centerstand removal

[r80andr100rt]

My Clymer manual says lift the bike on wood blocs under the pan. If I have the sidestand lashed forward. Can't I remove the springs and take off the centerstand? I want to lube it. Perhaps I can just oil it?

 

[Polarbear]

Mine is this;

A'78 R100/7 here and may be different from year to year? But, I had to remove my header pipes to get mine off recently. It was more work than I had thought and wished for, but the bolts were in direct line with my header pipes. Lubing the stand is not required, I don't think? The pivot bolt(s) are designed tough enough for years abuse and may indeed have a life when changing them out is required. A good spray silicone grease would probably do the job quickly, or even WD40 more often as it goes away quickly. Randy

 

[20774]

I found an adapter for my grease gun that replaces the end that goes over the usual zerk fittings. It's a long needle shaped adapter. It allows me to force grease into unusual places, such as the centerstand bolts and bushings. The opening is small enough to actually fit up against the small sprung-ball in the end of a zerk fitting. I've used it to grease the u-joints on my car when the yoke on the driveshaft was too tight and didn't allow the standard grease fitting in between. Look for something like that.

 

[helmut_head]

Just did mine.

If you have a sidestand, no need to block the bike, just be careful. Th pain in the ass is that you need to sneek an allen head wrench into a pretty tight area. I went to ACO and found, in the $5 bin, a set of driver bits with a number 6 in it. Then used the #6 with a small crescent (yes!) to get those tight bastards outta there.

Assembly is a bit trying because right when you think you have it, a spring falls off the frame. Once you get the dowel inserts in the pivots with the springs in place, it's a breeze.

 

[squiffynimrod]

I found an adapter for my grease gun that replaces the end that goes over the usual zerk fittings. It's a long needle shaped adapter. It allows me to force grease into unusual places.

I've got one of those on my grease gun too . Handy little devil.

 

[Anyname]

I have used motorcycle or bicycle chain oil (remember motorcycle chains?) for hard to grease locations. They go in watery, but turn to grease as the solvent evaporates.

 

[AnnapolisAirhead]

That's good info to know about greasing them. I replaced my Reynolds Ride-off with a stocker recently and had to drop the oil pan--probably because its a deep sump.

I probably could have gotten to the #6 allen head bolts with a ballheaded allen wrench, but couldn't get them out without dropping the pan due to a lack of clearance.

In the end, I just replaced then bushing that the (eBay'd) stocker came with, with new ones. For what its worth, my Reynolds served me well, but the bushing were cracked into 6 or more pieces each side.