In the manual there is mentioned a special tool to help split the motor, I soon found myself without the need for that tool. As you can see on this picture the motor is made in a way that makes it possible to slip a nut into a slot, and then use a bolt to [...]

The motor has been on hold too long now, I have to start taking it apart or risk not getting it together again this summer. I have cleared some space for the parts and found some simple ways of marking the parts that must go back where they where. Starting with the left side because [...]

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 [...]

The final drive gear is cleaned and polished, there is a lot of nicks and scratches in the surface. But since I did not take this apart, I will leave it like this for now.

Draining the oil from this thing is much easier when mounted on the bike, too late now. Luckily for me my oil draining plastic box was very suitable for this. I just pushed the rear axle back into the gear and hung it in the box as in the picture.

The final drive gear is much better now, It isn’t totally clean, like new clean style. But hey, now I can touch it without getting dirty fingers.

I decided that the final drive gear didn’t need an overhaul, the oil that came out of it was clear and looked fine. When cleaning this part I new there is a breather hole somewhere, I found it at the top of the back side of the drive gear. Unfortunately I pushed some dirt into [...]

Thought I’d show you the final gear case, I will be dismantling and cleaning it soon.