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tinkering or 'tinkering'

No matter how easy and cheap you can get (special) tools these days, sometimes you still have to improvise. We're a bit used to that here, but it's still done 'elsewhere'. That proved the way the Chang Jiang's front wheel was balanced. And that wasn't even easy.
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If the gear pedal hangs down like a dead bird even after tightening a double-hard M6 bolt and two nuts as hard as possible, then it is time for the famous words: “Houston, we have a problem”. The translation of…

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Clutch: You do 'start' the engine - with a classic - contrary to what many experts (...) want to claim, never with a clutch engaged. In addition to excessive and unnecessary loading of the thrust bearing and thrust group, you 'press' the crankshaft against the axial bearings that have not (yet) lubricated. Check if there is still enough
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Starting colors: the coupling has been hot

The clutch plate in the photo also has heat colors. The clutch has been too hot. And that can/will have happened by driving often and for a long time with a slipping clutch. The coupling comes from a classic that... belonged to a Really Old Lady. The clutch plate was worn down to the rivet. And oh yes; the rest of the car was spotless. But when purchasing your classic car, always check the clutch for slippage. Because, especially in a front-wheel drive car, replacing the clutch is often quite an (expensive) job

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There are classics where the pedal must be pressed all the way to the bottom before it is released. Most people immediately think that the clutch plate, the thrust bearing, even the