Thanks for the advice, Fitz. The spacer was stuck on the axle, and fortunately the axle was apparently moving freely through the bearings, but new...
Penetrating oil and a little attention with a mallet and I'm good to go. Sorry for the noise!
I have a new tire for my '82 550 Maxim and I'm attempting to remove the front wheel to bring it to the tire place, but I cannot remove the front...
Removed my dead starter motor (starter relay and all electrical connections were OK.) Electrical end was PACKED with a mixture of brush dust and...
I scrounged around and found a piece of plastic just larger than the petcock's mounting surface and drilled 2 holes in it to match the mounting...
If you are going the phosphoric acid (concrete cleaner) route, you do not need any kind of abrasive. The acid will take care of the rust on its...
Thanks Rick, I'll put clutch work on my list of things this bike needs:-)
I still need to tweak my clutch cable, as I get the 1st gear clunk and I do get some slippage at full throttle at higher revs.
This may or may not be related or helpful, but I'll recount my experience anyway: My 82 XJ550 Maxim was very tricky to get into neutral or...
I just finished cleaning my XJ550J's tank and 100% agree with what you said. I started out with electrolysis, but the rust returned fairly...
You must have been lucky, because I went through the same process, with a 27 year old bike worth $1,000 at best and a bill of sale, and they said...
I was in the same situation recently after acquiring my XJ550 Maxim, but I didn't even have the title. The DMV (Secretary of State in Michigan)...
