gbund71ambassador
Just got it firing!
Hello All,
I'm new to the forum and somewhat new to bike building. Actually very new to bike building. I've recently inherited a somewhat complete and recently rebuilt engine of a 1971 Ambassador.
The engine seems like it's in good shape but the rest of the bike is in pieces of varying condition.
I stripped the bike down to the frame to get it powder coated and am now looking into reinstalling the swingarm. My u-joint carrier bearing is in good shape and I got it out of the arm with the circlip.
But now I want to put them both back in and am kind of stymied. I've never worked on anything with a shaft drive and am unfamiliar with how to get the bearing back in the arm. Do I need a special tool? Will a dead blow hammer do the trick?
Thanks all.
-geoff
I'm new to the forum and somewhat new to bike building. Actually very new to bike building. I've recently inherited a somewhat complete and recently rebuilt engine of a 1971 Ambassador.
The engine seems like it's in good shape but the rest of the bike is in pieces of varying condition.
I stripped the bike down to the frame to get it powder coated and am now looking into reinstalling the swingarm. My u-joint carrier bearing is in good shape and I got it out of the arm with the circlip.
But now I want to put them both back in and am kind of stymied. I've never worked on anything with a shaft drive and am unfamiliar with how to get the bearing back in the arm. Do I need a special tool? Will a dead blow hammer do the trick?
Thanks all.
-geoff