Marko's Workshop

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Yankee and X-treme Car Show Lahti October 2016 - Part 6 of 6 - Cars from parking lot

And here are the last photos of my trip 😎

Yankee and X-treme Car Show Lahti October 2016 - Part 5 of 6 - Motorcycles and bicycles

Here are some of the motorcycles and bicycles which caught my attention 😎

1938 BMW R71

Yankee and X-treme Car Show Lahti October 2016 - Part 4 of 6 - Euro cars

Time to look at some of the European cars seen at the show!

Long row of BMW's from different time periods.

Yankee and X-treme Car Show Lahti October 2016 - Part 3 of 6 - American cars from 1970s and 80s

Here are couple of photos of early 1970s and 80s American muscle cars seen at the show 😎

1970 Dodge Challenger 440 RT/SE

Yankee and X-treme Car Show Lahti October 2016 - Part 2 of 6 - American cars from 1950s and 60s

Let's continue with 1950s and 60s American cars displayed at the show!

1951 Mercury Monterey

Yankee and X-treme Car Show Lahti October 2016 - Part 1 of 6 - American cars from 1920s, 30s and 40s

Last week end I made a 510 km (316 miles) long trip from Oulu to Lahti to visit one of the biggest annual Finnish car shows. While attending to the event I took lots of pictures. I decided to divide them to six different parts. Due to the amount of people attending the show it was sometimes difficult to find a suitable moment to take pictures of the most interesting vehicles. Here are photos of 1920s, 30s and 40s American cars displayed at the event. Take a look!

1926 Ford T-Tudor "Stuart Little" by Heath Garage

Yamaha RD 350 F2 '88 - Part 6 - New rear wheel bearings, seals, X-ring chain and sprockets

While maintaining rear linkage for my RD350 I went and replaced worn out sprockets and chain. The old chain had strained quite a lot during its life time and it was already tightened to its max position. One option would have been to just shorten it but since the old rear sprocket was also in pretty bad condition I decided it was best to just replace all those parts.

I ended up choosing sprockets made by JT Sprockets and a X-ring chain made by D.I.D. I went with 17 tooth front and 39 tooth rear sprockets. Since the chain needed to be riveted I had to buy a chain breaking and riveting tool also made by D.I.D. There were two types of tools for sale. I bought the cheaper one, which had "02-99" stamped on the side of it. While riveting the chain I found the lower jaw of the tool bending and had to make a cotter out of flat bar to stop it.

I also decided to replace rear wheel bearings while I had the rear wheel out of the bike. I bought a kit which also included right sized oil seal (22 x 42 x 7 mm). I used a gas torch to heat up and expand both bearing hubs in the rear wheel to get the old bearings out and to install the new ones. Depending on the condition (rusty) of the bearings you might need give them a small knock. If you have painted your wheels you might need to use another solution. If you don't have proper tools for the job, there's a lot of shops, which can do it for you.

Unfortunately I forgot to buy a new bearing (6304) for the sprocket carrier and since it was Sunday and all the shops were closed when I was doing all of this in a hurry to get the bike finished I just ended up greasing the old bearing and replacing worn oil seal with a new one (32 x 52 x 7 mm).

To sum all up here's a list of all parts needed for the job:

-Tourmax rear wheel bearing and seal kit (MCI-WBK-055)

or two 6302 bearings (15 x 42 x 13 mm) and oil seal (22 x 42 x 7 mm)

-Oil seal for sprocket carrier (32 x 52 x 7 mm)

-6304 bearing for sprocket carrier (20 x 52 x 15 mm)

-JT Sprockets 17 tooth front sprocket (JTF569.17)

-JT Sprockets 39 tooth rear sprocket (JTR846.39)

-D.I.D 520 VX2 X-ring chain with 106 links

-D.I.D chain breaking and riveting tool (02-99)

There's also one O-ring (93210-40530) in the rear wheel you might need to replace. Since mine was in good condition I just ended up greasing it.