Recent content by rfitzpatrick

Can someone help me out? Do the speedometer cable and parking brake cables get routed over or under the motor mount? I have 2 cable retainers, but I don’t recall where they go either.

Good news - clutch is back in and so is the transmission. While I'm putting everything back together (AGAIN!), I'm double checking to make sure i have everything correct, such as routing the parking brake and speedometer cables. I have a couple of retainer clips, but I have no idea where they...

After further inspection, I found that the fingers on the clutch were chewed up, so I ordered a new one from Cruiser Outfitters. While I'm waiting on that, I thought I'd check the hub. A while back, I posted that I had lost the original hub. I ended up ordering one from a user on here and...

Wow - thanks for the info! I just ordered one from my local Mr. T and I'll definitely be sure to install it correctly this time.

I was so optimistic, but it turned out to be a bad week for the 40. I got it running, but the clutch sounded horrible! It was a brand new kit, so i was really confused. After a lot of research I found that maybe I installed the disc backwards. I removed the transmission again only to find the...

Well, it's been quite a while but that doesn't mean I went anywhere! I lost a lot of motivation after having a hip replacement and just plain not wanting to crawl under the 40. I finally got some renewed motivation to get this thing back on the road, so I've been working steadily on it over the...

I started out pretty good with labeling all my bolts when I removed them, but somewhere along the line, I got complacent. I removed my old speedo housing some time ago, but I forgot to bag the bolts for it. Can anyone tell me what bolts to look for?

That looks like a lot better fit than what I’m seeing. I’m almost tempted to order some OME pins and try them instead.

I heard back from Dobinson this week about my shackle pins. This was their response: It’s definitely an alignment issue on my 40 because if I put the plate end of the shackle pin up to it, the holes align perfectly, but once I put the pin through the mount, they don’t align at all.

I did send them an email today. I’ll more than likely drill out the hole a little bigger but I’ll see what Dobinson has to say.

Back to working on my suspension. I got the full suspension kit from Dobinsons minus the shocks. I cannot for the life of me get this to line up on the fixed end of the rear leaf. I’ve even resorted to taking the entire leaf off just to try and refit it, but no luck…

Man, it’s been a while… I’m finally getting back to work on the 40 after several months off. I’m working on my clutch and I just pressed the throwout bearing onto the hub and I’m concerned because the bearing is pretty stiff. I can rotate it, but it seems to me like this should move a lot more...

It would be part number 018-16A.

I’m in need of a 3 speed throw out bearing hub. Do you have any of those?

The new clutch is in! Well…Mostly… I can’t for the life of me find the clutch fork release hub. I’ve basically turned over my entire garage but no luck. I can’t imagine I threw it away, but who the heck knows. Anyone have one for a 1F?