Today was a bit of networking to begin. Headed with my neighbor for a motorcycle ride to Chatham (103km) for breakfast with the CVMG (Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group) members at “HUNGRY MAN’s” Family restaurant. Was a good meal and we had a nice ride back along River Line.
As for the BSA I continued today in the afternoon and goal was to remove at least the shocks and the sheet metal cover.
Starting with success this time you can see that I have removed the two shocks and the sheet metal.
I supported the front with a 4×4 cut to length to keep the ends of the forks slightly elevated off the floor.
I screwed in the nut to the top of the shock and then backed it off just one turn. I think used a 2×4 and applied some persuasion in the downward direction by laying the 2×4 on top of the nut. Once it dropped and closed the gap then I loosened the nut more and continued.
The shock slowly released from the taper fit and I was able to pull it out completely. The 2nd one (left) was slightly more difficult, but the same process worked and soon the two shocks were out and the sheet metal cover was released.
Pressure washing the frame in the driveway now that all the components are removed. Makes it a bit cleaner to handle as I get ready to strip it down for painting.
Tomorrow I plan to get apart the above assembly. I believe this was disassembled before as the component (E) already had rounded corners and the wrench was slipping. It’s rounded now that it will need to be replaced so tomorrow I’m going to consider some nut extractors or weld on a 5/8″ nut which can be used to get it moving.
To Be Continued…