> Bike Guy Joe wrote:
>> mm wrote:
>> > Pre. S. Is there such a thing as tempered aluminum?
>>
>>
>> Yes, aluminum has different "tempers"...if you warm it with a torch,
>> you will be fine, don't get it smoking hot....it melts at 1200 degrees
>> F.
>>
>> DON'T use grease as an "anti-seize" compound, it will harden oe even
>> bake in place and you'll have a mess.
>>
>> You can buy a lifetime supply of anti-seize for 5-6 dollars.
> Also, somewhat ironically? Loctite, etc. have antiseize properties,
> since they insert a layer of acrylic between the two metals.
This is very true - but watch which grade you use, some types are impossible
to undo while others are specifically designed to make dismantling again
possible.
Tbanks a lot to all you guys. I have a lot to think about and
remember. I'm glad I asked before I was finished. So I only have
about 10 screws to back out (one by one?) and put on something, and
replace.
I forgot to say that I don't want to have to take the engine off, but
I gather some of the parts of the kick starter are deep in the engine
and the bottom has to be removed from the top to replace a spring or
whatever. That would require removing the engine. I'll do it if I
have to, but if it will start with the starter motor, or if maybe
getting the thing hot for a while will free something up, that will be
good enough for me.
wrote:
>Pre. S. Is there such a thing as tempered aluminum?
>So I got all the screws that I needed to out of the '69 Honda that
>hasn't been ridden since 1972, and I'm wondering if there is a way to
>make it easier the next time**. When I bought spark plugs last time,
>they gave me anti-sieze stuff, for a dollar, that is supposed to make
>the spark plugs not stick to the cylinder heads (especially maybe when
>the plugs are steel and the heads are aluminum, sort of like in many
>motorcycles where the screws are steel and the crankcases are
>aluminum.)
>Can I, should I use this anti-sieze stuff when I reassemble the
>motorcycle? So it won't be stuck two years from now when I need
>to do something, or 20 years from now.
>Or will this allow the screws and bolts to come out when I don't want
>them to?
>Thanks.
>**How I got it apart: They don't sell impact drivers at HD or Lowe's
>but they do have 2 basic models for sale at a small number of online
>sources. The easiest to buy from was JCWhitney, www.jcw.com , because
>there are other things there for me to buy, like motorcycle tire
>irons, tail light pulsator, rear turn signal lights (this bike never
>had them)
>JCW has 3 things worth buying.
>1) A set of 13 or 16 bits for my old impact driver. I'd ruined 2 and
>now 3 of the 4 bits that came with it.
>2) An impact driver pretty much just like the one I already have,
>that I also bought from JCW.
>3) A bigger one, not in the printed catalog, that has a big red
>rubber grip, part of which makes it more unlikely that you will hit
>your hand with the hammer. It also comes with 8 bits, 2phillips, 2
>slot, and both short and 2 inches long. The long ones are great. I
>didn't think I would like the driver especially however, but I do.
>I also bought at harbor freight a set of 4 impact driver extension
>bars, 4 different lengths.
>All this was still not enough for the right side, I think, and I ended
>up heating the side of the case where the threads are, with a propane
>torch. The Klymer manual says not to do this for 3 reasons. The only
>one I remember at the moment is not to lose temper, but is there such
>a thing as tempered aluminum? Anyhow, I don't think I heated
>anything much more than it would be if the engine were running, and it
>made it easier to get the screws out.
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>> mm wrote:
>> > Pre. S. Is there such a thing as tempered aluminum?
>>
>>
>> Yes, aluminum has different "tempers"...if you warm it with a torch,
>> you will be fine, don't get it smoking hot....it melts at 1200 degrees
>> F.
>>
>> DON'T use grease as an "anti-seize" compound, it will harden oe even
>> bake in place and you'll have a mess.
>>
>> You can buy a lifetime supply of anti-seize for 5-6 dollars.
> Also, somewhat ironically? Loctite, etc. have antiseize properties,
> since they insert a layer of acrylic between the two metals.