
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I've used it this way during the track day and it worked out well, doesn't look that bad, and came through the day with little damage. Actually, may race/track riders prefer to just use primed bodywork for ease of repair and cost. Any areas can be just hit with a little primer for a spray can. But, I don't know how long I'll keep it like this because I'm to finicky about looks!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-15941321635023058872013-03-24T22:21:00.001-04:002013-03-24T22:21:25.563-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some random information on Brembo clutch and brake master cylinders. The sheet above contains some notes I made while researching which Brembo masters I should use. I originally started with a 19X18 clutch and 19x20 brake.</div>
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I quickly realized the clutch master gave too heavy a pull so I got a 16X18 which along with a larger diameter slave cylinder resulted in a low effort pull of the lever. This combo makes it almost effortless disengaging the clutch. Highly recommended!</div>
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The 19X20 brake is also the ideal setup. Easy enough effort, good modulation and moderate lever travel. The only reason I went with the RCS 19 this year is because I wiped out the nonadjustable one in a crash. The RCS can be changed from a 19X18 to a 19X20 by removing the small rubber plug in the forward facing position on the lever (which is folding) and turning a small screw. I haven't experimented yet with the two options but will report here when I have.</div>
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Above: Disassembled Brembo 19X20 brake master cylinder. Bore= 19mm (off slightly because I was moving the calipers to get picture)<br />
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(Above) Lever pivot to piston center= 20mm<br />
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(Above) RCS19- Bore 19mm, lever pivot to piston center 18mm position 1<br />
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Red marking on piston actuator rod will show red when in correct location.<br />
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Lever to piston center = 20mm, position 2<br />
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Adjusting screw is below rubber cap in lever.<br />
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Original 19X18 clutch master. Very stiff pull.<br />
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Perfect 16X18 master. the 16 mm bores are the perfect setups for clutches on the Ducatis.<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-84481501368301376722013-02-28T13:01:00.002-05:002013-03-24T11:52:02.358-04:00THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460724549009181221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727539582794471790.post-85821206691671017182013-02-24T22:40:00.002-05:002013-03-23T14:13:14.644-04:00REAR ROTOR WEIGHT REDUCTION In an effort to reduce some weight from the rear brake I sent the rotor out to Quality Machine Co and had it drilled out. I opted for the AMA style which keeps the outer diameter intact.<br />
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Stock rotor on right.<br />
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Drilled rotor right.<br />
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Weight reduction was 30%<br />
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Then I replaced the stock steel bolts which weighed 60 grams.</div>
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with Titanium bolts which weigh 30 grams, the magnetics are 3 grams.<br />
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But then I realized that the speedo pickup works off of the rear rotor bolts which have to be steel or magnetic. So I searched around for magnets that I could epoxy in to the recessed center of the bolt heads. And I found some small magnets that worked.<br />
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Here they are above, the black ones on the left are epoxy coated that I had hoped to use but they were a little too thick so I ended up using the uncoated ones on the right.<br />
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They fit perfectly in the center of the bolt heads. I tested them first to make sure the magnetic "draw" side was out facing the pickup.<br />
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I decided to sent some parts to a coworker to have them powder coated gloss black.<br />
I did the rear axle head and nut along with the adjuster plates, rear caliper carrier, rear brake master cylinder carrier and two front brake reservoir brackets.<br />
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The finished rear brake setup. The black carrier helps to make it disappear as it now blends in with the swing arm. I'm not completely happy with the black on the axle adjusters, but that's because I didn't make it clear what had to be powder coated on them, so I'll fix it with paint. The magnetics in the Ti rotor bolts work fine (I can spin the wheel and see the speedo work), but I had to shim the pickup with a washer.<br />
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While on the subject of weight reduction: Here's the stats for the conversion to CF air runners.<br />
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BREATHER TANK 13.8 OZ REMOVED=0 OZ<br />
RIGHT RUNNER 1LB 13.5 OZ 5.9 OZ <br />
LEFT RUNNER 1 LB 5.1 OZ 5.4 OZ<br />
COOLANT BOTTLE INCLUDED IN R RUNNER <br />
CF BRACKET 1.7 OZ<br />
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TOTAL 4 LBS 13 OZ<br />
WEIGHT SAVED= 3 LBS 3 OZ. OR ABOUT 75 % SAVINGS.<br />
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Some may know by now that Wix/Napa fuel filters can be used in place of the Ducati ones that are crazy money. The number is Wix 33032 and NAPA 3032. BTW all NAPA filters are Wix just rebranded and they drop the first number.</div>
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The plastic strap can be modified to work with the Wix filter (it's slightly smaller in diameter) or you can remove it and do as I did below.</div>
