1978 z1-r

Thanx Jake. ill check your project out. Whats the title?

asevans wrote:

Thanx Jake. ill check your project out. Whats the title?

No problem, you will need to remove the bearings before powder coating. The grease would drip out and ruin the finish when they bake the powder. Replace the bearings with new ones, Z1E has them here. After leaving them in the freezer over night I just gently tapped the new bearings in using a socket as a driver. I've also heard that some people press them in using a piece of all-thread and some nuts and washers.

My project thread is "78 Z1R Winter Project" located here.

Good luck!

ahh yes. sorry Jake, i watched your project as you were doing it. nice job. your thread is what got me fired up about mine. what you did is exactly what i want to do to mine. mines in a little worse shape though. ive been meaning to go back and look more closely at what you did. Glad you chimed in and reminded me.

good work getting it all apart.
you won't be disappointed in the powdercoated frame.i would really like to pull mine down and pc the frame.can't go wrong following Jakeb's thread he sure did a nice job on his.
keep us posted,we need more z1r threads .

leon

testarossa wrote:

Cool project. As for the swingarm bearings, I believe that there is a special tool made for pulling them. I got mine out by hammering them from the opposite side. I ruined a socket extension in the process.

spend $20 and have a machine shop or welding shop press em out for ya

just remember once you powder coat a frame its very hard to fix screw ups and rock chips,unlike paint which is easy to have fixed

oouch.. thats going to cost me..... i think it was already broke.....just glued together or something. i noticed it was cracked and just touched it and wham.... its the left side

asevans wrote:

...think it was already broke.....just glued together or something. i noticed it was cracked and just touched it and wham.... its the left side

Left side what?

Good Fortune!

fairing/headlight bracket.
sudco did have em.

leon

i just called sudco and they said that they are discontinued.that sucks cause i need the right side .

hth,
leon

Repair by welding isn't feasible??

Might check current availability with Bike Bandit where these parts are listed.

Good Fortune!

If you are to use "Bike Bandit" call them before you "buy" anything, I was able to add several items to my cart, checkout, pay, etc...only to find out the part is not in their inventory..

Dave