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510 viewsDetail of the bottom of the unbolted ladder.
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510 viewsI used my engine hoist to lift my bike by the frame. I'm so glad I have this! This was necessary to get the full extension sag measurement as well as lifting the bike to take pressure off the lower bolt so it could be removed.
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510 viewsUnscrew the bolts and remove the spring caps and springs. The pressure plate then pulls straight out and the push rod comes with it.
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510 viewsFirst zip-tie installed. I waited on the second one so I could move the ballast a little while working on the electrical cabling. This just helps get the ballast out of the way and keeps it from moving around too much. You can now install the HID bulb and secure it.
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510 viewsLeft to right: Rear of gear box with rearward ring, laying on table is planetary ring, behind that is the forward ring, and behind that is a thin plastic washer.
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510 viewsThe new pin in the hole, ready for welding.
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509 viewsRonin getting checked out in NICU (baby intensive care). Blood sugars a tiny bit low but that's all.
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509 viewsDuring our caravan towards home, with the T3's mixed within traffic, I was transported back to my childhood days when air-cooled Volkswagens were more prevalent. There were moments when I was swept up in nostalgia and the many trips our family made…"I have to go to the bathroom!" and "Are we there yet?" whispered in the air that enveloped our air-cooled time-machines.
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509 viewsConnect the ignitor wires to the bulb. One thing I did to make this wiring install easier is to remove the weather seal that holds the 4 wires. Since everything is contained within the headlight bucket there's no need for the wiring seal. Carefully use a sharp blade, like a crescent X-acto blade, to cut the seal and remove the wiring.
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508 viewsGroup hug.
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508 views...then soldered them together, trimmed off the extra wire, and carefully bent it back on itself.
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508 viewsMy fingers are pointing to the two pins that fit into the two rubber grommets that are part of the upper triple tree (visible in the foreground).
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508 viewsPush in the power supply spade connectors into the headlight connector. As can be seen in the picture, I put the black wires together and the red wire with the white wire.
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508 viewsPush the power supply wires into the original headlight bulb connector.
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508 viewsFor safety I wrapped each connector in electrical tape and then wrapped them together as well.
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507 viewsI love this...a BN2 gas heater!!!
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