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by steve c
Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:08 pm
Forum: Paint & Bodywork Tech
Topic: Paint strip, Repair & Prime
Replies: 1
Views: 2527

Re: Paint strip, Repair & Prime

use john at Midland Surface Finishing Ltd on 024 7636 0436 Email: msf.ltd@hotmail.co.uk he has done loads for me also Brical Ltd 024 76362032for etch priming or powder coating john will drop parts around after blasting , they are a stones throw away Midland Surface Finishing Ltd Unit 8 42 Bayton Roa...
by steve c
Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:04 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Mag Side Bearing Race Issue
Replies: 13
Views: 5167

Re: Mag Side Bearing Race Issue

did anyone heat the bearing inner to get it on, looks like the surface may be blued from overheating and softening the hardened surface. Heat from a flame can damage hardened surfaces. The other thing could be dirty grease carrying grit or the one in a million bearings with a bit of metal debris or ...
by steve c
Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:06 pm
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: Bad fuel disposal
Replies: 18
Views: 6720

Re: Bad fuel disposal

put it tin turkey roasting tray and set fire to it at night and a far away from people, smokes black smoke like a third world tyre burning operation.
by steve c
Sun Sep 03, 2017 3:14 pm
Forum: Paint & Bodywork Tech
Topic: LD FRame Jig, anybody doing it??
Replies: 1
Views: 2939

Re: LD FRame Jig, anybody doing it??

slightly late posting
john benson wilson
by steve c
Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:31 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Vespa Speedo refurbishment
Replies: 13
Views: 5106

Re: Vespa Speedo refurbishment

my friend john can get the vespa needles off but I have never managed it with out damage, I even tried a cheap chinese instrument needle puller which just broke up, they are very stiff,you might have to heat it it with a soldering iron and then pull lever it, I will ask him, you tube needle /clock h...
by steve c
Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:19 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Spanish/Italian panels difference?
Replies: 5
Views: 2772

Re: Spanish/Italian panels difference?

I totally agree with you, I almost brought a set of the later ones but there is quite a difference
by steve c
Sun Sep 13, 2015 12:46 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Spanish/Italian panels difference?
Replies: 5
Views: 2772

Re: Spanish/Italian panels difference?

chris i thought that the spanish and italian were very similar but
the later spanish ones are noticeabley wider with about 10mm extra on the top flat chamfered area, must have been welded in must only be 1978 or so scooters,

regards

steve
by steve c
Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:15 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Lammy starts but dis and backfires!
Replies: 33
Views: 9488

Re: Lammy starts but dis and backfires!

swap the stator they can be intermittent
by steve c
Thu Feb 05, 2015 3:23 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Atomisers
Replies: 6
Views: 2689

Re: Atomisers

I was told 1,
by steve c
Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:55 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Cables and loom
Replies: 9
Views: 3609

Re: Cables and loom

you may need to use a electricians fish wire to get them through, you push the flexible wire / nylon through to where you want, its stiff so easy, then tape the part to the end and pull the new loom/ outer through slowly and gently