Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
02 Apr 2017 09:38
Nice to see the old lady up an running again, and you sure live up to your own saying.
-Ride the piss out of it!
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-Ride the piss out of it!
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
02 Apr 2017 09:41
We'll see how she does on this trip.
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
05 Apr 2017 19:03
Starter was dragging on the trip.
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
05 Apr 2017 21:03 - 05 Apr 2017 21:03
40 year old rubber parts just don't work.
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
06 Apr 2017 20:32
Back together again.
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
07 Apr 2017 19:33 - 07 Apr 2017 19:34
One thing about it, it slowed my progress.:whistle:
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
08 Apr 2017 06:34
Hi SWest,
You've probably already thought of this but...
As you demonstrate, the key is a nice interference fit in the crank. Have you checked for taper; that is, are the sides of the key parallel to each other?
As sloppy as that rotor assembly is, we'd also be checking the width of the slot in the rotor itself to make sure it isn't wider than spec, either at a location where the key has never been in contact while in service or, using the width of the slot in a known-good rotor as a baseline.
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You've probably already thought of this but...
As you demonstrate, the key is a nice interference fit in the crank. Have you checked for taper; that is, are the sides of the key parallel to each other?
As sloppy as that rotor assembly is, we'd also be checking the width of the slot in the rotor itself to make sure it isn't wider than spec, either at a location where the key has never been in contact while in service or, using the width of the slot in a known-good rotor as a baseline.
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
08 Apr 2017 07:49
Using the 750 crank to workup the key. The old rotor is just for that. The key fits both ends. The true test will be on the bike in a few. I STILL can't find the other one. 
Only $.50 but it PISSES ME OFF. Gremlins?
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Only $.50 but it PISSES ME OFF. Gremlins?
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
08 Apr 2017 09:15Hate it when that happens.SWest wrote: ... STILL can't find the other one...
slmjim was a copier Tech in a previous life. Some of the screws in copiers are quite small. If a screw was dropped in a customer's office the drill was to get on hands and knees, then place a cheekbone on the floor so as to get a sight line as close to parallel to floor level as possible. Maybe use a flashlight lying on the floor too, beam parallel & level, illuminating a long, narrow distance of the surface. Anything lying on the floor that is of any reasonable thickness will be very apparent. Sometimes the item could be found just by the long shadow it cast in the flashlight beam. Might be worth a try...
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
08 Apr 2017 20:07
Back into it again.
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
09 Apr 2017 06:15 - 09 Apr 2017 06:28
This is getting NUTS.
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Re: Z2 750 crank (Bossie the Kaw)
11 Apr 2017 18:50
Spent time on my back.:blink: It was worth it.
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