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thanks for posting , first time welder as well ,,, cleaning up an 08.

When i worked in a garage i used to take spigot bearings out of crankshafts using this technique, with either Blu-Tac or even thick grease,, works well as long as the drift you use is a snug fit.

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Not sure if you are still active here. But if i replace my 15a fuse with a 30a will i be okay? Or will my bike explode

Those are your regrets???? Damn, I regret my career path and the one girl who got away. 😁

Thank you for this.

You can cheat a little bit with a smaller welder by preheating the base metal. Since you have access, its a pretty easy thing. Clean everything to bright bare metal first, then tack your repair piece in place. Now, preheat the area to be welded with a propane torch until its nice and hot. You don't have to get it to bright red, but a color change would be a good indicator. Move the propane torch out of your welding area, grab your welder and lay down a bead. The added heat will help get you better penetration and fusion with a smaller machine. Those tack welds will not hold long. And not to sound like a Safety Sally, please be extremely careful welding galvanized anything. The fumes from the burning zinc are very toxic. You welded outside which is good, but you should be wearing a respirator if you're welding galvanized steel.

Engine type had no effect on frames. 2.3 4-cyl got the same frame as a 4.0. There are differences in some older trucks where the rear transmission mount sits on the crossmember. 4wd and 2wd trucks have some mounting differences as well. The differentials are different so watch for mounting changes from generation to generation. But as a general rule, the frames are all the same, assuming the same wheelbase. (i.e. a regular cab 6ft bed 4-cyl truck will have the same frame as a 4.0l regular cab 6ft bed truck.) This makes me want to brush up on my welding and start making DOM tube crossmember replacements to help save these trucks. I have a 2000 3.0l that I want to fix up for my son when he's old enough. Luckily, I live out west so my truck is basically rust free.

Where did you get the dampeners? Local Honda shop or online?

Hello!. Thank you very much for the video, it's true...there isn't much information about it. I have a '99 TT, it has the oldest module, and I have to remove it because errors appear constantly, randomly... it's probably one of the small cables inside that is loose.... Questions...when You remove it, does the brake fluid splash? Is it advisable to open the wheel bleeders before disconnecting the pipes so that there is no pressure in the circuit? Have you removed the brake fluid from the brake fluid reservoir? Any advice, I would appreciate it.

I have never tried it, but there are numerous videos on removing bearings, pulleys, etc with BREAD! Doing the dame thing as the play dough.

These generally fail because of lack of use when the top get tight, every part of your car should get at least.....at least!.... a once monthly operation including all the switches and operations, also the transmission controls, I am not a handyman like this guy ( he keeps calling the rear window "the wind screen" when only the front window is a " windscreen!!!!) I am a qualified mechanic with 55 years expirience. By the way do you know that 99% of motorists don't know that you should test your abs brake system on a regular basis ? Eg. Do a total panic stop preferably with passengers , but caution it has to be done on a deserted road so you don't get rear ended, do it at a speed of around 100kph or 60 mph brak hard, really hard and don't lift till the car has stopped

Did you pass inspection? And what state do you live in? I have same issue for not passing inspection in Pennsylvania. Thanks

Great video mate. Finally someone who is straight to the point. Top man!

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Love the shocks where did u buy them

Details: 2:30 replace tire tubes (both tires) 3:50 no Inner back splash 4:30 Grease bearing 4:45 replace damper bushing and bolt sprocket 5:10 Brake fluid 5:15: Seal airbox 6:35 Seal off wire harness 7:15 sealed airbox drain 7:45 Crank case stuff 8:25 valve lash 8:35 spark plug and resistor (heat resistant) 9:18 gas tank (fuel pump screws leak) 10:05 replace carburetor 10:15 replace intrument cluster 10:28 a proper amount of oil changes 10:50 Tighten all bolts and apply lock tight 11:16 grease swing arm bearing (add grease fitting) 11:32 change sprockets 11:40 adjust shocks 12:02 replace chain guide 12:12 chain tensioner is thin 13:05 reroute stuff away from engine (very hot) 13:35 stater wires 14:15 new headlight bulb 14:30 grease fitting to the steering stem 14:45 adjust clutch 15:05 oil cooler 15:40 new battery 16:00 new brakes Ending notes: It is worth the money don’t give up, the engine is very good, if you set it up and break the bike in properly it will run you 10s of thousands of miles. Weakness it’s about a 200 cc bike not a record breaking bike but just be safe!

I'm putting my dlx hawk motor on an other project from a bike my dad wrecked, I got everything except the wiring , there's 6 questions I can't figure out where they go , I'm not getting any spark at all on my coil from kick start or electric start , do you happen to know what the colors are of the 2 wires running to the coil ? I wish I could upload a picture on here of all the wires I have that I don't know where they go , any help would be appreciated thank you

Great advice on this, I’m considering picking up a DLX soon For those researching this bike or it’s cheaper brother the magician; just buy the Hawk. I have a magician and I’m on my 3rd gas tank replacement. No idea why either…I did just find out Yamaha does use the same parts on some newer 2023 bikes available here in the US so hopefully that fixes it. That being said after I get these issues fixed I will be trading the bike for a Honda grom

UPDATE: I recently had a break down involving a blown fuse causing zero power to anything. Turns out the wiring pod that runs front to back had three wires frayed and pinched where it runs under the gas tank and presses against the engine mount. I would highly recommend addressing this as you assemble the bike and even current owners. I'm certain due to the poor quality wires and shielding that the vibration and heat in this area will cause chaffing eventually. Add some thick wire loom or whatever to wherever it makes contact with metal etc.

