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- Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:20 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Box pipes + reed valves
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2979
Re: Box pipes + reed valves
What about a B Race Stealth, fits like a dream and is totally unobstrusive, good power and torque
- Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:14 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: variatronic
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8733
Re: variatronic
the best way to sort the flywheel is to punch out the 5mm rivets, you can then tap the holes in the boss to 6mm, countersink the inside of the flywheel holes and use countersunk screws and loctite to hold it all together. There are two larger rivets that can be used just loctite them in place. I,ve ...
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:12 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: What have i done wrong?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2255
Re: What have i done wrong?
I ha a similar problem with mine, using the MB spider. Problem was that using 5 thin corkd and steels the centre was sitting so high it was compressed by the clutch lever in side casing, cured problem by fitting 2 thin corks and 3 thick corks thereby bringing the clutch centre back in.
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:37 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Rear Wheel Oil Seal????
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8115
Re: Rear Wheel Oil Seal????
get a peice of plastic, the type used on vacuum packaging, just long enough to go round axle, hold it in a cylinder and push through seal, oil the seal and plastic. put plastic tube over axle and slide seal into place, press home, remove plastic and hey presto, job done.
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:16 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Advice on which new lathe to buy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2254
Re: Advice on which new lathe to buy
The Clarke lathe has a good capacity for a reasonable price, however to move the carriage slide you have to use a graduated handle at the rear of the lathe, this is beacuse it was originally a mill/lathe combination. Have a look at the Warco site, they have a 280 with variable speed, 11 inch swing, ...
- Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:36 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Worst Job on A Lambretta..............Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6450
Re: Worst Job on A Lambretta..............Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
get a stiff piece of plastic long enough to bend into a cylinder the same size as the inner bearing race, put it through the oil seal, leberally cover in oil, then place the plastic cylinder over the inner race and push the seal into place then withdraw plastic, job done 
- Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:04 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: gear selector arm stud?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2013
Re: gear selector arm stud?
just get some 5mm bar, weld or braze it in, then cut a 5mm thread on stud to take a nut.
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:48 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: imola ppl need advice on additions???
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6506
Re: imola ppl need advice on additions???
before I blew mine, I was running a Vijay Mk1 with 17-46, 30mm dellorto and JL3 and it would fly. Unfortunately I was using a normal varitronic and guess what , the flywheel came loose. Was a terrific motor when running though
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:19 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Leaking Mikuni TM35
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2335
Re: Leaking Mikuni TM35
chap down our local shop had a leaky 35mm, it was solved by using a smaller diameter feed pipe, nothing else worked
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:53 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: R1 Shock Snapped !
- Replies: 76
- Views: 27743
Re: R1 Shock Snapped !
When I fitted mine I thought about this rotation so instead of just tightening the nuts top and bottom I backed the nut off and used a locking compound on the thread. A spring washer stops any side to side movements but allows it to move as suspension compresses. Will keep an eye on it now though.