The All New, New "What have you done to your Bay today" thread.

Spent nearly 4 hours trying to get the rear silencer off and got precisely one nut ground off.
This could be long and painful......

 

Yes, just a small split at the corner, there must be a solid steel piece at the lower corner between the double panel, water must have got in and rusted the piece, as it expanded it split the outer panel.

I was looking for a before image, but can't find one

 

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Cheers, the problem on a type 4 exhaust is theres no room between the silencer and the HX to get a socket on

 

Yes, it's baaaad. Not even easy to remove it c/w HXs unless you're not opposed to a little violence because the head studs with regard to the engine splay out a bit, but that might be your best option. You can then at least try and cut them off with a sharp bolster and lump hammer and you should be able to cut through partly with a grinder. It's not the time to say it, but it does help if you use s/s (a bit grabby) or copper nuts.

 

Cheers Steve, I'm in the process of grinding away at the nuts with a multi-tool and then using a chisel to knock them off. That certainly worked on the first one so I shall persevere, I've ordered a new tool with a flexi-drive so that should help with access a bit. Luckily I have the patience of a saint

 

Superb, look forward to it.

 

Slightly better shape than mine, then Front steps and closing panels are my main areas of rot, apart from - as with yours - water creeping into seams. Purely cosmetic, but a right pain.

 

Said goodbye to the Blade engined Westfield to free up space in my shed/workshop for many many hours of fabrication. Then picked up a emir workbench for the princely sum of £20

 

Brake fluid change, engine mounts, front shocks

 

Charged dodgy leisure battery to 12.87V. See what happens…

 

Jack up, chock, handbrake off - does it turn freely? Problem if you set the brakes a little bit draggy is they heat up, expand and drag even more... or did you drive home with the handbrake on? Been there done that.

 

I dream of access like that.
Sitting on a front wheel adjusting points..

 

Sounds like your drum may have gone a bit oval, are they new?

 

Could be you need to replace that handbrake cable, they do seize up and when they do they neither work, nor let go properly.

Drums don't have callipers, that's a disc thing.

 

Just whip the drum off (while may be a tussle) and see what carnage there is inside