Are those decals stickers?

Your bed will not sit right to high on the front

I have a '22 DLX and I set the valves to .004 on the intake, and .005 on Exhaust, it starts right away and idles as smooth as probably possible. I switched the plug with a "NGK Iridium IX Plug Number DR8EIX Spark Plug" from o'reilly auto. Rotella T4 15w40 oil for now at least. 17/45 gears and DID x-ring chain. that's it so far, all the plastic is kind of warped so nothing is straight, that bugs me. also the entire front headlight section doesn't mount right. I'm having fun with it so far though.

Great video. Never thought about the splash guard. What about the chain though? Heard it's a good idea to change it out. Just one of those critical items for me on my bikes.

no offense but if you can weld, you can cut the rotten cross member one side at a time and weld new peices into it then wire wheel and smack the frame and corss member, then paint.. Please dont paint over that chunky rust, Buy yourself a 90$ flux core welder from harbor freight, and set it to 3-4 and high thatll weld 1/8th and 3/16th easy. This isnt safe, the cross members should be bolted to the frame, the welds you did are cold and itll pop off from any frame twisting

1.3 qts is the official amount. You can’t get it all to drain easily so add about 1 qt or maybe 1.1 qts

Wonderful video describing some of the problems you need to fix... But I do have one question how much oil do you put in this thing. I bought one for street riding but cant find an oil measurement anywhere.. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Can you buy a replacement cross member?

I’m looking at one that this needs replaced. This helps. Thanks

Thank you!

You need a little more welding practice

POR-15 is a great product, I'm painting my 2002 Ranger frame and bed with it. I had a lot of rust on my truck too, all those old Rangers have that problem. Were you able to pass the state inspection after all the work you've done on your truck?

I think this will work for the Yamaha RD400. Let me know if it does and I'll add it to the description.

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I have the exact same audi exact same color

How do you get all of the plastic trim out of the way to work on the wind deflector?

Steve...your's in the only video informative on how to even attempt this that I could find on TH-cam. Any other links would be appreciated so I don't mess this up trying...... or reassembling. Question. My window is in the stuck down position...belt is torn destroyed.... Your's was stuck up. I have not attempted to start yet. Are there two springs to assist the raise/lower function? And finally, does your window actually now go up and down?

Thanks man, exactly what I need. Also my TT has problems on the convertible roof. Do you have some tutorial for that?

I'm from Maine as well Augusta area but have grown up in Virginia for the most part I just recently bought an Audi quatro TT 2001 no 1 and the guy that I bought it from busted the glass out of the top so I have to replace the top and freaking out about that because I'm a single mother of 2 teenagers and have no clue I don't think I can do that on my own but after all the stuff I've seen on TH-cam and all these other social media outlets about the Audi quatro Oon soft tops I'm kinda panicking at this point but it's my baby now I've bought it it's mine and I can't let it sit in the yard with a top with no glass.

Does the windscreen belt enable the power soft top to function? I know there are two different switches. I have a 2002 TT Quatro and it only worked briefly...but later I noticed that maybe the windscreen function and the soft top are related, but only if the belt isn't broken. Is this true? Thanks for community feedback.

Why does it have two pumps?

how to remove the gray cover

Note to anyone, always check the bottle I replaced all in the vid and it still leaked, turned out the bottle was at fault. Way to tell fill with water and push on the plastic brackets.

Thanks for the effort. My 2007 TT (3.2 V6 with 212,000 km / 132,000 miles) was starting to indicate that windscreen reservoir bottle low on fluid when around 2/3 to 3/4 full. Cleaned that sensor, problem solved. Also good to know where those pumps are located as I'm sure It's only a matter or time before I'll need to swap out one of them.

using the "straight................." What???? Open your mouth a little. Thank you

Finally found a Audi TT washer fix! Thank you Thank you Thank you

Really good advice and the comments are useful too. What great people the TT community are. I am looking to buy my first TT and have been doing research to see what to avoid. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

Very helpful video, saved me some grief, gave me the confidence to have a go.. I can now add to the body of knowledge; 1. When removing the cover (bit of trim that the roof slides on), the two mysterious clips hold the horizontal bar and the plastic corners together. They hook into the underside of the bar and clip into the plastic bit - flick off with screw driver, clip back with the smaller hook into the bar, 2. When putting back together replacing the trim is easier with the roof up and then down to put the clips back. 3. If you want to just lower the glass (never to use again), you can do it without drilling out the rivets. Once you’ve got the snapped belt out, lower with power (drivers side will go mostly down). Look into the mechanism on the passenger side from above (non moving side). Small square ‘window’ through which you can see the white plastic gear teeth. Using a small flat head screw driver you can push the gear round using the teeth (very easily), when it gets hard use the power to lower the drivers side and repeat, it’s soon out of the way (forever). You can always get a new belt and save the drilling* for another day.

thanks for the link and part # !!!!! cheers 02/tt roadster...

any links to get the gears?