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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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while you have it all apart, I would swap out the water pump...because that bakelite one is probably 47 years old
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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leonardhcross wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:01 am The water pump is bakelite but has no extra play in it. Would you leave it or swap it out?
I'd swap it out. I did one a few years back that was solid just like that. It leaked pretty bad at first start up and never stopped. :roll:
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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Thanks for the replies. I will go ahead and swap in a new water pump. I was hoping to avoid removing the front engine cover. The bolts are the original phillips head bolts and are pretty rusty. I have done it before with my first bike and did find that using a decent, long pyillips head screwdriver and giving it a good rap with a hammer worked.
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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the phillips used by honda are a little different than what we use. the tip of the bit is flattened off, so be sure to use thaat kind as the us ones will want to spin and tear out the slots.
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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Yes, buy a good set of JIS bits and if the crews haven't been buggered already, they should not wallow out (might snap off, though).
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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pb blaster and time is your friend. btw you can still get an original honda transmission gasket from david silver spare.
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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pidjones wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:10 pm Yes, buy a good set of JIS bits and if the crews haven't been buggered already, they should not wallow out (might snap off, though).
yeah, I hate dealing with buggered crews lolol anim-cheers1
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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I'm with you Rodger. Buggered crews are the worst. BTW, the first thing I did when I got this bike home was to hit every screw , nut and bolt with PB Blaster. Then I repeat the process for a few days.
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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Who or what is "david silver spare"?
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leonardhcross wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:24 pm Thanks for the replies. I will go ahead and swap in a new water pump. I was hoping to avoid removing the front engine cover. The bolts are the original phillips head bolts and are pretty rusty. I have done it before with my first bike and did find that using a decent, long phillips head screwdriver and giving it a good rap with a hammer worked.
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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leonardhcross wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:05 pm Who or what is "david silver spare"?
David Silver is an aftermarket parts supplier

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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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leonardhcross wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:05 pm Who or what is "david silver spare"?
they also have a lot of NOS honda parts
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"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
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76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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Along with Motopro hex drive bits, I have two of the Vessel JIS impact drivers, and they haven't buggered a crew yet.
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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A good Bakelite part is just that. Run it.
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Re: Another 75 GL1000 Recovery

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I have a set of the Vessel Megadoras and they work well, although I've only had limited success with the Impact one; but I won't touch a Japanese bike without them. As far as the hard-to-remove screws, adding a little valve lapping compound to them helps the screwdriver bite more. You can also try this method, which I've had a lot of success with:
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Put some compound in the head notches, get a good grip on the screwdriver shaft with the vise-grips, push in on the screwdriver and crank that sucker loose by leveraging the vise grips. Often times they will *snap!* loose.
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