Scooterotica

Cool to see someone avoiding special tools in favour of creative brute force methods.

i did not like to mention that myself,but its the first time i have ever seen a 5 ton hydraulic press used to compress a lambretta clutch.....
he must have had some really strong springs in there....

It is pneumatically actuated and i´ve got a knob to controll it very acuratelly.
boat gearboxes are my bread and butter and i´ve developed a fine sense to operate it.

good for you matey...
but the impact driver on the clutch also made me cringe....have you not got any proper tools ...?

sean brady scooters wrote:good for you matey...
but the impact driver on the clutch also made me cringe....have you not got any proper tools ...?

Dunno about that. I've been using a small air gun on the flywheel nuts and clutch nuts for years. Got a half inch gun for the hub nut to get it near torque, then torque properly. 1/4" impact rachet for the tank bolts and chaincase studs. It just saves so much time I reckon. BTW, they are proper tools, not plastic ones

ive nothing against air tools/impact sockets etc at all...(especially in the dismantling stage) ,but in say a flywheel or clutch sprocket scenario....the proper holding tools would still make the job easier and safer would it not..

but more importantly in the rebuilding stage,the holding tools are needed to assure the proper torque settings..

sean brady scooters wrote:ive nothing against air tools/impact sockets etc at all...(especially in the dismantling stage) ,but in say a flywheel or clutch sprocket scenario....the proper holding tools would still make the job easier and safer would it not..

but more importantly in the rebuilding stage,the holding tools are needed to assure the proper torque settings..

Call me a bad person, but I have never actually torqued the clutch nut or the crank bolt. Tightened up tight, absolutely. Clutch nut has the lock washer and the crank bolt tightens when it spins.
The side casing with the funny looking crack at the crank bolt area was being set up for a crank driven tacho, honest

Clutch cleaned for inspection...



Finally i´ll change all bearings and seals, rebore the cylinder and a new piston and clutch.

Finally i get a bit of spare time and close my case, new bearings, seals and clutch.

Clutch spider before and after some work with the file...





Compressing the new clutch



Closed case, now is time to port and fit my new 175 cylinder

This is very close to definitive decoration, the vertical stripes will go to the front, and i am guessing wich colour for the rims, red, black, silver, blue...
Any ideas????