MAKING A TRIKE

[joedrum]

you hang in there tough guy ....as tony said this is great work ....you work so much like me ...im having a blast watching it

 

[transitman]

Thanks Joe, you are keeping me going!

 

[mcgovern61]

That looks great!! Nice work!! :yes: :clapping:

 

[transitman]

Not a lot to report this time. Been working on the trike for a few hours most days and we have had 3 weeks of virtually no wind, so have been getting on with the painting. Most of the white top coat is now on so it is more or less safe for the winter.

Axle stand there so I could change the brake back plate attachment bolts to stainless Allens, they are very visible so old blackened UNF bolts not really welcome.
Didn't want it to look all white from the back so given the axle a coat of gold bling. Looks nice to me. Painted a white undercoat to let it brighten the gold topcoat.

This is all the parts of the prop shaft, the last job here was to weld in the bit of yoke with the splines in to the spacer/adaptor and then clean it up on the lathe. That's the bit in the lower right hand corner.

With the painting done I have finally got on to the engine and the belt change. Couple of biker mates called round to make sure I did it right. Thank you, Rob, Chris.

Finished with 2 puzzles.

1. got a gap:

I have probably done something wrong or missed something out.


2. Sorry, no pic yet but inside the tacho drive there is a tiny oil seal. Looks as if you can just pull on the driver and pull it and the oil seal out. Has anybody done it?

 

[dan filipi]

On #1, there should be a gasket between the covers. That's why the gap.

Not sure about #2 question.

 

[transitman]

Thanks Dan, that's another £60 gone!

 

[slabghost]

Looking great! I've not had a tach drive apart yet either.

 

[joedrum]

looking great....i like the gold accent too ....

 

[charles franz]

Transitman, When adding filler on your welds, Try this, After you apply the filler use a rag soaked in thinner wipe around the filler to give you that smooth look as the filler cures, Might take a little practice, But once you get the hang of it, It saves time and looks great!!! Also saves fingers while sanding....... Charlie

 

[transitman]

Thanks for the tip Charles, I shall give it a try

Today managed to pull the tachometer drive apart, it is just held in by the oil seal. Show you a pic next time

 

[transitman]

this is the tacho pic promised from last post:

Oil seal looks well past its sell by date.

Now here's another problem, quite a serious one. Wingovations and David Silver both can't get them; the springs under the front brake pads

I have only this rusty one. presume they are handed. Anybody knows where to get them, please shout!

 

[slabghost]

As far as I know those springs are unobtanium. Most don't have even a rusty one to look at. Brakes will work fine without them.

 

[joedrum]

hmmm neat pics as v said clip is a wear stater is all and really not needed

 

[transitman]

I thought the springs would press the pads and stop them from rattling but if I don't need them, then yippee!

 

[joedrum]

oh sheesh ...my mistake it is wrong clip i was talking about transition ..your right it is the pad top stabilizer clip in pic ...it would be nice to have that in brakes ...sorry

 

[slabghost]

Both of you yes. It would prevent rattling but pads rarely back off that much. It would be nice to have in there but not needed really to function. You can put a few drops of high temp silicone adhesive on the pads where they contact the caliper piston. That is pretty effective in reducing rattle.

 

[Ansimp]

slabghost » Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:51 am[/url]":30i3yr1s]
Both of you yes. It would prevent rattling but pads rarely back off that much. It would be nice to have in there but not needed really to function. You can put a few drops of high temp silicone adhesive on the pads where they contact the caliper piston. That is pretty effective in reducing rattle.

+1 :good:

 

[transitman]

Thanks guys, sounds like good advice

 

[transitman]

Weather continues quiet and warmish, ideal for doing the trike.
Been picking on a number of jobs, giving me some thinking time for the big ones. Put the engine in, mainly to get the run of the exhaust system sorted.

Jacked up the front so I could replace the 3 missing exhaust studs and started off by running the can under the axle. Not too easy to see from the pics, sorry. Didn't like the look of it though, looks as if its dragging on the floor.

So next step was to hang the can above the axle and see what that looked like, and it would mean running a shallow bend in the pipes, but that should make the pipes run like the frame tubing and I think would look really good.

Another job started was to paint the front calipers white. I want them gold but as they started out black and gold is fairly transparent, I thought painting them vht white would be a good start.

Also got to grips with the rough old paint on the fuel tank.

Stripping, wire brushing and sanding, lots to do yet. Final colour will be the same as the mudguards, probably light blue with loads of flake.

 

[slabghost]

Looking real good.