A short while before this I had bought a hydraulic bike ramp off a mate that has already made things a lot easier. It needed a bit of a clean up and a few new bits but it's just the job.
The alternator went in next, then came out again when I realised I couldn't fit the starter, so the starter went in followed by the alternator again.
Next up was a clutch slave cylinder holder/sprocket cover bought cheap off ebay as it had no spacers or bolts. I had previously emailed Pete Stansfield as he had one for sale on ebay and got the measurements of the spacers and then bought a length of 12mm ally tube and cut it to approximate lengths. Not having a lathe, I stuck these lengths in an electric drill clamped in the vice and stuck a file on the end until they were the right lengths. This also squared them up as I can't cut straight with a hacksaw.
Fitted the bits with the new spacers and all is well .... sort of.
The slave cylinder and master cylinder were full of the remnants of the old fluid. This had crystalised in places and turned to goo in others. I stripped down the slave cylinder and cleaned it up but it was quite corroded so I'm expecting to be needing another one.
This is the crystalised fluid in the reservoir.
I won'r repaint the slave cylinder until I find out if it leaks
I cleaned the gooey shite from inside the slave cylinder and lightly sanded the corrosion down.
I refitted the seal and spring but haven't yet tried it out.
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