[dsn_klr650] nklr [ the perfect garage ]

[Weaver, Mark]

well, on the off chance that my front wheel squeak was coming from the disc, i pulled the caliper off and lightly sanded the pads. didn't seem to have much effect, plus putting on the brakes doesn't really change it in the first place so it was a long shot. so it's probably the wheel bearings or something. does it seem a little unusual to have wheel bearings start to squeak after 5000 miles (5 months)? it does to me. it's only been ridden in rain on road a couple times. i was thinking maybe (on a lonely stretch of road) i'd remove the caliper and bungie it to the fork leg and make sure it still squeaks, then see if i can get my dealer to fix it under warranty. removing the bearings sounds like pain in the butt to one without a lot of equipment (torch, stand, etc...). any ideas or comments or similar experiences? mw

[Jim Hyman]

Mark, Rob's suggestion to check the speedo gear & cable is good. There should be some grease in the speedo gear housing. Be sure to reinstall the speedo housing carefully, making sure that the tabs on the speedo gear line up with the wheel hub. You might want to try this: get a friend, ride your bike slowly in a circle with your friend walking beside your bike (on the inside of the circle) to help locate where the squeak is coming from. You might have to do this twice, once travelling clockwise & once counter clockwise. Don't focus only on the front wheel, tracking down the source of a sound can be tricky. This has worked for me in the past. Professor A9 Federal Way, Wa. [USA] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- "Weaver, Mark" wrote:

> well, on the off chance that my front wheel squeak was coming from

the disc,i pulled the caliper off and lightly sanded the pads. didn't seem to have much effect, plus putting on the brakes doesn't really change it in the first place ... [snip]

[Dash Weeks]

Sure Steve, Here's more from where I left off. Honey wanted me to go shopping last night, so that's why I cut out. Electrical stuff at the 4 foot height. I've talked with many people about the importance of this. First of all you can see the cords at that level and are less of a tripping hazard. Second, most of your work is at waist height. Why plug something in near the floor only to work higher, you lose effective cord length (usually not a problem but those hand tools have such short cords and extension cords quickly become a foot noose). Third, you don't have to bend down to plug them in, esp. behind a piece of equip then becoming an overhead bumping hazard. Never run electricals through your slab and make a plug on the floor for a fixed position equip, any water on the floor and your juicing. All outlets have the grounding plug up (third prong is not hot and if you drop something on the plug you don't get juiced). If you need extension cords then run them from the walls or ceiling up high, neat retractors will keep your face from meeting the nicely checkered floor. Use retractor airline as well. Those coils are nice but aren't that safe, yeah ok so lets hear about all your gazillion years with no problems. From experience, you don't want them. They are easily gouged, thus making a point for high pressure failure. Building air should be set at 35 PSI for most of your shop work. Have the reg accessible for increasing for your higher requirement tools. A sand blast cabinet is also a very useful tool. Tons of cabinets. Your stuff will stay cleaner than with plain old shelving. General rule... If you can lift it and it will fit on a shelf and in a cabinet, then it has a new home. Floor clutter is the Number One biggest time waster of an effective shop. You drop something, you have to search in and around all the junk on the floor. If you have an uncluttered floor then a quick visual glance will all that will be needed to find even the smallest part. I don't have an effective shop, but I'll tell you that after a few beers the ability to find a small part decreases exponentially. Beer fridge, nuker, and radio are as important in your shop as your wrenches. I didn't read mention of a parts washer, much needed. Oversized wash tub for scrubbing elbows too. Rolling workbench/storage islands are also a nice feature. I'm running out of major things. You'll be running out of money too. I'm designing a larger shop for my backyard, my wife keeps asking me why I want it so big. Hehehe LaterZ Dash

> Thanks a lot Dash This is just the the type information I was looking >for. If you can think of anything else it would be appreciated. Anyone >else? Off list is fine too. >Steve Becker >KLR A13