This is a double post, not sure how that happened. The ghost of the internet did it, or maybe the ghost mechanicYou can press bushes in at home on many suspension parts , but it is a job again easier with special tools or an Hydraulic Garage Press.
(Fortunately for me I still have mine)
I have used a strong vice and large sockets in the past with success, but some are easier than others.
I was just an ignorant young idiot who liked the noiseI used to think that too , though not sure if true on the two stroke Francis Barnetts though, but my mates 350 Ariel Red Hunter sounded good on a straight pipe.
Aye, two strokes are well known for being "fussy" about their exhausts - as I'm sure you know Mike with your go carting exploits - I experimented with expansion chambers and pipe lengths/diameters on the Mopeds I rode around on at college and a fascinating subject it is too. Nearest thing on a four stroke is modifying camshaft lift/duration but probably more "tweeky"?I used to think that too , though not sure if true on the two stroke Francis Barnetts though, but my mates 350 Ariel Red Hunter sounded good on a straight pipe.
Weren't we all, even on cars I would make up short exhausts with a straight through box exiting before the rear wheels, some sounded really good, but any performance increase was probably in the mind. A bit like the mopeds we hear screaming as we slowly cruise past them, but the riders are happy
I'd say a good choice of supplier. Much more likely to get a quality product than from an ebay unknown.
Yup, I modified my '66 Cortina 1500 GT by cutting the exhaust off right at the bottom of the downpipe and making up a length of straight pipe with a "cherry bomb" excuse for a silencer with a large diameter pipe then exiting in front of the rear wheel on the nearside. It sounded "lovely", to me anyway. Now a days I'd be mortally embarrassed to drive around in something making so much noise!Weren't we all, even on cars I would make up short exhausts with a straight through box exiting before the rear wheels, some sounded really good, but any performance increase was probably in the mind. A bit like the mopeds we hear screaming as we slowly cruise past them, but the riders are happy
On the four stroke motorbikes and cars the length of front pipe to first box is critical in effecting characteristics, plus the "reverse cone" effect on scavenging. Even on the two stroke Karts we found for different circuits we altered the length of the inlet tract could give benefit.
I had a Yamaha RD125 with a few different exhausts. The stock pipe and one of the more extreme race pipes was like night and day. The race pipe couldn't even hold the revs from 3rd gear up and under 7,000 revs. However 8,000 to 11,500 and it was like a rocket.
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Ok.... Is there some known connection between the screeching and tyre condition then means they need replaced?
always something exciting about nice new shiny bits!
They do look nice.
Stuff like that is petroleum based so likely to destroy rubber components. f you need to spray something like this then use either a rubber grease - typically "red" rubber grease - or a silicon based spray which won't affect the rubber.
With the load off the old wishbone see how much movement in bottom ball on old wishbone.
I'm not suggesting he reuse them, just thought it would be interesting to see how bad - or not - the bushes are.
Where was he putting it? A small amount of specialist grease - not red rubber grease - on the first motion shaft splines is a good idea but use sparingly as you don't want it throwing off onto the friction lining. If you're doing a clutch you can quite cheaply buy a grease which is optimized for this use. My factor carries the Sachs product: https://www.sachsperformance.com/en/sachs-service-greasing-clutch-disc-hub-spline.
Just googled it and this product seems easily available from a multitude of sources
He was putting it onto the bushes/rubber seals in a gearbox after replacing them and also on the bolt holes. In hindsight he was probably being lazy by putting it on the bolt holes because another grease would have been better?
