Recent content by boston350

Got all my parts in but the slider. Started to take the swingarm off and was surprised the bolt came out with no trouble at all. found the remains of the seals and needle bearings, got the old caps out. Then I realized why the bolt came out so easy, there was no big bushing in there. The...

OK Thanks guys, ordered the bearing kit, TM Slider and a new bolt just to be safe.

For the past few weeks I've been hearing a clicking noise, mostly when accelerating and usually after turning. Knowing my chain was stretched to the max I replaced it and the front sprocket thinking that would resolve it. Still getting the click when I rode it – but not when it was running on...

On a related note - When I ordered my rear pads I got the set for the front too. Decided to throw them on today(now that I am a brake expert - ha). My left front wheel had a rub spot where it was catching and if I spin the wheel backwards would nearly lock it up at one spot. found the typical...

I picked up the Valvoline ATV autozone too. good price, said it was designed for ATVs and wet clutches so I went with it. Might try something else in the summer, but we'll see. Sure is nice only needing a few quarts of oil at a time. 15 qts of synthetic in the truck is what hurts :)

Yeah, I'm happy to have that taken care of. That was the last big thing for getting it operational. Still need to tweak the carb a little I think, and rear axle bearings - but other than that, at least I can get out and enjoy it more easily now.

Success! swung by Harbor Freight this morning and picked up their 250 pack of Orings for $4. It has probably 20 that look like the one that I trashed. wrestled one in(gotta be a trick to these) but gouged it pretty good putting the piston in. got another one and was able to get it seated...

Looks like harbor freight also has cheap assortments of them too - so I can get a few that match - in case I trash out another one.

cool, I was hoping between HD, Lowes and Autozone that I would be able to find one that matches. I just replaced the two big seals - and thankfully didn't destroy them in this process :) If I do though I will let you know - my quick ebay check today didn't turn up the kit that I had bought...

Pulled the caliper apart again and found the o-ring was trashed, looks like it probably happened when I was putting the piston back in there, nicked it and tore it. hoping I can find the o-ring and not the whole kit again.

Didn't have a chance to dig into it this weekend yet. Will try to pull it apart again tonight or tomorrow and see if anything jumps out at me.

I got the parking brake O-ring to seat in it's groove last night. let it sit with a little weight on it over night just to make sure it was happily in there. relubed it today, and put in the new seals in the bore. lubed the piston and stuck it back in. checked that the O-ring was still in...

Ok, so maybe it's not too bad. any thoughts on the amount of play or rocking the bracket should have? Thanks

Well I guess that's what I get for picking up a used unit instead of a new one - but still into it for less than half the price of new - and getting a learning experience out of it. I just have no reference for a properly working system, so that is a disadvantage. Makes it easier to be...

pulled the caliper apart and sure enough the rear parking brake O-ring was missing. Anyone have a trick for putting the new one in? spent 30 minutes wrestling with it trying to get that little sucker in. the caliper piston - shouldn't be able to move by hand, right? book talks about using...