Tuesday weather and coffee, 10 December

[Sadlsor]

If only they made an impact like power tool, capable of spinning a nut off faster than the piston can resist...

Maybe I mentioned it, maybe I didn't... but my impact wrench didn't take the threaded clutch retaining nut off, after several tries.
Until I stopped the piston. It's similar to finding TDC while doing a valve check on a bike, except there's no cam / flywheel access to put a pin in there. So ya just stop the piston from making it's compression stroke. I did wonder, "why doesn't this punch a hole in the piston crown?" but I looked after, and there's no hole in the top. Good for me. Maybe because it doesn't travel too far, and it's not a repeated smack-down, only happens on one up-stroke.
Also, it's a fairly small piston, not like a big 1300cc Honda uses.
That's the best I can guess.
Oh yeah, and remember: the clutch shaft nut is like a bike's countershaft nut (on chain-driven bikes)... rightey loosey, lefty rightey. And that just don't sound right, in everyday life with nuts.
And bolts.

 

[jdmccright]

I got one cup in me this morning, better than none! Thanks! A foggy, chilly 46F ride into the office today but not as bad as expected. The traffic sucked though bc of it. Tried out the new cold weather gauntlet gloves I bought. Not the most dexterous and the fingers were longer than mine So they made clutch and brake work a little clumsy until I got used to them. But my hands did stay warmer than with my other gloves PLUS the grip heaters, and the gauntlets kept the wind from going up my sleeves. These aren't uber-expensive so my expectations were met.

Take care y'all!