First things first. I prop my sporty up so that she is leaning slightly to the right and pop out the kickstand just in case she tips toward me. Once 500 pounds start coming down, a kickstand will stop it; my arm will not.
Following the service manual, I loosen the clutch cable adjustment.
And then start to remove the "derby cover" with a Torx socket. It happens. This socket has been used about six times to remove and torque this cover. Apparently today was the day to fail. Before complete malfunction, I was able to torque the bolt, so the cover is still secure.
It may not be terribly obvious here, but the Torx socket is quite chewed up and quite completely useless at this point.After this little failure, readjusting the clutch cable, I see this.
Great, a nice little 3mm finish crater in the left front of the tank, likely due to a rock.So, what do I do? continue wrenching on my VX800 project!
1 comment:
At least you didn't bust a knuckle. I busted an impact driver bit on the first screw I tried to remove with it. The thing took the abuse for about thirty minutes before it gave up and I hit my hand with the hammer. Good thing is... the tool is a craftsman.
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