Bike Maintenance - South Shore

[1/2pint]

actually i do #2 and #3 i think. not a drummel though.

weman, i didnt leave them in your garage, right?

i kow you left one with the half a bolt still on it

[Jim]

that's the #2 then. never used the #3

[Omahastylin16]

im not 100% sure what i need as ive never used one before, but like I was telling you jim I have that phillips head bolt in my swingarm that holds a brake line bracket. I need to get it out to put on my hugger fender but the damn thing wont budge at all, ive put some PB blaster on it and tried to wrench on it a little bit but it will def strip before it will come out

[1/2pint]

im not 100% sure what i need as ive never used one before, but like I was telling you jim I have that phillips head bolt in my swingarm that holds a brake line bracket. I need to get it out to put on my hugger fender but the damn thing wont budge at all, ive put some PB blaster on it and tried to wrench on it a little bit but it will def strip before it will come out

vice grips on it an replace the bolt

[Omahastylin16]

its a round headed bolt, i believe theyre called truss head bolts? so you cant get vise grips on it, because its flush to the swingarm and has a domed head

[1/2pint]

its a round headed bolt, i believe theyre called truss head bolts? so you cant get vise grips on it, because its flush to the swingarm and has a domed head

you have a domed head

[Omahastylin16]

[Jim]

found my old thread, and decided to bump it, instead of creating a new one.

I'm taking my front wheel off tonight when I get home from work, if anyone locally wants to learn.

[Sheppo]

found my old thread, and decided to bump it, instead of creating a new one.

I'm taking my front wheel off tonight when I get home from work, if anyone locally wants to learn.

what time? I need to learn.

[Jim]

mods: can you change the title of this to Bike Maintenance: South Shore.

figured i'd bump this instead of creating a new thread.

this weekend i'll be doing a chain clean/lube, safety wire, front brake bleed, and steering head adjustment/tighten. These are very common things that need to be checked before a track day, so come on over if you're doing a track day soon & want some help on checking your bike.

I'm in Quincy. PM me if you're interested.

[mrezra]

I was looking for an excuse to get off-island for some riding... maybe I'll do a south shore run out your way. It totally depends on work but I'll let you know. Awesome thing you're doing here btw!

[Jim]

in case anyone is interested. going to do some work in the driveway, whichever day is dry out

[Jim]

just adjusted the steering head bearings, and they were loose. if anyone is looking to learn how to do some basic mantenance on their bikes, let me know.

I'll be taking the front wheel off, installing dust seals, greasing the front axle, installing the front wheel, and safety wring again in a week or so. might be helpful for those who need to get a new front tire & want to learn how to do a wheel removal/installation