It's a roller again!
Hello all,
We had perfect Spring weather here in Md. today which I took advantage off to get as much done as possible on the RTS.
It was also a perfect opportunity to spend time with my oldest son who has gotten into all things with engines ever since I took him to his first drag race a couple years ago. He's also been showing an interest in the mechanical side of things which is cool so I've been teaching him how to maintain his mini bike, I.E. how to change the oil, clean, adjust and lube the chain, and perform basic tune-ups and maintenance and he picked it up pretty quickly. So I decided to see how he'd do installing the diff in the RTS. All I had to do was tell him what side of the mounts that the bearing plates went on and he crawled right under it and hung the diff like he was an old pro. I couldn't have been more proud of him! :thumbsup: The diff installation was a little bit of a fight but no where near as bad as removing the old one. I would've had the brake calipers installed, plumbed and bled, but due to one of my brain fart moments, they got misplaced somehow after cleaning up my storage shed last weekend. :doah: I'll find them and get them installed hopefully next weekend if it's nice.
The one problem I did have is the chain is rubbing against the chain tensioner arm
but it's an easy fix. I just have to remove it, heat it and put add a slight bend just under the tensioner sprocket. I'll do that when I install the brakes. It' shouldn't be too much longer until the first ride.
Here are a couple pics of the new diff.
Shawn