Powerplus

[c.o.]

Dont worry about the lock ring on the drive side, it only holds a felt seal so wont stop you from splitting the cases, and it is probably easier to undo it once the cases are split.

I used C spanner to undo the lock nut on our powerplus.

Thanks!! That's one less headache!!!

[jurassic]

hey cory, i got a real good aluminum welder in rapid city. he just fixed some unfixable merkel cases for me. one of the best i've seen,and i've dealt with alot of welders. he can also do the machine work after the welding. fixing those tabs on your cases is pretty basic.

[nagamon]

I am not an experienced bike mechanic but I have 35 years in a machine shop. As charger49 says a C-spanner is correct. It looks like someone used either a punch or a spanner with a round peg on your lock ring at one time. Find or make a spanner with a flat peg. The better the fit the better the results.

[c.o.]

hey cory, i got a real good aluminum welder in rapid city. he just fixed some unfixable merkel cases for me. one of the best i've seen,and i've dealt with alot of welders. he can also do the machine work after the welding. fixing those tabs on your cases is pretty basic.

Thanks for the heads up Lonnie!!! I'm sort of just getting this thing all ripped apart to see what needs to be done at the moment. Maybe I'll bug you for some info when I'm ready to go.

I am not an experienced bike mechanic but I have 35 years in a machine shop. As charger49 says a C-spanner is correct. It looks like someone used either a punch or a spanner with a round peg on your lock ring at one time. Find or make a spanner with a flat peg. The better the fit the better the results.

There's a second hand store that I check out from time to time and the guy has got wooden boxes full of tools. When I need an oddball size or something that I'm going to want to bend up, I dig through the boxes. I'm pretty sure I've seen wrenches like you are referring to. If he doesn't have anything then I'll see what I can make. Thanks for the idea!!! A hammer and punch will not strike that lock ring again!!

[c.o.]

O.K. I got back out to the shop for a bit tonight and thought I'd split the cases. I got to the oil pump drive gear and it became apparent that it was going to be a challenge. Not wanting to call it a night yet, I slid the left hand side off for grins. I put the flywheel assembly and right hand case half carefully in a vice and took a good look at the oil pump. What's the deal on pulling that gear? I thought a pinion type puller may work but there's not a lot of room to get a good grip on the gear. I'd say maybe a little over a third of the circumference is safe enough to grab on to. It's also looking like I should disassemble the rest of the pump prior to attacking that gear. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Oh, and another question is there any overhaul literature out there for this engine? I've yet to stumble across any.





P.S. Sorry, the pics aren't the best tonight.

[cdndewey]

Cory...sent you an e-mail regarding welding.

[c.o.]

I'll check it, thanks Dewey!!

[c.o.]

I haven't made much progress lately and have yet to build a puller for the oil pump gear. So, tonight I thought I'd see if I could get a spark out of the mag. I turned it over by hand and couldn't see anything so I gave the points a bit of a cleaning and lo and behold there was spark!!! Yee Haw!!! The camera couldn't capture it with the flash on but when turned off it caught it! I guess I should take a look inside the Schebler next.

[c.o.]

I've been pondering the gas tank for a bit and thought I'd consult the masses to see what solutions might come of it. There's a split at the seam near the rear of the tank and I'm of the mind that I may have to take it apart for a re-do. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

[Tom Lovejoy]

I sure would Cory, you want to know its good to go best you can. I think taking it apart is the only way. Lots of leaky tanks out there. I have to do some of the same on a 101 tank project I am going to be doing. Interested in any tips you git also, Tom.