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shay001
Joined: 23 Sep 2016 Posts: 80 Location: Trunkey Creek, NSW Australia
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 9:17 am Post subject: Special tools for DB1 |
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quietly ruminating over a bowl of soggies* the other morning and reading stuff on the forum my mind drifted to impending tasks on the DB1.
The swingarm looks like shit, it has rust but I have a replacement, so I'll be doing that very soon.
I then thought of the chain, which will have to be retensioned after this task so I thought long and hard about obtaining the correct tool.
Hmm, 140 euro plus the [expensive] shipping. If I was in Italy I'd be buying a shit load of stuff, but I ain't, so I'm not.
Now I have plenty of special tools for the engine, but is there any way of getting stuff made or adapting other stuff in lieu of special tools?
I like getting my hands dirty, so all advice accepted
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Another person on here posted up tools that he had made, basically the same as bimota did, a couple of short round correctly sized steel rods welded to a spare socket piece do a wrench to fit onto.....I also posted up ones I had made....short alloy rods with a cut slot where two button head allen key bolts are fitted into the slot at the right spacing and tightened....one for each side....I'll try and dig out the posts for you... |
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shay001
Joined: 23 Sep 2016 Posts: 80 Location: Trunkey Creek, NSW Australia
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 11:33 am Post subject: |
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cheers comrade, I can't weld, but I have access to a friend (poor chap owns an F80GS BM with dud suspension) who can weld and has a welder.
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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these are what I had made up for the DB2 that has the same eccentrics as the DB1...no welding rerquired...
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2bims
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shay001
Joined: 23 Sep 2016 Posts: 80 Location: Trunkey Creek, NSW Australia
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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that looks very very good. I feel certain I could make that up here (at least get it made).
Thanks very much |
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barnmankit
Joined: 23 Nov 2014 Posts: 97 Location: Pyrenees, France
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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For a portable version to keep in your tool roll all you need is two short lengths of rod, say 2 ins/5cm long which are a good fit in the holes in the eccentric, then anything to act as a lever between them so you can rotate the eccentric. If the axle is well tightened you only need to rotate one side and the other goes with it. No special tool required. _________________ 1998 Bimota DB2 edizione finale naked
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