Sorting the Suzook!
Last issue we walked through the sorting out and prepping of parts, plus ordering said bits, to build my VJ22 engine.
After a few weeks resting under a sheet (the engine parts, not me), all the new goodies arrived via courier to Château Ware and I was ready to spend a weekend on final assembly. After over 25 years of mechanical work, I’m still one to get excited when new bits arrive!
The first task was to stock the fridge with my chosen pale ale. Second job: find an activity for the family to do for a weekend so I could get stuck in and lastly, download the Smells Like The 90s iHeart radio app so I can listen to 1990s alternative music all weekend to complete the deal!
With that task done, it was time for an early morning start, so I downed a meat pie with sauce and a strong flat white, put my torn ‘shed jobs’ jeans and jumper on and got to work in the man cave…
First task was to assemble the gearbox. Now, these are really cool little cassette gearboxes but they can be fiddly and they can fail. I only use good gears, even if there is a small amount of wear on the gear dogs, I replace the gear. They are cheap. If the case hardening is actually pitted, of course I replace the gear also. The case hardening on these gears is piss-poor, so it is not unusual to see some wear, particularly on second gear. I also use new circlips and shims and replace the bearings for both shafts.
When assembling the gear cluster, I first use
