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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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Anyone know what this spring is for?

I found this spring in the V of the engine right below the choke cable. It wasn't attached to anything... I just wonder where it came from.
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:05 AM
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I think that is the flux capacitor.
Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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Fitting new avatar there Loco. Goes well with the post.
Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:41 AM
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It's the retainer for the muffler bearing.
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 12:30 AM
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Whats a muffler bearing?
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 06:16 AM
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Re: Anyone know what this spring is for?

its in the same family as a left handed monkey wrench and flight line.
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by DaxMiddler";p=&quot
Whats a muffler bearing?
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=10
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 06:23 AM
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OMG stop F'n with the poor guy. Can't believe you actually found one.
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 06:30 AM
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Re: Anyone know what this spring is for?

Opps! Your right, it looks like a piston return spring. Better replace both of 'em.

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=27
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 06:43 AM
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I suspect its an internal part to a cam chain tensioner that was replaced at some earlier time.
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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Re: Anyone know what this spring is for?

Actually, it looks an awful lot like a Jonhson rod retainer spring. Many of you may not be familiar with this part but it is used to retain the blue compression

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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 10:59 AM
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A Jonhson rod eh? I'll have you know my Jonhson rod works perfectly fine without the aid of a spring. I'm guessing no one really knows.
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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Looks like a "post-er" trying to get everyone to view his site. Personally I try not to reply to "newby post-ers" until they log a few posts.
This way they weed themselves out and most people can see if they are legit.

The spring is to hold the gauze in place for the svector valve.
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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Who you callin a newby?
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Loco";p=&quot
Who you callin a newby?
The person who started the thread (DaxMiddler).
I've seen it before where someone logs on a forum and asks a question then refers you to their other site(for whatever reason) without getting to know the site(in this case SHF.com) or it's members. I did not see anything in their signature to indicate that they are/were a repeat post-er.
Looks "Newby" to me.
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by superhawk22";p=&quot
A Jonhson rod eh? I'll have you know my Jonhson rod works perfectly fine without the aid of a spring. I'm guessing no one really knows.
Hold on...not all Johnson rods are created equal.
The new ones use a hydrolic pump to lift the rod to full extension..
Older models require retrofitting either an air pump to replace worn out fluid chambers or a stiffer spring for full rod extension.

In any case...judging by the penny comparrison, a moment of silence is in order if that is a Johnson rod spring.
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I heard some older johnson rods work better via fly by wire.
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by motojoe";p=&quot
Looks like a "post-er" trying to get everyone to view his site. Personally I try not to reply to "newby post-ers" until they log a few posts.
This way they weed themselves out and most people can see if they are legit.

The spring is to hold the gauze in place for the svector valve.
I can see why. He really hasn't attracted any good looking women. He must have heard about us; that we have them.
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My problem is keeping the jonhson rod to himself.
Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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Re: Anyone know what this spring is for?

Suuuure.... n00b if it makes you happy. I'm just new to owning a SH, and my other site is where I host pics I'll post on here... I figured you guys would appreciate good looking girls on sportbikes... especially since one is a SH.

So I'm guessing the muffler bearing is much like a board stretcher?
Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DaxMiddler";p=&quot
So I'm guessing the muffler bearing is much like a board stretcher?
I don't know about that...but I have heard you absolutely MUST use relative bearing grease when installing them muffler bearings or they will not orient themselves properly.

BTW is SHawk girl posing on your bike?
Old Apr 29, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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Re: Anyone know what this spring is for?

No, my bike wasn't put together at the time those pictures were taken... I'll see if I can get a pic of it to put up soon.
Old Apr 29, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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I'm pretty sure that spring has to do with the hydroponic system of the bike. It connects the piping to the spark and it's what helps your bike get higher. I've heard it doesn't always work the first time though. VERY popular on the California models.
Old Apr 29, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Loco";p=&quot
I'm pretty sure that spring has to do with the hydroponic system of the bike. It connects the piping to the spark and it's what helps your bike get higher. I've heard it doesn't always work the first time though. VERY popular on the California models.
Aha!
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