rossoandy

Glad to give raise to a smile mate! ta for input on my rear wheel shim..jus gotta find the bugger! ps, think yer torque measurment brillant idea. spot on.

yep thats the one! Too tired tonight to look for it though...must be in workshop somewhere! thanks ratchet.....hope its nothing more huh Thank steve but pretty sure its in there ok, of course this is first time i've fitted whel since bevel box rebuild so...... As I mentioned can't remember seeing the thin washer ratchet mentions in his post.

I have had my V1100 rear wheel out so long I think I've mislaid that thin washer that fits....???? Were does it fit!! I've forgotten!! I put the rear wheel in, torqued up the spindle and hey presto..the wheel was nowlocked up. ding!! aah canna remember putting in that thin washer thingy....but where is it! Just hope I ait done any damage to wheel bearing by overloading... I will slip the wheel out tmrw and check things..

aaaah ratchet does that allow for the differnt spring rates used by the likes of Parker v Biro in their pens!! and what about adjustable pre load pens? he he

might see you soon nig......

Thaks everone for input, still no clear answer though. The alternative Rosso Porro arm seems best alternative for the money? I pissed Guzzi dont supply things like these bushes or drive shaft u/joints.... Guess we live in 'throw-away' rather than 'fix-it' society huh Still feel our bikes meant to be more durable and 'old school' therefore would expect to be able to buy these wear items easily.........

sounds good, just gotta get v1100 bak tgether or......use the 2 stroke Guzzi!!

KOOOOOOOL! well done on road b4 mine too! I got my new u/js for driveshaft and hoping to press emm in tomorrow at work. If all goes well may be able to fit gbox seal and start reassembling Sunday! hoo rah!

WELL DONE ! Just goes to show how a bit of thought can overcome what could have been a really expensive job. I agree the purchase of a bearing separator would have made my stripdown a lot easier I am sure although cutting the old inner bearing tracks wasnt really a problem. The small bearing for the nose of the pinion came without the inner race the first time jack ordered it but when I questioned this he found an alternative part no including an inner race for me. The two small bearings you could not identify....they were on my order with jack for something else I was doing at the time! ooops! Anyway the latest is jack is busy sourcing new u/j's for my driveshaft as the inner one has a tight spot and I don't wanna risk a failure. He reckons less than £30 for the pair! Guzzi only do a complete shaft at £250+! I will post the results of his findings and my work in swopping them over.

Hope you did't drive out on the inner race!!

hmmmmmm. I thought a hobbing machine made biscuits!! Hobnobs!!! Seriously though these parts are indeed a matched pair and I would be surprised if a replacment pinion could be made to a satisfactory std and cost.

How about Isle O Mann? I found the dealer there briliant when at the TT.

The oil seal behind the small bearing is a bitch to change,the O ring on the housing is easy. Its not yer pinion bearing failing causing a leak from the driveshaft input is it? Lots of pics on my pinion bearing thread and err someone elses! lol Don't despair it isnt as bad to do as it looks.

Unless of course Guzzi make the shaft drive!!!!

Hi folks, sorry I've been really busy last four weeks after starting a new job and on top of that my internet provider is shite and crashes frequently(talk talk). Seems like I've missed helping with a few issues here, The small bearing should come with an inner race, speak to Jack as the first one I got was incorrect too, The lightwieght small bearings that you can't identify are probobaly the outer ones the bevel box pivots on? All the seals I got from Jack at BRT were ok,dunno whats occured here? And yes the main nut is fkn tight and I had to grind mine off too. A new nut was around a fiver I recall. My bike is stil in bits, I removed the swing arm to attend to a weep from the gearbox output only to find the front driveshaft u/j has a tight spot in it! The u/j is circliped in so I need to source a new u/j and fit it to the shaft before I reassemble it all. Irritating that the drive shaft and u/s cannot be removed without taking off the swing arm! My new job is not giving me the time or energy to get it all sorted quickly and summer is approachin!

Hi,me too. pay by paypal?

Thanks guys for your input on this. I have been really busy at work so not had time even to pick up replies here. Rose joints and spacers look like cheap option but I have no way of machining the req spacers so at the moment rossoporro arm with new rose joints at 88euro seems good value to me.

Does lever feel normal ?My first suspicion is loss of hydraulic fluid. Maybe leaking from bleed screw on rear of gbox. Have a look at level in res first. If empty,where's it gone! ps my ross is still on its oe clutch at 18k and feels 100% last time I rode her...back in October...

aah, its an MZ with a Laverda engine and Vincent Black Prince body!...maybe? Where do you find emm jim !

I agree, the value the seller quotes is for dreamers! An yes, I was interested too but NOT at the silly money it making now. Cosmetic damage??? that includes a cylinder head then!!

aaah..is there sumfink missing???

only in my dreams......

thanks for info,does V11 run a proper bearing then as opposed to a plain bush on the swing arm?

nah mate you ok, more likely guzzi got its head up its backside....'spherical bearings'!! lol they are metalastic type bushes!!!!! although I guess 'spherical bearings' does sound better.

kool......