by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2016 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
COVER YOUR GLASS To make the glass in our glass-beading machine last longer, we cover the inside with duct tape, leaving a small open port to view the work. When this gets cloudy, we remove another small piece of the tape. Our glass lasts much longer now before it...
by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2016 | OTHER SHOP WORK
BUCKET LIST Here’s an easy way to carry, store, and use just the right amount of air hose. 1. drill a hole in the bottom of a 5-gallon bucket, large enough for the quick-coupler to fit through. 2. coil the hose as you store it in the bucket 3. pull as much hose as you...
by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2016 | PISTONS & RINGS
FEELING RAIL GAP It can be very difficult to check end gap on oil ring rails or gapless ring rails. I opened up the gap on a top ring of the appropriate bore size and squared it in the cylinder with a tool made from a scrap sleeve. Just set the rails on the top ring...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 1, 2016 | OPERATIONS
CORN IN THE GASTANK I left my 2007 Harley Davidson sitting in storage with a half of a tank of gasoline, without an additive to combat the effects of Ethanol fuel. With all the press releases and articles warning about the corrosive effects of condensation and...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 1, 2016 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
LAP IT UP Allen head bolts get stripped out easily. If they are showing signs of wear, before trying to remove them fill the recess with lapping compound then install the proper allen bit. This will make it a little tighter and have better grab so it doesn’t strip as...
