Sunday, June 11, 2023

Rear Wheel Bearing

 The rear wheel bearings in the Brat (which is actually using 1988 GL10 rear wheel discs and thus also bearings) has a bearing retainer that is difficult to remove.  So I made a tool.  It worked nicely, but I would definitely need higher carbon steel for the part that slips on to my 1/2" impact driver, as it has already started to bend. I remembered the Brat in rose colored glasses as nearly perfect, when as I work on it I realize that pretty much every wear component is due for replacement.  So thus I'm firing up the parts cannon and blasting this thing with all the new parts I can source.  The rear wheel bearings had a surprising amount of slop in them despite not making much noise, although it would have been hard to hear over all the other noises. 



Saturday, June 3, 2023

Brazing the gas tank

 I removed the tank and then the drill only bung from summit that leaked immediately. I then made a patch from some 20ga sheet metal and a bit of brake tube for a nipple and brazed the whole thing together. No leaks! First time brazing, seems pretty easy for this application. No tank exploding because I get the fumes out before torching it.