The motor has to come apart for me to change the oil seals. The leaking oil seals have been dirtying up my motor for years. Now it is only dust in my garage that is gathering on my motor. This is todays before-shot. The driving gear for the oil pump has come off. This was [...]

I finally got a 32mm socket from my brother and it was time to remove this thing too. I thought I would have to use some force here too, but to my suprise there was very little resistance in this nut. The inner wheel is off and reveals a trust washer and the bearing for [...]

I’ve finally got the special tool for removing the generator wheel. I had to use so much force on this that I could no longer have the motor on my motorcycle jack, I was afraid it would fall off. I had to move it on to my bench. The generator wheel is off and this [...]

The steering stem needs to have a bearing pressed on. I thought I was going to be smart and put the stem into the freezer and warmed the bearing itself on the stove. I’ve heard that this would make the bearing expand en the stem shrink enough so I could just slide the bearing onto [...]

I don’t have a tool to insert the wheel bearings into the rims, so I am using another method that works if you are careful. First take the inner ring and balls out of the old bearings. Then take an angle grinder and make a cut in the rings like on the picture. It doesn’t [...]

The first major part of my project is being rebuilt, it is the rear wheel. In this post I will fit the driven joint hub with dampers, the brake disc and bearings will follow in part II. I use soap to lubricate the rubber dampers because they have a very tight fit. Using a paint [...]

Well, no bearings here, just the spacer that sits between the wheel bearings.

I almost overlooked this o-ring, it is important to have good documentation when doing this work. I am using the original service manual.