Two recent -as in yesterday- small setbacks have slowed progress. Plus, it's gotten colder than a well digger's belt buckle around here. Even the KeroSun shop heater is having trouble keeping up.
I was confident that my large selection of metric O-rings would contain the size I needed for the rear brake cam shaft. Wrong. A Monday morning call to John at Bench Mark Works in Sturgis -the good one... in Mississippi- got a handful on my way.
http://www.benchmarkworks.com/ BTW, the O-rings are 10 x 2 mm if you'd like to score a couple for future use.
Second issue was my modified Lowe's 27mm socket. I had machined the face of the socket so that it would fully grip the swing arm nut. Checked it on the right side of the R65 and we're good to go. Well, I loosened the left side OK but I have concerns about it's grip; I had previously read about BMW's variances in the machined 'well" that houses the nut. Oh, Snap! Joe's Tools
http://www.culayer.com/Joes_tools.htm up Illinois way is sending me one of their turned down wall
and face sockets.
At any rate, I'm ready to do the spline lube. Then, I'll need to refit the rear wheel, with the new brakes shoes and O-rings- so I can hold the driveshaft while I remove the four U-joint bolts. Then, again remove the swing arm pivots and again pull back the swing arm so I can replace the busted boot.
This business just reinforces my decision to own two R65's. Work to Ride to Work to Ride. Whatever.
Watching the mailbox... impatiently. :DMonte
