Did
lots of little things today that I've been putting off. RB Designs has my stuff, they are going to start on it in the next few days. To start, I decided I'd throw the rear wheel on after I did the sprocket.
Remember to Loctite the bolts, but not the threads, do the chamfered part so it won't spin in the hub.
All torqued on. Old and busted, meet new hotness! The PD sprocket is only slightly heavier than stock, but the teeth look much beefier.
Got the rear wheel installed, need to get the engine in and chain on before I can torque the axle:
Installed the rear brake so I could bleed it:
I decided to flush the brake system. Glad I did. This is after it was all done, nice and clean. I used Prestone DOT 4.
This is what came out:
Changed the pads with my new Tusk ones too. The old ones were still the stock Nisin's, worn down to the backing almost.
Next up, I went on a cleaning frenzy, and I'm happy to say, I'm now DONE! As in, now I can just re-assemble as I get parts, I don't have to clean then re-assemble. Every misc. nut, bolt, washer, whatever was cleaned with brake cleaner, and set aside. I covered everything with another towel too so it wont get dusty.
Here's the transmission parts:
And everything else. Transmission gears, kickstarter assy, KIPS, water pump, etc.
I had some time to kill, so I decided I'd disassemble my freshly painted engine, and install all my new seals n stuff. I'm using a Moose Racing complete gasket kit, and boy they aren't kidding. It has EVERY gasket, seal, o-ring, etc in the whole engine. I would definitly buy it again. Here you can see new seals installed.
Kiskstart seal:
Clutch lever seal:
Removed the bearing and put in a new water pump seal:
Output shaft and shift shaft seals:
And finally new main seals:
Tomorrow I'm going to snag some dry ice from work for my main bearings, so I can get them installed in the case halves. My fork base valves are on the way, so once they get here I can get the front end all done up. I'm looking forward to that, because it's a big VISUAL milestone. It makes the bike look like a bike again. Then, I'm just waiting on RB for my crank back so I can get it all together. Depending on when that happens, I might be riding within a week or two!
