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- Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:45 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: full of oil inside selector box
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4358
Re: full of oil inside selector box
remove gears, (keep in order) put a spanner or flat bar through the slot in the layshaft to give you something to grip onto, and use a 14mm spanner (I think its that size off me head) on the flat of the selector rod ..IT"S A LEFT HAND THREAD. undo, remove rod and cruciform, repeat in reverse, w...
- Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:40 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Wrong cruciform?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1191
Re: Wrong cruciform?
EFL gearbox , shimmed at both ends of the layshaft (axle) requires a flat cruciform with NO washer on the selector rod.
- Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:28 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: rebuild, not starting, ideas?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4112
Re: rebuild, not starting, ideas?
my money is on the flywheel, ive got a scoot in that wouldn't run with the twin keyway electronic flywheel fitted , swapped it to a standard old heavy flywheel and it fired up after a few kicks. it sparked like a guddun with the plug out. probably the keyways a mile out.
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:38 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: LML engine
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5749
Re: LML engine
aye , they are hit and miss with the quality of the cranks, just changed a low mileage one on a 2012 model LML , again, big end solidly seized. gaz powell off here watched me put a fooked lml crank in the Vice, and whack the conrod with a lump hammer...DOING!..... didn't move! :shock: so, yeah, chan...
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:00 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Chain Length for 46/19 Sprockets
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1178
Re: Chain Length for 46/19 Sprockets
ya chain is stretched , buy an IWIS 42 link and all will be good.
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:32 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Dropped my £400 kit! Is it repairable???? Arrgggh!!!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4471
Re: Dropped my £400 kit! Is it repairable???? Arrgggh!!!
agree, just dress the raggy bits off, and use some silicon sealant around the base gasket. should be ok. ya clumsy get! 
- Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:59 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Stainless v Mild Steel Exhausts
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8330
Re: Stainless v Mild Steel Exhausts
the JL pipe on mine (stainless) is very thin, and all the welds are pretty flush with the plate its made from, making a good looking pipe, but it isn't very strong, most of the times its been the weld what has cracked out. I always tell the welder (Flavells engineering of Thornaby) to not dress the ...
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:58 pm
- Forum: General Scooter Chat
- Topic: Bit dear but he can afford it....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6003
Re: Bit dear but he can afford it....
head of gadgees claes at Harrods?! so he will have canny buits, a nice Dut for his heed, a few nice pairs of hoggers, an animal skin coat to keep the cowld out (donkey jacket) and three pair of lang jacks to keep the cowld out anarl. lucky gadgee. f****n soft c**t.
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:18 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Lambretta / vespa flywheel fan
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2097
Re: Lambretta / vespa flywheel fan
send it to Beedspeed, they'll machine and fit a plastic fan for not a lot of money.
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:34 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Stainless v Mild Steel Exhausts
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8330
Re: Stainless v Mild Steel Exhausts
mild steel everytime. the stainless exhausts ive had , (ive got a stainless JL on me vespa) crack for fun. never seen one that didn't, the stainless Devtours for lammys are good pipes, but need welding every year. my JL has been welded 3 times , 20 quid a time, so sounds cheap...but then a 300 quid ...