I did remind Santa he was supposed to arrive on a sled powered by reindeer wearing a red suit and with a white beard. Wearing a yellow hi-viz jacket, helmet riding a e-trike wasn’t appropriate.
A large bundle of presents were delivered.
Three router bits and a box of various sized Forstner Bits.
The third package contained a Shimano left hand hydraulic brake handle.
Buying one from a local bike shop would have cost a fortune. Eventually I found an online seller at a reasonable price (reasonable to me!). The handle will replace the combined brake and gear change handle on the bike. The current combination works the front derailleur which is going to be removed as part of the conversion to e-bike.
The last package contained a replacement drive cover for the e-bike motor. The existing cover is made from plastic and is a sealed unit. The new cover is made of aluminium and has a grease port. Having the grease port will (hopefully) mean I don’t need to strip the drive to re-grease the gears.
Red arrow in the above photo points to the grease port.
Whilst the new cover is certainly superior to the old I was concerned about the open grease port. Dirt and water might enter through it and grease might be pushed out. I decided to modify the cover making the port larger with a 2.5mm drill bit and then threading it with a 3mm Tap. I then ground down a stainless steel M3 machine screw ensuring the screw was just long enough to be flush with the inside face of the cover.
The original plastic cover was then replaced.
I’m now waiting on the delivery of some rivet nuts before installing the e-bike equipment. The rivet nuts are required as part of the process of mounting the battery to the bike frame.
Jan attempted another swim this morning. Apparently it was like being in a spa tub without the bubbles. The temperature is still in the very high 30’s with the land is retaining much of the absorbed heat during the night. There have also been several forest fires; some caused by arsonists! A family in our suburb lost their home and contents on Christmas Day when their gas BBQ was left unattended for several minutes catching fire. Not what you want on Christmas Day!
4 comments :
T thought as a minimum you would have fitted a stern tube greaser with the grease pump attached to the cross bar. Have fun.
This is the mid lubricator Brian! Actually I prefer dripless water lub gear for the stern :-)
Surely needs a grease nipple (that in my experience never works)
Dave I considered fitting a grease nipple but there is insufficient clearance between the gear cover and the chain wheel.
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