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Messages - McCabe-Thiele (Ted)
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« on: Today at 07:25:05 PM »
Oddly enough I still have one lingering effect from my first dose of Covid back in 2020 I think it was.
It left me with a painful left foot in the area where my toes sort of fit to my foot. It's about an inch in from the toe next to the smallest. Its not 24/7 it comes on mostly in cold weather
Due to Covid my GP palmed me off to another surgery who in turn palmed off to another clinic that specialise in feet.
I had to do an online application form that resulted in them telling me that as I could walk with pain it was not urgent so that came to the end of that fiasco.
It all went away with the warmer weather but this winter it's come back much more often. It feels as though I have a huge stone in my left shoe so when it's bad I have to walk on my left heel. I've done some research as it's so difficult to get a GP appointment - I'm pretty sure it's the onset of Morton's Neuroma.
I wondered if anyone here has this condition?
Luckily despite having Covid a second time last year my breathing has not been affected.
Interesting how the Nicotine patch has worked.👍
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« on: Today at 07:08:07 PM »
Nice warm day so decided to finish fitting the rear wheel bearings this afternoom, new bearing had been in the freezer in a zip lock bag for a few days, heated the hub center up with an old hair dryer - they knocked in without difficulty using my drift tool. Center spacer held in position with piece of plasic pipe. so it's all good for when the axle is fitted nicely aligned.
Fitted all new drive cushion rubbers into the slots with a very light coat of red rubber grease, D ring fitted using same grease.
Greased hub center it pushed in by hand but not fully home for the last 2 or 3 mm.
Not sure if it should go flush by hand or if the retainer has to pull it fully home?
I don't want to force it at this stage so have left it for tonight - tea & beer reward.
It might be worth pulling it out to check the D ring is okay - I fitted it as it came I did not turn the D ring inside out.
My rear hub tool for the left hand threaded retainer does not seem to want to fit on the new retainer ring but it fits the old one perfectly wtf is going on here?
It's a DS retainer ring.
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« on: Today at 12:41:43 PM »
On factory air filter arrangement I believe the middle needle position is correct.
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« on: Today at 08:06:10 AM »
Overthinking I suspect is the norm for members here "act in haste repent at leisure" springs to mind as the alternative.
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« on: Today at 08:01:43 AM »
Ted, thank you 🙂 how many turns out are your mixture screws?⁹
I can't help you with that at the moment as the engine has not been started up - 1.5 turns is I believe the norm starting point.
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« on: April 29, 2024, 10:30:01 PM »
Mine were set at 22 mm by Gerben as per manual.
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« on: April 29, 2024, 12:12:18 PM »
I agree with K2-K6 on his comments, when I eventually get my 500 running I will use the CB points system as I know it ran on them just fine.
Probably after a few hundred miles I will fit my electronic system that I sourced from Bryan.
Part of me says a hybrid system is neither fish nor flesh so like most things it's down to personal choice.
I suspect I have often made up my mind then seek out answers to confirm my already held biased views.
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« on: April 29, 2024, 11:15:40 AM »
The only advantage I can see but would not use is that often a CB issue can be fixed at the roadside.
An electronic ignition system (I have one fitted) is a bit like a light bulb it either works or it's blown, not much in the middle assuming the connections are all good to the unit.
My experience on cars is that they are many times more reliable than CB points as well as staying 'in tune' so as to speak even though cars have a different spark supply arrangements.
The Boyer system is probably the best of both worlds in some ways as it retains the CB points iirc.
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« on: April 29, 2024, 09:29:44 AM »
Seeing those David reminded me of when a locking wheel nut on amy old Carlton stripped out.
At the time circa 1990 I ended up using a cold chisel to eventually get the nut to free off.
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« on: April 28, 2024, 06:30:08 PM »
Thanks for that.
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« on: April 28, 2024, 03:49:57 PM »
As interesting alternative Ted
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390062925510 these are flank drive and very low profile ratchet head for access.
Another point for interest (I've already had an alternative manufacturer set like this) is that they make extremely good plug spanner setup for these 4 cylinder Honda engines, with the "pass through " arrangement being able to use the extension and a socket to drop over the plug .... being hollow, both item ... to make very useful reach and access for those two central plugs.
You'd need to check that plug facility yourself though as mine is a different make (now not available) Bahco also owned by SO too.
I have a cheaper Bahco set it was about £20 back in 2021 not sure why this one is so much more expensive. Not sure what they/yoou mean by "pass through" ?
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« on: April 28, 2024, 10:35:15 AM »
I assumed the end slot was was for a stubby crewdriver to stop the bolt from turning as you nipped up or released the lock nut.
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« on: April 28, 2024, 10:31:00 AM »
Yikes I've just read the Midge link - thank goodness Scotland is so far away, it's no longer on my bucket list. Amusingly written I started to itch by the time it reached Scottish Clegs.
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« on: April 27, 2024, 09:51:39 PM »
Done.👍
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« on: April 27, 2024, 08:02:15 PM »
Are we talking here about the captive type stud/bolt that is normally part of the tensioner blade - not available as a separate part? Is your tensioner blade in otherwise good condition.
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