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If you heat the plastic fuel hose slightly it will swell helping to slide over the filter ends.<br />
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Cleaning my brake parts and slipper clutch using my homemade parts cleaning station.<br />
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Below: MotoWheels drop in slipper clutch. Notice the Moly Paste being applied to the specific areas of the spider spring (which I also polished the rust off of) and the nut. The lack of lube on the spring may be the reason they are breaking in some bikes. I'll keep an eye on it and get a backup in the meantime.<br />
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The Corse team uses Honda Moly Paste 60, which contains 60% molybdenum so after a little research I found the Loctite brand which is 65% moly.<br />
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Below are all the parts of the slipper clutch minus the plates. Any damage showing on the hub is from running the clutch one track session with the plate orientation wrong!!<br />
For proper assembly see my post with the video of Jay installing a slipper.<br />
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Clean the threads of the basket bolts throughly and reapply red Loctite, as these bolts thread into the oil side of the engine.<br />
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Below: I used a DA sander with 600 grit to clean off the steel plates, the frictions were cleaned with brake cleaner and left to dry.<br />
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The Dremel tool attachment I used to clean the threads.<br />
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In an attempt to finally get a hard pedal on the rear brake, I thoroughly cleaned the bleeder nipple, inspected the threads and seat area, applied Teflon tape to the threads and went as far as coating the seat area with Moly.<br />
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Valve check:<br />
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Recently (actually, I see it around winter as people are attempting valve checks) people on the forums have questions about where the cams/pulleys should be set for belt adjustment/valve clearance checking, etc.<br />
As a public service I've taken some clear pictures of this. Above: Testa engine, Horizontal Cylinder (HC) set to TDC Compression. Of note: Yellow dots aligned with valve cover mating surface, point of "T" on pulley nut (marked in white for clarity) at 3 o'clock. Also not the purple marks on the pulleys, these are the factory markings which seem to make no sense to anyone other than the factory guys- that's why you have to mark the pulleys yourself for sanity.<br />
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Please note also the position of the cams. (ABOVE) The opening lobes are at 2 and 10 o'clock positions.<br />
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Above: Here's the layshaft pulley set to TDCC, note the yellow mark on the case lined up with the yellow dot (at factory dimple) on the pulley. You'll notice that I mark the crap out of the pulleys and belts with yellow paint for HC and white paint for VC, just my way of keeping track of everything.<br />
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Above: an example of all the marks on the pulley. Numbers and arrow (in black) on the inside is my cam timing specs and original position. Purple- factory marks, notice dimple (factory) on pulley, on earlier models this was the timing mark. Yellow- my mark on this pulley (VC, intake cam) when HC is at TDCC. White mark is when this pulley (VC) is at TDCC.<br />
Remember that my system uses White for Vertical cylinder--Yellow for Horizontal Cylinder--you get use to it!!<br />
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Now the VC. Below: Layshaft position with white dot aligned with mark on case.<br />
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Also look carefully (click on the pic to enlarge) at the positions of the opening cam lobes (approximately 2 and 10 o'clock) pointing away from the rocker arm, hence shim is completely "unloaded". This is the best place to check valve clearances.<br />
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Hope that supplies a good understanding of the positions of all the related parts. Remember, each cylinder must be at it's TDCC location when checking valve clearances and checking belt tension (tutorial on that to follow)!<br />
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Little preview on belt tension......<br />
Mark the belts if you plan on reusing them, below.<br />
By now you've probably figured out my paint system.<br />
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Checking timing belt tension on a Ducati might just be the most discussed, debated maintenance task ever! Why? Maybe because the procedures for doing it and the different specs have changed over the years and models- plus, in order to do it "correctly" according to the shop manual you'll need Ducati's expensive equipment. So it's only natural that amateur mechanics, like myself, will try to save some money by using other techniques.<br />
Over the years I've used a few of these techniques to check and adjust the belts on my bikes because I too haven't invested in the official tools. But now that the proper way to check the tension on the newer Testastretta engines require checking the harmonic frequency of the vibrating belts (even though many have come up with other ways of testing, to varying degrees of success), I've decided to spend some time experimenting myself to find what really works, and why.<br />
I plan on checking the tension on the used belts with a frequency tester and comparing the tension to the other "mechanical" procedures others have used. <br />
So get ready....here we go....<br />
First, here's the device I used to tension the new belts when I installed them at the beginning of last season.<br />
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I worked OK, but I was never really happy about its accuracy or ease of use. I also used a couple of iPhone apps that either checked pitch (notes) and/or frequency (in Hz), again with varying success.<br />
