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23571
Anyone know how to get that gear selector out? The swiveling bit that goes through the bottom of the cases for the cables to attach to. It leaks and I want to...
l0nd0nbabe
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Oct 1, 2004
8:32 am
23572
This is a copy of what I put on the SIP bulletin board? “I have sent a number of emails but SIP seems unable or unwilling to return them? I returned some...
Jonathan
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Oct 1, 2004
3:32 pm
23573
Have you called? A few of them speak english. Try scooter-center.com next time. A little better at letting you know the status of an order.. -Matt ... ...
-m5
mtmatic
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Oct 1, 2004
3:44 pm
23574
i´ll have to agree on this subject! i have used scootercenter several times and they have always solved problems swiftly (such as missing/wrong parts) kind...
lambretta johan
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Oct 1, 2004
3:56 pm
23575
antoine,jean yves, neill neill, i just bought it, it,s like a minitrail i guess. it., so tiny! il y a un site web chappy en france (a peu pres 300 membres)...
Francois Lemarbre
flemarbre
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Oct 1, 2004
5:04 pm
23576
you have to drive out the tapered pin that holds the gear selector yoke on that shaft. remove pi, remove yoke. unscrew the bolt/pin that locates the top of...
so1o_m
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Oct 1, 2004
5:40 pm
23577
when the piston's at bottom dead center the piston covers the transfers by around 1.2 mm, so i would not raise the barrel by more than 1 mm. in terms of port...
rasputin_50cc
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Oct 1, 2004
5:57 pm
23578
Vespa , 1975, 100 cc Newly re-covered seat. Black leather, double stitched, new padding Starts on second kick. Runs fine. Tags are still good. Need some work....
ac
allpawsdown
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Oct 1, 2004
7:47 pm
23579
hi peeps how do you remove the bearing race for the crank on the flyside, it is peened in and there is a crank shaft oil seal on the outer area. so do i need...
Jeffrey Mays
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Oct 1, 2004
9:54 pm
23580
... Having ridden the Ham Sandwich a few times, I can tell you that it stops better with that Lambretta (Serveta, I think) drum than any Vespa drum I've ever...
Chris Schachte
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Oct 1, 2004
10:56 pm
23581
there's a bolt that comes in from the top of the case. this holds it in place, so remove it and look out for the spring washer. next, you'll need to remove...
JAMES FOWLER, III
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Oct 2, 2004
2:33 pm
23582
well, how much money i have in the bank determines how balls-out i can go. -jim...
JAMES FOWLER, III
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Oct 2, 2004
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23583
I've been working on a 1966 VMA1 for about two months now and this morning I finally got it started. It ran for about thirty seconds but then it wouldn't...
morzada
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Oct 2, 2004
7:27 pm
23584
Jeff, you can,t press out the bearing. after you remove the old oil seal, you,ll see how the hole is smaller than the race, so you can;t get at the sides of...
flemarbre
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Oct 2, 2004
7:32 pm
23585
try rollerzentrale. they have always been great with me. tell them francois from motnreal sends you. if it is christof writing to you, he,ll remember me. if...
flemarbre
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Oct 2, 2004
7:36 pm
23586
if i were you i would not even worry at all, not the least bit. it,s only a very weak vespa engine in there. put a new key in, and just make sure you torque...
flemarbre
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Oct 2, 2004
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23587
zirri silent is sold. silver krash is sold.... will i get kicked out of the smallframe group....well, i still have a v90 1964 with primavera engine in the...
flemarbre
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Oct 2, 2004
7:45 pm
23588
This works like a charm. It should be obvious but perhaps not to a novice mechanic: use an electric welder not oxyacetylene. John Collier...
John Collier
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Oct 2, 2004
8:46 pm
23589
Ah, that tapered pin is just not going to budge I think - I can't see that there is any kind of o ring or anything there - should there be? maybe I can just...
l0nd0nbabe
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Oct 2, 2004
10:19 pm
23590
I belive that you can put the case half bearing side down in the oven and as it heats up the bearings will drop right out. Never tried it though. ... seal, ......
l0nd0nbabe
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Oct 2, 2004
10:21 pm
23591
Take it to a machine shop and watch them have a good laugh. They may be able to help you. You need a variable speed drill and some work on your drilling ...
John Collier
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Oct 2, 2004
11:07 pm
23592
You have to remove the shifter shaft before you can see the o-ring. The pin is tapered so look at it carefully. One end is smaller than the other. Strike the...
John Collier
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Oct 2, 2004
11:12 pm
23593
thanks for the tips and sorry for being a dumb azz so to speak, max did not send me the outer race cause it was indeed peened in and i have an outer race on...
Jeffrey Mays
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Oct 3, 2004
2:27 am
23594
You can clean up the taper on both the crank and the flywheel by lapping them together with valve lapping compound....
Patrick Owens
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Oct 3, 2004
5:25 am
23595
word. it will come out. like john said, eyeball it and make sure you're whacking in the right direction. get a punch and the requisite BFH (big fucking...
JAMES FOWLER, III
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Oct 3, 2004
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23596
I think the problem is the Italians who owned it before me - on end is mushroomed and has screwdriver marks in - you can bet your life that used to be the...
l0nd0nbabe
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Oct 3, 2004
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23597
Jeff, that expensive 2 piece N204 bearing you ordered, this comes in 2 pieces and is sold as is by SKF (probnably other makes too), you can get it at any...
flemarbre
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Oct 3, 2004
12:24 pm
23598
Well we'll see how the engine performs when it's back together - it's polished shiny but the surface is not flat - it's a little rough from the milling bits....
l0nd0nbabe
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Oct 3, 2004
5:12 pm
23599
our Dremel that art in workshop hallowed be thy name! ;)...
the model citizen
citizen72
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Oct 3, 2004
7:57 pm
23600
Niall... you are a smart guy. it.,s true those bits are really hard to drill out, but they are brittle at the same time. way to go...imaginative thinking. as...
flemarbre
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