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Chaintec oiler (longish)
- Subject: Chaintec oiler (longish)
- From: mfay@xxxxxxxxx (Martin Fay)
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:04:54 +0000
This weekend I finally found the time to do some of those motorcycle
related jobs that I'd been promising I'd get around to. One of the
things I managed to do was install the Chaintec chain oiler. Why a
Chaintec and not a Scottoiler? Simple, I already had one.
After the usual head scratching over where to install each component
so that they were as inconspicuous as possible, I ended up with an
almost invisible installation. For anyone looking for an oiler here's
where everything fitted.
1] Remove the side panels.
2] On the right hand side of the rear subframe there is a bunch of
relays. To the rear of these there is a plastic cable guide which is
snapped into a hole in the frame. Remove the guide and cable tie the
harness to the frame. Now bolt the Chaintec reservoir bracket to the
hole in the frame and install the reservoir.
3] Attach the clear tubing to the reservoir, run it down along the
frame rail as far as the battery box, across to the left side beneath
the battery box and onto the left frame rail. Use a few cable ties to
hold it all in place.
4] Next I fitted the inertia switch to the chain guard by supergluing
it in place and then drilling two small holes and fixing with self
tapping screws.
5] Fill the reservoir with oil and allow it to flow down the tube
BEFORE attaching to the inertia switch. When oil starts to drip from
the tube attach it to the inertia unit. (This is not in the
instructions but priming the system is almost impossible with the
inertia unit connected.)
6] Remove the chain guard fin (The lovely alloy piece). Run a length
of tubing from the inertia unit to the rear of the swing arm. There is
a narrow canal in the top of the swingarm, just in front of and below
the chain which the tubing sits nicely in. I added a drop of superglue
just to be sure it wouldn't move.
7] Curve the tube down behind the mounting point of the chain guard
and cut it about half an inch below where it curves to the vertical.
connect the screw adjuster at this point and reinstall the chain guard
fin.
8] Attach the final piece of tubing (the applicator nozzle) and cable
tie it to the chain guard fin. Bend it so that it sits just over the
chain and beside the sprocket. It shouldn't 'touch' anything.
And that's it. All you can see is the inertia switch and two short
lengths of tubing. The reservoir is easy to get at by lifting the seat
and the flow is adjusted by the valve invisibly mounted behind the
chain fin. Best of all there is no messing with the FI system to get a
vacuum, which was the original reason I bought this system for the TL.
Once I'd figured where to put everything the installation took about
30 minutes plus removal and fitting of the bodywork. I took some
photos of the installation which I'll post when I get the film
developed.
Martin,
Dublin, Ireland
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