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So today, I decided to search around again for another app and found this... that TE Tuner thing- I think it was free.<br />
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NOTE: I also found a couple of other apps work well, a Gates belt tension app for bicycle belts called Carbon Drive and N-Track Tuner, both are very easy to use and seem to give accurate readings. I used both apps to compare readings when reinstalling the belts. I was able to strum the belt midway between the layshaft pulley and either fixed or adjustable pulley and get a reliable reading in Hz (110) or note A.<br />
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For the app to get a good reading from the belt the microphone on the phone needs to be positioned at the mid run nice and close to the belt. ABOVE. Because I wanted to strum the belt and make adjustments to the pulley at the same time I needed to free up both hands.</div>
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A little interesting note about iPhones, at least the 4S, looking at the bottom of the phone you'll see what looks like two speakers, stereo right? No, only the right one is a speaker, the left one is the microphone (marked with white paint below) so that's the side you'll want to hold to your ear in a noisy environment and you'll want to get that close to the belt (above)</div>
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With this setup I was able to strum the belt while moving the pulley and check the difference in Hz on the phone. I find that it's a great way to get a feel for the correct tension needed by playing around with this. The info I have for Hz is from the 4V non Testa engines but since the readings for the tension gauge is the same, I'll assume the Hz would be the same.<br />
Here's those numbers<br />
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OK, let's examine how this tension stacks up against the other various methods we've been taught that would work without using tools.<br />
First, the TWIST method. Here you grab the belt midway between the rollers and try to twist it to a 45 degree angle.<br />
Right: grab here.<br />
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Below: and twist. More or less than 45 degrees? Who knows? Hard to tell! I've never been a fan of this technique because it's almost impossible to tell where 45 degrees is. It's kind of a feel type of thing really, and all I can say here is that knowing the belts were tensioned properly made me think it felt like 45!! Again, who knows?</div>
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It's even mentioned in the Haynes manual as an approved procedure if you don't have the proper tools.<br />
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Next up, the PUSH and/or PUSH-PULL method.<br />
Here we're told to push down, and or, up on the belt between the top cam pulleys and you should have approx. 5mm, but some say 6mm of play. If you push pull, then about 10mm total. OK then, but push how hard? One finger, two fingers, whole hand? Again, who knows...<br />
Let's see what I got.<br />
I set a dial indicator on the top of the belt to measure the downward movement as I applied pressure with one finger as close to the center run as I could....and....I got around 4.5mm give or take a few tenths.<br />
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Then I measured the total movement (push up, pull down) of the belt in the same spot. Here I used digital calipers....the readings shown below, about 10mm.<br />
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OK, now for shits and giggles, I present something I was told many years ago by the Ducati Guru himself, Bruce Meyers of BCM fame. I'd call Bruce on occasion to ask technical questions as I felt my way through the Desmotinkering process and he was always willing to give me guidance. But he would always end the conversation with this nugget of wisdom- "Don't worry 'bout it, just ride the snot outta it!" Still makes me laugh..<br />
Anyway, once I called to ask about setting the belts on the 748 using this push technique and here's what he said- "Just push down between the pulleys until it moves 4mm." So being who I am, I just had to ask, "Hey Bruce what finger should I use?" and he replied matter-of-factly, but laughing, "Your pinky.......oh yeah, ride the snot outta it!!"<br />
You know what, I've used the pinky technique for years during belt checks on the, run- hard- at- the -track, 748 and never had a problem with them. So what does that say about the various techniques described here? I don't know, I'll leave that up to the reader to decide, I just wanted to do a little experimenting to see how they all compare, and I think the manual checks that I've heard about are pretty damn good at matching the "frequency" check that Ducati recommends. Should you take the chance using them when tweaking the belts on "your" baby? Again, that's up to you. But if you've got a smart phone or laptop and the app, why not do it the right way, then you can always recheck using the other methods just to see how they "feel"!!<br />
Good luck, and let me know if I'm off base with this stuff...<br />
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Below is the note I made in the Haynes manual.<br />
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Just slightly off topic, but something I just came across.<br />
Here's a copy of an email I got in reply to an inquiry by me about valve clearance specs for the 748..<br />
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FYI.<br />
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Next up.....valve adjustments using this neat tool........<br />
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This tool holds the valve from dropping while removing the closing shims. It's incredibly machined and welded. I will report on it when I get into the valves.<br />
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GOOD BYE FORCEPS!!<br />
This tool is the shit for holding the valve and rocker arm while removing the keepers and shims on the closers!!<br />
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Plenty of room to lower the shim and remove the half rings.<br />
