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  1. Deecat
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    Middle gear oil seal

    Scratch the Merlin Oregon, which was on the paper work found under the seat . I have just gone through the parts removed from the bike and I have...
    Post by: Deecat, Aug 11, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. Deecat
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    Middle gear oil seal

    It's funny but we tend to think that Australia is hot all the time! We are at 34º c at the moment and dying, prefer working around 10º c I think...
    Post by: Deecat, Aug 11, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. Deecat
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    Middle gear oil seal

    Hi Mezzmo, Thanks for that and you are right I have unbolted the unit and used a slide hammer that I made a few years ago for stripping the...
    Post by: Deecat, Aug 10, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Middle gear oil seal

    I have finally got the XJ750 seca project on the road after passing its government test. I have a few things to fully sort out until I pass it on...
    Thread by: Deecat, Aug 7, 2020, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Cap lost in engine

    I did do a lot of reading on this site and remember about the YICS tool, but that was 3 years ago and it did slip my mind. Just ordered one from...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 28, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Cap lost in engine

    All timed up correctly now, put the carb's back on . The bike has started up but I am not 100% happy with the running. I tried to balance the...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 28, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Damaged Cylinder Head Bolts Removal

    Yep, just watched a TV program called America by air which was very good. It must be nice to be able to take some long rides out in the states...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 27, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  8. Deecat
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    Damaged Cylinder Head Bolts Removal

    I just love some of the English words that have different meanings depending on where you are in the world ,brings a smile in these current times....
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 27, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  9. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    Thanks, I will have another go on Tuesday as the bike is not at home so I will not get back to it until then.
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 25, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  10. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    Just a bit, I have had a few issues doing this build, which would not have normally lasted this long.It was going to be a joint project with my...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 25, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    Everything lines up until I put tension back on the chain. I have rotated the engine clockwise towards the back of the bike,then counter...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 25, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  12. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    You where right Franz it is magnetic,I had a good fish today and got the cap out! The first thing I did after that was to put the starter motor...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 24, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  13. Deecat
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    Yamaha XJ 900f starter chain

    Franz, According to the Fowlers parts web site they are the same part number 4SV1145600 so it looks like Yamaha use the same chain on these bikes.
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 21, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  14. Deecat
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    Oh dear..

    It has been sold for £1750 not to my taste but obviously some one likes it enough,or has plans for it.
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 21, 2020 in forum: XJ Modifications
  15. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    That could be my plan,B ,C or D ,just waiting for the delivery of some tools to turn up.
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 21, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  16. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    I have ordered a few tools off the internet and will have a go at fishing it out later this week, I might be in a better mood with the bike by then!!
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 20, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  17. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    Looks like mine so your 12mm nut end is steel or do you think that the magnet is picking up the spring inside? ,just ordered a thin magnetic tool...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 17, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  18. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    This is the type on my bike ,is it the same as the one fitted to the 900? I will have a look online for some of the bent pliers. Many years ago...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 17, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  19. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    I am open to any suggestions. I can rattle it when I put a piece of 3mm plastic welding rod down the gap between the two cogs to a depth of 2'' so...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 17, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  20. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    i guess you are talking about the disc on the internal end? No it is the end cap that pushes the spring,I still have the springs and the copper...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 17, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    Yes thanks, I think I will need to try and strip something off the engine to try and get to it. Looking on the previous posts on this site I...
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 17, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    Unfortunately the cap is aluminium so is not magnetic. Really don't fancy taking the engine back o
    Post by: Deecat, Apr 17, 2020 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. Deecat
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    Cap lost in engine

    On working on the bike today 750 seca I was putting the automatic cam chain tensioner cap back on when it spurn off the socket and went down the...
    Thread by: Deecat, Apr 17, 2020, 37 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    So am I, next up when I have the time will be the wiring which is where I think I will struggle.
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 23, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    I now know that I had mistaken the part that the spacer fits into as the spacer its self and as I took the wheel out over a year ago I had...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 21, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    Well after 3 hours of going through all my boxes of motorcycle parts (do need to get some on E bay) I had almost given up and was going to look at...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 21, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    I have been looking at lots of drive units on E bay and I have found one with what looks like a spacer protruding out of where the spindle goes....
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 20, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    I have all the things on the list and my bike has the smaller flanged spacer which did have me thinking as the wheel has a recess under the brake...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 19, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    The holes on my spindle go about 1/8'' past the nut. and the hole on the brake side almost disappears inside the pinch bolt section. If I back the...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 19, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    I have no pinch bolt in at the moment as per you previous instructions on putting the rear wheel back in. What I have been doing is starting from...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 19, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    Thanks that has solved that issue .I think I will put a shim behind the bearing just to see if that works . When I tighten the spindle to 76 lb...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 18, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    I have built up a spare swinging arm and drive unit to try my wheel in and this also locks up so I am none the wiser. Would anyone happen to know...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 18, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    That is the drawing that I have been looking at and I have all the items on the drawing. I just can not figure out what is causing the wheel to...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 17, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    |I have the tube spacer , a thin spacer which has a turned up edge which slides along the tube spacer and a thick washer that I have put on the...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 17, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. Deecat
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    XJ650 RJ Seca 4ko Rear Drum Brake Sticking

    I am having trouble with the rear wheel of the bike I have been building which is an XJ750 in scrambler form I have put new bearings in the...
    Post by: Deecat, Jan 17, 2018 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    help!: cam chain slipped from crankshaft sprocket

    Ye thanks K-moe already have the bits ready along with a lot of other over priced o-rings after reading yours and others previous post. I am also...
    Post by: Deecat, Dec 19, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    help!: cam chain slipped from crankshaft sprocket

    Hope you get it sorted Junior. I have to fully strip my 750 motor over the Christmas holidays so I have been reading every bit of info on the...
    Post by: Deecat, Dec 19, 2016 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    New XJ 750 in Yorkshire UK

    Hi all we have just bought a 1981 XJ750 which has been imported into the UK from Fairburn CA. Even though I wanted a Seca back in the 80's they...
    Thread by: Deecat, Oct 30, 2016, 2 replies, in forum: Hangout Lounge
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