pressing out cylinder liners

KWACKERZ1 · #16 PostAuthor: **KWACKERZ1** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:18 pm

Why not get the fins repaired,

I just had some done on a bike I am restoring and you cannot tell they have been done it would save you all the trouble.

weaver · #17 PostAuthor: **weaver** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:43 pm

did you need to strip engine for them to do it?how did they do it?

z1bman · #18 PostAuthor: **z1bman** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:12 pm

good point from kwackaz1 if its just the fins that is prompting you do do this work just get the fins welded. no need to strip or remove the engine

weaver · #19 PostAuthor: **weaver** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:29 am

know of anyone in the north west who would do it?

z1bman · #20 PostAuthor: **z1bman** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:47 am

is this close to you

http://customautofabricationslancashire.co.uk/

this is the guy that i have used for many years for aluminium welding inluding cylinder head + fin repairs

Stronghold Welding & Engineering Co
Telephone: 01384 569441 Overend Road
HALESOWEN
West Midlands
B63 2SA

weaver · #21 PostAuthor: **weaver** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:49 am

thanks for the link and info,the place you use is not that far from me really,do you have any photos of before/after fin repair,I wouldnt want to get it done only to find it doesnt look right
cheers

z1bman · #22 PostAuthor: **z1bman** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:18 pm

sorry no i Have not got any photos. the guy is a bike enthusiast + does many repairs of this type on a lot of British bikes + he is cheap + you wont get ripped of. he made me a z1300 grab rail which are difficult to get hold of i got a grab rail from a friend for him to copy + only charged me Â£25

weaver · #23 PostAuthor: **weaver** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:49 pm

thanks for the info mate,will need to weigh up the best way to go

Pigford · #24 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:45 pm

I've had a couple done - if welded & finished off nice, it don't even show :wink:

z1bman · #25 PostAuthor: **z1bman** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:16 pm

weaver · #26 PostAuthor: **weaver** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:02 pm

z1bman wrote:

nice work

big green bus · #27 PostAuthor: **big green bus** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:27 pm

Serps wrote:In a moment of madness I put my engine parts in th dish washer, when I removed the block the liners more or les fell out. Just pushed them back and when it cooled they where locked in place again.

Ps the moment of madness was thinking she wouldn't notice me using thr dish washer.

big green bus · #28 PostAuthor: **big green bus** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:34 pm

I got some fins fixed. It was not the top fin so the guy cut the top one off and then fixed both. Not ideal but worked fine, just a bit of time.

malc87 · #29 PostAuthor: **malc87** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:53 pm

Dave higgs of higgspeed exhaust fame in the blackpool area repairs broken fins.
Done a few on my triples and a top quality job

weaver · #30 PostAuthor: **weaver** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:33 am

thanks for the info

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