jlpar Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Thanks Model80, No worries, happens me all the time! It'll turn up when you're not looking for it. Work on the bike is kind of intermittent at the mo between trying to keep the grass cut and keeping the jungle at bay! Onwards and upwards, as they say. Larry2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speshal Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Great thread Larry2, I have enjoyed reading about your progress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpar Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thanks Speshal, I've made several attempts to get into the shed but have been repeatedly ambushed! No names, no pack drill!! Larry 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpar Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Hello guys, Just got a quote for chroming levers, handlebars etc. A bit eye watering! I think I'll go with some new stuff instead which will work out cheaper. It'll be the new year before I put that in train at this stage. Happy Christmas all. Thanks for the help during the year. Larry 2. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpar Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Things have been at a standstill for a good while due to illness. But I have started to work on the old Model 10 once again. Ordered a bunch of spares from Inmotion and managed to obtain a rear brake plate on Ebay all the way from Utah! The old one was badly broken. Anyway, a question, how the bloody hell does one compress the rings to get the piston into the bore? Don't tell me I have to get a ring compressor please!! I await guidance! Larry 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschrauber Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Get a shet of thin stainless steel that is a bit longer in length then the bore of or the length of the circle of the piston. Wrap the sheet around and thigtening it with a hose clamp for example so the rings get compressed in the groove of the piston. Now you can place the piaton with the wrapped steel sheet to the bottom of the cylinder and push the piston through the stainless steel compression in the cylinder. Make shure to use some oil and make sure to pushthe piston in the exact right position inside the cylinder. Also make sure when mounting the thin steel sheet that the rings are too sitting in the right position. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot taco Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Glad that what ever you had is better and that you are back at the model 10. It is always good to see an old bike brought back to life and we look forward to pics. Cheers, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschrauber Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 I know a company that do galvanic and chrom coatings very price worthey. If you are interested? Due to environment regulations prices have gone up and also less and less company's are doing this for private customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschrauber Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Company, very good result all processes and super price worthey, but they ned time at least 4 weeks: http://www.otr-gmbh.de/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matador107 Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Use nylon cable ties to hold the rings in place, insert piston into barrel and cut as the piston travels up into the bore. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpar Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 Thanks guys, There's a couple of options re. piston which I will try. Regards chroming, I decided to purchase some new parts ( handlebars, Levers) and will refurbish some other stuff. I have this notion particularly about old cars and in this case, bikes, that there should be some evidence of a past life so I tend to leave some knocks and dinks as a sign of that. I don't seek perfection because if one wants that, just buy a new machine. So I want my machinery to be just like me, scarred mentally and physically! Larry 2. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappo Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 Two person job, one to support the barrel and one to compress the ring, never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot taco Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 You can also support the cylinder so it sits about half way down on the studs,then compress the rings and lift the piston up into the cylinder. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpar Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Thanks guys, Got the rings/ piston sorted. Any idea what the torque settings for the cylinder head studs are? Or does one go by feel, Larry 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpar Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 Hello guys, Any ideas re the torque settings? Larry 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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