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Project started
October 2023,
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This week we continue converting the stock kickstart cover
to hydraulic clutch. In the last episode, Aad welded a bar of
aluminum through the kickstart cover. This allowed us to but
the whole thing in the lathe and bore the hole for the piston.
Two O-ring grooves were added for sealing.
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A small chunk of aluminum was welded on
for the bleeder screw, ideally we would have done that before
machining the bore to prevent heat distortion, but we forgot...
Luckily for us the bore was not distorted. We decided to recess
the fitting for the banjo bolt so there would be no interference
with the kickstarter. |
Then a lot of time was
spent smoothing all the welds, the goal was to make it look
like the cover was cast this way. We designed and machined a
brass piston that fit on the clutch bearing nicely, and then
assembled the cover on the bike.
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There is enough clearance for the kickstarter, next week we
will make the hardline from the master cylinder to the modified
cover.
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