Recent content by motomike

Success! Used steel wool and brass toothbrush to clean the corrosion off the axle. Put some heat on t he adjuster and was finally able t o lever it off with a couple screwdrivers. Cleaned everything up good. Put a little grease inside the bushing that rides on the axle, cleaned off the excess so...

I'm working on disassembling the wheel and adjuster. Hoping that cleaning everything up good will take care of the problem. I'm down to the stage where it's time to remove the left rear wheel support. It will not budge as far as sliding off the shaft. It will rotate some with a lot of force. I'm...

While working on the fuel problem, I took the engine side covers off and cleaned the finned cylinder areas. Both side covers had silver sections attached that curved under the cylinders. They were both loaded with dirt and grease, I'm sure that blocks air flow and cooling to the cylinders. I got...

Update on repairs. I changed the entire fuel pump section with one I had on a parts carburetor and the fuel still isn't flowing. Before I open the carburetor and possibly open a new can of worms, haha, I want to change all my fuel line and the filter again to insure that isn't the problem. Does...

My left rear adjuster has become almost impossible to move. The other three wheels work fine. I have to adjust between 2nd lowest and 2nd highest. Are there any parts I should have on hand before disassembly or is just a good cleaning and possibly lubrication all that is usually needed?