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Old 05-19-2014, 03:14 PM
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Hope you can enlighten me. I have my hydro exposed just like your last pic. Does the arm come off, or do you repair it in place in order to clean up the slot?
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The arm does not come out unless you do hydro tear down. Brazed on a repair "kit" from Extreme Motor Works while wrapping the arm in wet towels to avoid damaging the seal. I'll have some finished pics up in just a bit. No action shots, unfortunately.
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Not olympic-caliber brazing, but it's flush and square inside. A bit of dressing up and I'll call it done. (clickable image)



Interestingly, the part from EMW caused a bit of an issue. Neither the original damper spring plate nor a new spare I had purchased would move over the repaired piece. Had to use a half round file to create two grooves that freed everything up.
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Not olympic-caliber brazing, but it's flush and square inside. A bit of dressing up and I'll call it done. (clickable image)



Interestingly, the part from EMW caused a bit of an issue. Neither the original damper spring plate nor a new spare I had purchased would move over the repaired piece. Had to use a half round file to create two grooves that freed everything up.
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Thanks for the info.
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Painted the top side of the fenders today...




...and polished up the trunnion repair. I want to put shim washers on the shaft to tighten up the play when I put the damper plate back on but can't find them locally. Does anyone have a source?

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Thanks for the update and pics.
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...and polished up the trunnion repair. I want to put shim washers on the shaft to tighten up the play when I put the damper plate back on but can't find them locally. Does anyone have a source?

I got an assortment pack from McMaster. IIRC it is a 5/8" shaft, here is a link to the 5/8" assortment, $11. They have other sizes if I'm wrong.

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So, for the eight years I've had the 129, there has been no decal/insert on the steering wheel. When I bought it, the hole in the top of the cam was plugged with dirt and I saw no reason to fool with it since it added a bit of protection there (click images for large).



Finding out that it led all the way through the shaft to a hole drilled leading into the steering box changed things. With no protection over it at the steering wheel, I could just see water and crap running down into the box and screwing up the works. So I tapped it and added a grease fitting... fill it with grease and protect everything below.



While I was cleaning up and feeling all proud of myself, I accidentally discovered that Wal Mart sells an after-market part that fits the stock 129 steering wheel perfectly! A nice snug fit and clears the nipple as well.



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Oh crap! I never even noticed that hole before and mine has been without that steering wheel part for AT LEAST 25 years. I just raced outside and installed the same aftermarket Walmart part.

What size tap did you use? Did you have to drill it out any first?
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