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Barrel Removal
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Barrel Removal
Hi All Any tips on removing barrels without resorting to the rubber hammer technique with its danger of fin damage?
PAULJAC47,,,,,"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."
-Han Solo
You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter
Salad is what real food eats.
Anon
PUM 673
-Han Solo
You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter
Salad is what real food eats.
Anon
PUM 673
Rubber mallet is quite safe - due with care 
Wedge some wood on front under cam chain tunnel bit & wallop with a f*ckoff large implement
Some barrel have small cutouts each side to carefully insert a flat bladed screwdriver for gentle persuasion
Tie rope around barrels, tie up over frame. tie a rope loop to each side of rope (from left to right) & put lever in & twist... this will cause barrels to lift (hopefully) along with gentle rubber persuasion
Wedge some wood on front under cam chain tunnel bit & wallop with a f*ckoff large implement
Some barrel have small cutouts each side to carefully insert a flat bladed screwdriver for gentle persuasion
Tie rope around barrels, tie up over frame. tie a rope loop to each side of rope (from left to right) & put lever in & twist... this will cause barrels to lift (hopefully) along with gentle rubber persuasion
And on the 7th day... Zeds were created!
can send you a picture of a tool we copied from a genuine kawasaki tool that costs about £3 and takes 5 mins to make out of some half inch square bar. Always works even on barrels that have never been off and there is no risk of any fin damage or damaging the gasket face with a screwdriver. We got the bar from b and q, drilled one hole in it, a small recess and you are ready to lever away. Its the best way we have ever tried to get barrels off with no effort. Let me know if you want a picture of it and how it fits. Gez
Gez
Just made up this tool as Rec by Geza using a piece of old torsion bar it took me 5 mins to make, tried it for size on bike and thought would give it a go,barrels popped straight up,job done 15 mins.....Top Tip Gez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
PAULJAC47,,,,,"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."
-Han Solo
You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter
Salad is what real food eats.
Anon
PUM 673
-Han Solo
You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter
Salad is what real food eats.
Anon
PUM 673
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