Spill proof tank draining on a BMW. Use an old Quick Disconnect and a piece of hose to drain the tank: Jim
I found this in the NGWclub.com site (Goldwing), so its not mine. A member there purchased some Lester wheels for his GW. He wanted to polish the outer edge, while powder-coating the spokes and hub. The wheel was pretty beat up, so he had a lot of work to do. He built this ingenious rig to spin the wheel while he sanded/polished it. He clamped a board to his drill presses table. This board extended out a few feet from the press. He drilled a hole in the end that protruded away from the press and installed a bolt that could be used as an "axle". He slid the wheel (with bearings) over the bolt and secured it with a washer and a nut; thus allowing the wheel to spin freely on the bearings. A belt slipped over the wheel and then the chuck (although I would feel better about chucking up a small pulley and shaft) allows the drill press to spin the wheel! This would allow sanding and polishing go very much faster and would keep things "even". Sorry, I thought I knew how to post pics https://www.advrider.com/advrider-photobucket-images/images/k/kozmic1520_IMG_2723Medium.jpg https://www.advrider.com/advrider-photobucket-images/images/k/kozmic1520_IMG_2732Medium.jpg https://www.advrider.com/advrider-photobucket-images/images/k/kozmic1520_IMG_2735Medium.jpg https://www.advrider.com/advrider-photobucket-images/images/k/kozmic1520_IMG_2739Medium.jpg Stolen (shamelessly) from here: http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=38587&start=75
stsmike, Good repost. That gives me some good ideas. There's a lot you can do with a drill press. Btw, I have a "radial arm" drill press that has a 17" reach. Came from Harbor Frt for about $225. Best deal I ever got from them.
Huh? Doesn't the fuel normally come out the line that is floating in the air and go into the tank where you connected a hose? It is the return line from the fuel pressure regulator that is dangling in your photo, isn't it. Or do I have it wrong?
No, when unplugged a QD is sealed. I used a male QD to plug into the female QD to get the fuel going. Jim
While doing an ABS system flush on a friends RT, we floated a plastic bottle cap in the front brake reservoir . This stopped brake fluid from squirting out when squeezing the brake lever.
Brilliant! I had a bike once that would fountain brake fluid from the res on the most gentle of squeezes, it was very frustrating.
I like that better than dropping a coin in the reservoir. I shall be doing the plastic trick in the next couple days. Hum....maybe I'll even cut a piece of plastic just the right size and keep that with the other "special tools".
not necessarily air . . . some (most) ,maser cylinders will discharge fluid from the hole that supplies it to the piston bore, until the piston covers the hole . . . this isn't often seen, as the reservoir is most often covered during use, yes?
I need to devote a couple hours to reading this thread! Got about 15 pages in and there is some great info in here. I will try to remember any tricks of my own to share if they haven't been covered already.
I find the 5 gallon water cooler tubs to be awesome for taking oil to be recycled. The small opening at the top makes it unlikely any will slosh over and spill in the Jeep and it'seasy to pour thatnks to said opening. The square shape also makes it easy to push the passenger seat forward and clamp the oil between the dash and the passenger seat. Just make sure you don't return the bottle after you're done storing oil in it! I spraypaint 'oil' on mine to make sure it's never returned.
I use plastic cat litter containers, the opening is larger, also square and less likely to be reused as a water container. Since we use them all the time, after a visit to Jiffy Lube for a dump I go next door to the recycling bins.
installing and removing master link clips. i have modified them a little more so the one unground side is now shorter than the other. instant on/off for master link clips. i now have 45 seconds into their construction. not pretty but very effective.
