I performed the winter hibernation service today. It's been a cold and wet October. Usually there'll be at least one week of Indian Summer, but it seems as the Indians are letting us down this year.
Even thought I could wash the bike before putting it into the blue body bag, but that'll have to wait for a day with some cold sunny weather.
So I did the oil-change ceremony and also changed the bulbous cross-over for a Stucchi-one.
- which btw is a good thing. I can even reach the gearbox drainage plug with the small 1/4" torque-shaft now!
When draining the rear drive/bevel box (your choice), i found this
NOT what I expected! :dry:
So, digging a bit further
I know I drove through a couple of really heavy thunderstorms this summer, but how the h*ck did that water come in there, and shouldn't I find a drainage hole in the bottom of the shaft tunnel? There's a marking of the size of a 1-cent piece at the bottom, near the bevel box, which could be a landing space for a good drill.
Will all of you smallblock owners kindly bow yourself down and take a look? :?:
The water has obviously penetrated the seal to the bevel box - look at the curled lip round the hex nut.
I flushed the box with kerosine three times, and filled 'with the right 75-140 ugly smelling stuff, as I probably have to change the rear tire anyway early in the season.
How is it changing that seal? Anyone tried? Piece of cake or PITA? Will demounting the hex nut do, for the seal change, or do I have to explode the whole box?
Don't be shy here!
Even thought I could wash the bike before putting it into the blue body bag, but that'll have to wait for a day with some cold sunny weather.
So I did the oil-change ceremony and also changed the bulbous cross-over for a Stucchi-one.
- which btw is a good thing. I can even reach the gearbox drainage plug with the small 1/4" torque-shaft now!
When draining the rear drive/bevel box (your choice), i found this
NOT what I expected! :dry:
So, digging a bit further
I know I drove through a couple of really heavy thunderstorms this summer, but how the h*ck did that water come in there, and shouldn't I find a drainage hole in the bottom of the shaft tunnel? There's a marking of the size of a 1-cent piece at the bottom, near the bevel box, which could be a landing space for a good drill.
Will all of you smallblock owners kindly bow yourself down and take a look? :?:
The water has obviously penetrated the seal to the bevel box - look at the curled lip round the hex nut.
I flushed the box with kerosine three times, and filled 'with the right 75-140 ugly smelling stuff, as I probably have to change the rear tire anyway early in the season.
How is it changing that seal? Anyone tried? Piece of cake or PITA? Will demounting the hex nut do, for the seal change, or do I have to explode the whole box?
Don't be shy here!