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KXcam22:
Hillclimber,
A stainless steel wire brush does wonders for cleaning bolts. I did some oxidized aluminum tripples clamps and it worked very well there with a minimum of work. Cam.
BDI:
I'm a big fan of buying new hardware. little things can mean the difference between a bike that looks new, or a polisihed turd. There are companies that offer factory correct hardware for a fair price. Nothing says squid like hardware from the hardware store on your bike. If I can clean it I do, If I can't I replace it and if it's not factory correct it is going to something exottic like titainium or anodized billet. You have to be carefull with the anodized aluminum hardeware most of the stuff sold is not good enough to hold bubble gum to your headboard.
BDI:
--- Quote from: KXcam22 on March 12, 2009, 04:15:59 PM ---Lapping a head to a cylinder can be extremely effective. I did my watercooled 2t 2-cyl roadrace bike, lapped each cyl to the milled head. I was skeptical but it ran with NO headgasket and only some kawibond as a sealer. It never did leak. The silly bike had over .100" squish clearance stock. Cam.
BDI whats the range on that snap-on. I've been thinking about getting one.
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5 to 100 ft lbs, 59 to 1200 in lbs, 6.8 nm 135.6 nm. My buddy got the craftsman wrench that looks just like it but after playing with my wrench and his wrench back to back. The snap on smokes the craftsman wrench, it has a wider range and a better feal. My snap on digital is one of my favorite tools and one of my best tool investments.
barryadam:
Look in your local directory (yellow pages?) for plating. You can have all of your fasteners replated, and they look better than new. I get bright zinc, which is not quite as corrosion resistant and the original Cadmium, but works great for me. Min charge at the plater is $40 which is good for up to about 250 lbs. They have small enough basket mesh so they don't lose even the smallest washers and screws.
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