I have started a makeover for the Rat Partster; here is an incomplete list
of the tasks for this job:
R&R motor & transmission
remove transmission and disassemble motor
clean parts
evaluate case integrity
transmission door tab
transmission output bearing conversion
dynamic balance flywheels
cylinders
rocker cover leaks
rear head/rocker cover leak
circuit breaker
generator setup-if ng convert to alternator, DelcoRemy integrated regulator
alternator
tool box lid
Frame
weld crack
true
side stand retainer
bend side stand
paint ammonia salt water
Rewire
Front end
replate?
fork seals
brake caliper mounting bushings
gators
fork oil
6” spacers
shorten brake line
horn
signal indicators
handlebar
bushings
grips
levers
front brake master cylinder
gauges
tachometre
speedometre
oil pressure
Exhaust
Shift linkage
Brake setup
brake drum/sprocket
evaluate brake shoes/pads
linkage
brake pedal
Rear chain
tensioner
oiler
Battery
Rear fender
repair cracks
reinforce
luggage rack drawer(s)
paint ammonia salt water
saddlepack bracket
Front fender
rivets
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Oil tank
braze
protector
oil filter
Wheels
true
bearings
drum/sprocket
Seats
Tail light
Relocate highway bar inward
Replace kicker pedal
Gas tank
expand or replace
luggage rack & drawer(s)
paint ammonia salt water
I will post pictures and updates from time to time.
The next thing I have to do is remove the bottom end from the
frame.
2011.01.09: I removed the lower end from the frame. I had to
wheel the bike out of the storage unit first. I had to use a pallet
supported on a short 2 by 4 as a ramp. I had a few hard moments whilst
removing the motor. Eventually I got 'er done. Next I get to clean the
motor before I disassemble it.
2011.01.18: I sprayed degreasing dish washing detergent on
the motor, let it set for a bit and hosed the motor down. There
was still plenty of oil-hardened dirt on the motor, so I will be
scrubbing with a brush and detergent. I removed the circuit
breaker, the generator, the gearcase, and cams, and the oil pump.
I had a bitch of a time removing the gearcase and oil pump. Didn't
break anything. All of the cam shims were wrecked and I will have
to replace them. Next stop: remove the primary drive and
transmission. I like the way my hands smell after working on the
motor.
2011.02.01: I removed the primary cover, pulled the clutch
plates, set up clutch basket and drive retainer tools, and could
not loosen the clutch hub nut. I will have to take the lower end
assembly to somebody with an impact wrench to loosen
it.
2011.07.16: I took the motor to a neighbor who loosened
the clutch hub nut with his air-powered impact
wrench.
2012.04.22 I removed the clutch hub nut, the clutch hub,
clutch basket, motor sprocket, primary chain adjuster, and the
primary drive chain. This took me long enough to get to
this...
