*Disclaimer: The bottom nut and tab washer have been removed
So,
getting down to the wire on stripping the Norton and the triple clamps are acting like brats. They won't move!
I have done a search here and found a thread on how to beat the liven' crap outta em' using all sorts of medieval devices, (iron madden, cat-o-nine tails, balls of fire, etc)
but no luck. Seems like the advice is to soak em in a concoction overnight, (as we type) and then wallop em some more in the morning. Hummm???
The forum advice is to beat upward on the center stem till she gives. The Clymer solution is:
(Insert very british accent
2. "Take hold of the headlight and tap the bottom yoke down and off the stem with a soft mallet.....yada yada."
OK, so the "nice cop" approach didn't budge the bottom yoke.
Now, Clymer then sez:
(Insert very british accent
"Drive the stem and top yoke upward, (assumes you got the bottom off) with a soft mallet and remove the assembly...yada yada."
Yeah right! Now I do understand that after 30 sumthin years this yoke thinghy will be stuck and you should , (Insert very british accent
"Golly gosh, man up you twit, give er' a good ol' wally whack again." Hummmmm.
I don't want to ruin the threads on the lower center stem because besides the frame, it's the only bit that doesn't need a new $500 solution.
Ideas, thought, comments, donations?
Thanks!
Sky
*The devils trident" :
So,
getting down to the wire on stripping the Norton and the triple clamps are acting like brats. They won't move!
I have done a search here and found a thread on how to beat the liven' crap outta em' using all sorts of medieval devices, (iron madden, cat-o-nine tails, balls of fire, etc)
but no luck. Seems like the advice is to soak em in a concoction overnight, (as we type) and then wallop em some more in the morning. Hummm???
The forum advice is to beat upward on the center stem till she gives. The Clymer solution is:
(Insert very british accent


2. "Take hold of the headlight and tap the bottom yoke down and off the stem with a soft mallet.....yada yada."
OK, so the "nice cop" approach didn't budge the bottom yoke.
Now, Clymer then sez:
(Insert very british accent


"Drive the stem and top yoke upward, (assumes you got the bottom off) with a soft mallet and remove the assembly...yada yada."
Yeah right! Now I do understand that after 30 sumthin years this yoke thinghy will be stuck and you should , (Insert very british accent


"Golly gosh, man up you twit, give er' a good ol' wally whack again." Hummmmm.
I don't want to ruin the threads on the lower center stem because besides the frame, it's the only bit that doesn't need a new $500 solution.
Ideas, thought, comments, donations?
Thanks!
Sky
*The devils trident" :