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yet another 500
mickwinf:
well the best laid plans and all that, put new gaskets on exhaust, now sound good a bit louder than the motad with more of a rasp to the exhaust note. So next job was to swap the centre stand from my spare bike, but I discovered it had been powder coated with the pivot pin seized in and fitted to the frame by bending the mounting lugs. Now I can't move it as it is well stuck! Tried heat and wd40, hammer, bigger hammer, twisting in vice all with no movement at all. What a waste of money having it coated! Anyone got a spare stand?
mickwinf:
Oddjob I mean the pin is stuck in the stand, will try your method thanks.
z1100r:
I bought a secondhand stand from the US. Cost me $15 and looked like new. Came with greased up pin. Wasn't worth the effort of fixing my rusty old multi wintered seized solid thing.
Bryanj:
US only do airmail now so that puts the price up a lot
mickwinf:
Had a small victory today, tried Oddjobs method of sawing down the length of the pin, combined with heat and lots of WD40 finely got it to move, so saving the cost of a new part and powdercoating. Will sleep well tonight!!
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