Australasian Dirt Bike — June 2017

REARGUARD

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TROUBLE 

Some people have a talent for stripping sumpSSSoommmeeppeeeopoplpleehhhaavveeaatatatalaleenntnt ffoforrststritripipppipinnnggssuummpmpp

plugs. It’s usually caused by a heavy hand orplplluuggssIIt’tssuussuualallllyycacaauusseded bdbbyyaahhheaeaavyvy hyhhaanndddoorr

cheap nasty tools. Either way, here s a solutionchchheeaapp,nnaaststtyyttoooollssEEitEiththheerrwwwaayyh,hheere’essaaassoollututitioonn.

TRIK 

Use a single hex socket on your sump pl g. AUUUsseeaasisinngglglee-hhhexexxssoockckketettoononnyyoouurrssuumummppplpluuuggAAA

single- ex socket (left) has much less chance ofssiinnglgllee-hhehexxxssoockckketett(l(leeftft)t) h)hhaassmmmuuchchhlleesssschachhananncceeooff

slipping and rounding the hexagonal head f thesslilippppipinngggaannddrroouunundndidinnggtgththhe hehheexxaxaggongonanalal hheheaaddoofftthhehee

sump plug than a double-hex on (rightssuummmpppplpluuggtgththahaannaaaddooububblble-e-hhhexexxoonnee((ri(riighghtht)t)).

STINKYOIL

TROUBLE 

The oil in your KTM 50SX keeps coming out as black

as the ace of spades. It stinks like burnt clutch and

you seemtobe wearingautoclutches outway

too quickly.

TRIK 

Insteadof using gear oil, use Automatic

Transmission Fluid (ATF). This oil lasts much longer

inthe centrifugalclutch,lubricatestheclutchbetter

andreduces clutchwear.

WELL BUNGER ME

TROUBLE 

Ever seen one of your mates sitting frustrated

because they havejust kicked their bike a hundred

times anditstillwon’tstart,allforyoutowalkover

and pull the exhaust bung out and hand it to them?

TRIK 

Iknow, it’shilarious, right? Exceptif you’rethe poor

bloke kicking the bike. Next time, hang a giant tag

reading‘remove’ on your exhaustbungand, if you

still don’t see it, maybeit’stimetogoto Spec Savers.

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TROUBLE 

Everybody has encountered this roblem at oneEEvEvereryybyboododydy hyhhaassenennccoouuntntteereded tdththihisispprroboblblelemmmaatatoonnee

point or another. You are in the middle of fittingppoiointnttoorraannotoththheerrYYoouuaarareeiinntnththheemmimidddddldleeofof fifitfittttitinngg

new linkage bearings or greasing your old onesnneewwwlilinnknkakagagege bebbeeaaririninngsgsoorrggrgreeaasasiinnggyyyouoururololdlddoonneness

and the rollers drop out all over t e floor.aannddtdththheerrololllleerrssddrdrooppooututtaallallloovveerrththheeflflfloooorr

TRIK 

Fill the bearing cage with grease and, one by oneFFilillll tthhehe bbbeeaaririnngggccaaggeewwitwiththhggrgreeaasseeaananndd,oonneebbyyyoonnee,

place the rollers back into the bearing cage Thepplplaacceetthheherololllererssbbbaackckkiintntto toththheebbeeaariarininnggccaaggege T.ThThhee

grease will hold the rollers in place and preventggreaeasaseewwillill hlhhoollddththheerroolllleererssiinnpplplaacceeaanannddpprreevveentntt

them from falling out while you reinstall the linkageththheemmmffrromommfmfafallallilinnggouoututtwwhhilileeyyoouurreieininnststaallall tththhe lelilinknkkaaggeee.

DIFFICULTY



TIME

22 2MMIMININNSS

COST

ZZZEEERROROO

TOOLS

SSISINNGNGGLLELEE-HHEHEXEXXXSSOOCOCCKKEKETETT

DIFFICULTY

 

TIME

5 MINS

COST

$ 20

TOOLS

ATF, SPANNERS

DIFFICULTY



TIME

2MINS

COST

$ 5

TOOLS

‘REMOVE’ TAG,

KEYRING

DIFFICULTY



TIME

55 5MMIMININNSS

COST

ZZEZEERRROO

TOOLS

GGRGREREEAASASESEE

REE

TRIX

HEEP

TRIX

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