I have made several wheel spacers over the years and as a cautionary note I would say that it's important for the spacer to contact the inner races of the bearings before the outer races bottom out in their recesses when the axle is tightened. If the outer races bottom out first and the axle is tigh...

Hmmm... I guess that's why we don't ride enginecycles... I was with Clarence until Mr. Webster interjected. Thanks for the lesson, even us old guys can learn something new every day!

From that picture it appears that the shoulder of the axle contacts the inner race of the bearing and the seal rides on the larger diameter surface of the axle shoulder.

Vic I don't see the non-brake side of the hub in that illustration.

You should see the size of the snap ring pliers necessary to work on some of my farm equipment. I don't have a pair that sturdy because they are several hundred dollars. It's cheaper to have my dealer do it. When a snap ring is 3 inches in diameter and 1/4 inch thick it takes some serious leverage!

Best answer yet, thanks Ed!

I think old fashioned tire irons are faster than the Baja Tire Tool, although it is pretty slick. I have one of the Baja No Pinch Tire tools but never use it. After changing hundreds if not thousands of tires over the past 50+ years I can change a tire in about 10 minutes with tire irons and haven't...

I'm wondering by your handle if you are in Vermont. There are a number of us Hodakaphiles in the Green Mountain State.

This one is cheaper https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wells-CL200-Distributor-Cam-Lube/274147557642?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160323102634%26meid%3D2bf2a9fe21944f3fa3998fa5a5083bd1%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D233559602001%26itm%3D274147557642%26pmt%3D0%26noa%...

That's awesome Clarence! I'm always impressed with your well grounded comments on this forum and your sense of humor.

Thanks for that walk down memory lane bcruder! Nice to see another Hodaka/OSSA guy out there!

I like the idea of turning an aluminum piece to fit the intake manifold. It allows you to include the rubber manifold and all the connections between it and the engine in the test. The Motion Pro leakdown tester has several aluminum connectors to fit every size spigot carburetor mount.

If memory serves, unlike a Hodaka I think that both crank seals on the MX250 were outside of the bearings, so they would get lubrication from the premix.

Thanks for the chuckle Matt! I told a dirty joke for "Show and Tell" in second grade. I won't repeat the joke here but that was the beginning of a long and somewhat permanent residence in the Principal's office for me... Good memories!

I agree. Remember that we are attempting to do this with the crank in place I have never successfully pulled a crank seal with the engine assembled without ruining the seal. Quite often with a seal this small I have had to screw a sheet metal screw into the seal and pull it with that. I have never a...

All is not lost by pushing the seal flush with the case. It needs to be fixed but is relatively easy to remedy, however the next step is definitely a pressure test. If all the information in the earlier posts is correct, it still could be a carburetor issue. We know that the conditions changed drast...

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Ha ha ha I guess I should have said 1 to 100. Sorry Clarence!

Speedy Classen is a great legend with strong opinions. He's also very entertaining, but he runs his pre-mix at 100 to 1...

Excellent Ed. Well stated!

On a much larger scale the Supercross events in Indianapolis this weekend and in Detroit and Seattle later have all been canceled as well as the AHRMA event in three weeks at Budds Creek in Maryland. All were cancelled because of Governor's mandates in each of the states involved.

Before taking the clutch apart make sure that the handlebar lever and cable are allowing the case clutch actuating lever to return to its 3/32" free-play position with everything attached. Loosen the handlebar lever adjuster until there is plenty of free-play at the lever. Also ensure that the ...

This article is in the most recent AMA Magazine.

Just a theory here. Both clutches require the same thickness of the clutch plate stack. The friction is provided by the number of friction plate surfaces. The more friction plates you have, the higher the coefficient of friction in the stack. I suspect that the higher horsepower model 97 needed the ...

Bruce I have old Cycle Sport Magazines from the 1960's and 70's. This magazine covered the motorcycling scene in the northeast and beyond and has dozens of Hodaka Dealer ads in it. Sometime I will go through old issues and try to get names and addresses from those issues for you if you don't have th...