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« on: January 01, 2012, 04:27:25 PM » |
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Happy New Year Gang! I have a few more questions about my Valk that was in a flood. Can you help! 1) Can you clean the lens on the inside of the speedometer and tachometer? 2) Do I need to do any thing with the drive shaft or universal joint. I have been working on the bike for the last two days, All looks good so far. Here are some pics. http://www.flickr.com/photos/28773246@N04/ |
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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2012, 07:58:22 PM » |
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Now that's a labor of love, what a mess!
Do you have a shop manual? That will tell you all you need to know about servicing the final drive. Best of luck to you on rescuing the valk.
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2012, 08:06:21 PM » |
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I do not have a shop manual. does anyone have one for sale?
I am an electrician by trade and hate working on cars! I however love working on my motorcycles. I have only been riding for six years.
I hope to have this bike running in a few weeks. LOL
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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2012, 08:13:31 PM » |
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Dat has a pdf version you can download for free on his website. Try looking up valkyrie Norway on Google, his site should show up on top.
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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2012, 08:18:22 PM » |
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Thanks!
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« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2012, 08:21:10 PM » |
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Wouldn't know if you need to service the final drive or not. If it were mine, I would tear it down, change fluid and molly the splines. With the final drive out, the shaft can be pulled and inspected. If your upto it, pull the swing arm to check the U-joint. I appreciated the photos, you do have your hands full.  Keep up the good work! |
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« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2012, 10:38:37 PM » |
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What a mess! Can't wait to see pics when you are done! |
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« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2012, 02:38:45 PM » |
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Wouldn't know if you need to service the final drive or not. If it were mine, I would tear it down, change fluid and molly the splines. With the final drive out, the shaft can be pulled and inspected. If your upto it, pull the swing arm to check the U-joint. I appreciated the photos, you do have your hands full. Keep up the good work! you don't have to pull the swingarm to remove or install the u-joint....FYI |
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« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2012, 03:34:19 PM » |
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Don't want to mislead anybody, but my understanding of the Honda Service Manual infers that the swing arm needs to be removed prior to working on the U-joint (see sections 12-3 & 14-10). You might get it out, but I bet it would difficult getting it back in with the swing arm in place.  FWIW. |
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« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2012, 05:01:01 PM » |
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I have taken out and replaced both the ujoints in my two Valks without removing the swingarm. It is not difficult to do. I also do NOT remove the exhaust system to remove the rear tire!
That is the main function of the board. To get info out on shortcuts to the manual, and maintanance tricks.
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« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2012, 05:16:38 PM » |
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Don't want to mislead anybody, but my understanding of the Honda Service Manual infers that the swing arm needs to be removed prior to working on the U-joint (see sections 12-3 & 14-10). You might get it out, but I bet it would difficult getting it back in with the swing arm in place. FWIW. Don't believe everything you read....lots of us here change our rear tire without removing the exhaust pipes or rear fender section...the manual calls for removing these too. You have a data base of almost 16 years here and a lot of us have done it all...just ask and we are glad to help with shortcuts. |
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« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2012, 06:05:10 PM » |
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Changed out three ujoints without messing with the swing arm and always leave my exhaust on. Here's Chets excellent directions with photos... http://www.rattlebars.com/mtz/ujoint.html |
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« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2012, 06:40:28 PM » |
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Thanks Don! Good stuff!
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« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2012, 08:07:30 PM » |
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Hey guy's,
Thanks for all you great information. I am well on my way with this project. I maybe able to try to start it up this weekend.
I really appreciate all the help.
Stay tuned for my update! LOL
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« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2012, 08:45:05 PM » |
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Good luck Don! |
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