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Here the shim's been removed and the tool holds the valve from dropping- and holds the rocker arm down against the helper spring.<br />
Very nice! No more taping up the ends of bent forceps and worrying about them slipping off the valve stem. And if you have more than one you'll be able to remove shims for other valves (even on the other head) for swapping shims.<br />
Get a couple! Call Mike. I've talked to him today about how well it works, so I think he'll put them into production.<br />
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BTW- I'm not affiliated with his company in any way, just like tools that work!<br />
Here's some valve info:<br />
<span style="background-color: #efefef; color: red; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Those are 7mm shims for sure. As I mentioned in another thread, 03 749s- 7mm shims. 04 749s- can be the 7mm or the 6mm shims, 05-06 749s - 6mm shims. Standard 749 (all years) uses the 7mm shims. The 999r is similar to the 749s in that the early models used the 7 mm shims and the later models (05-06) use the 6mm shims. 04- 999r can be either 6mm or 7mm.</span><br />
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Thanks Mike.<br />
Here's a couple of sheets I've made up to help keep track of things when checking shims. I've laminated them so that I can write on them and clean and reuse, I also plan on using double faced tape to hold the shims on the sheet in the coresponding location. I'll let you know how it works out.<br />
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Notice how the sheets are printed vertically for the vertical head and horizontally for the horizontal head? Yes, I know.......I'm anal!!<br />
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Double faced tape with shim and half rings stuck in place, with math done for correct clearance. Works well. Oh yeah, the sheet is laminated so that I can wipe the marking off and reuse it.<br />
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<b>The pics above and below is a shot of what .006" clearance looks like on a closing rocker/cam. I'll be attempting to get the clearance closer to .002". Stay tuned...</b></div>
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And a video of what it looks and sounds like. If you can hear a "click" then the clearance is more than about .002".<br />
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OK, I got the shims I needed from Mike at EMS and put them in, snugged the camshaft supports back in and rechecked all the clearances. As you can see by the temp sheet above (I can record the numbers on a permanent sheet and wipe this away) I got the above Exh. Right, closer to .002". Note the size of the EMS tool noted lower of sheet, I use it to check the closers and openers using a digital vernier caliper.<br />
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Again, here's the position of the wheels and cam lobes to check.<br />
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Horizontal cylinder readings. Note the circled readings were the ones I had to adjust. Check mark means they are OK. So you can see that I've got the openers between .005"-.006" and the closers from .002"-.004". I've been gradually bringing the clearances down over the years and I feel happy with these numbers.</div>
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Above: the position of the cams for the Horizontal cylinder.</div>
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The quick and easy way to reinstall the belts is to start with the Vert Cylinder because it's the inside or first belt to go on. Make sure all cams on both heads are in their valve check positions (pics above), turn the crank until the layshaft pulley is in the VC TDCC position.</div>
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Next, with the cam pulleys set to the TDCC position and the tensioner pulley moved to the loosest position slide the belt on making sure to use the same belt that was marked V and that the arrow is going the right way CCW. You may have to slide the belt on and off a couple of times to get the marks on the pulleys in the correct locations. This is much easier than trying to get the belt on with the cams in the position of TDC for the Horizontal Cylinder as the intake cam would be under load and tend to move out of position. It's also a good idea to double check that there are 10 teeth of the belt between the top of the pulleys. Put some tension on the belt with the tensioner.</div>
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Next slowly turn the crank 270 degrees until the layshaft is at TDCC HC. Below:</div>
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Set the cam pulleys to TDCC- Below</div>
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PLEASE NOTE: THE CAM AND PULLEY POSITIONS SHOWN HERE ARE FOR THE 999 WITH THE TESTA HEADS- NEWER MODELS, EX: 1198 ARE DIFFERENT!! (I'm not familiar with the newer models, so when in doubt---check the manual!!)</div>
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<span style="color: red;">It's always a good idea to put a long screwdriver into the spark plug hole to determine that the piston is at TDC before moving the cams so that both aren't compressing the valves!!</span></div>
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And slide the belt on lining everything up as before. It's not critical that the marks on the belts are exactly where they were before removing (if you took the time to mark them like I showed) but it is important that the timing marks on the pulleys are correct. Again snug up the belt.</div>
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If everything went well you should be able to turn the crank (slowly at first making sure nothing is hitting!!) and watch that all the pulleys and marks end up where they should.</div>
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Now, using the methods and apps I've described above, tension the belts to 110Hz. Make sure you do each belt at TDCC! Don't forget to torque the nuts on the tensioner pulleys when done.</div>
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