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That orifice shown there is never "open"- should not, at least! It either comes with a plug already, or you will find a std. grease fitting there. And sometimes its just the remnants of such... (some "mechanics" seem to prefer just that spot, to place a jack there, without even...
Reviving a one-year old thread...... and very curious to know how many of you have found exactly this.......:mad: (pics below) and what the remedy was...:???:
BTW, this was probably done at the time and place of overhaul.... (see dataplate)
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No problem... always open to suggestions! :-)
In this case the material removed was just about enough to get worn surfaces back straight and even...
One improvement that I would like to (again) suggest to all of you still having "sound" parts: simply add a grease zerk on the upper side of the...
Thank you all! For our hobby..., everything and much more!
Good for those who still have easy access to good take-out parts for cheap.
There will come times we will have to save everything repairable to keep'em rolling...
(...or wait for KIA to start selling parts or even deuces to the...
A common problem found when restoring older deuces is that grease and bearings inside the rear spring seat are long gone and the brg. cones had severely worn out their seats on the shaft. Often even the spindle nuts and thread are dangerously worn! Replacing the roller bearings with solid cone...
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