The BSA A7-A10 Forum
Technical => A7 & A10 Engine => Topic started by: Billybream on 01.02. 2012 15:30
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Just spent most of the morning trying to remove the sludge trap screws, the advice to drill 5/16" dia hole thro and hammer in cut off allen key did not work for me, only had 1/4 drive socket attachment x 5/16", so I stepped hole upto 3/8" dia and used 3/8" allen key, and used 1/2" drive socket attachment x 3/8". Screws now removed to reveal solid sludge, whole crank now in soak - For me sludge trap removal is a must during strip down.
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Too true.....it certainly is a must. Like you I get rid of as much crud as I can. Then soak. Scrape out more crud. Soak again then finally use compressed air to finish off. It's got to be worth the effort.
Beezageezauk.
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Heres a tip for cleaning it out. A bronze cleaning brush from a 12G shotgun cleaning kit fits just right to get the trap really clean. You can buy them for about £10 on ebay.
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???? is a IMPACT DRIVER a accepted method ???
I want to clean mine out while I have the crank on the bench,
BUT..I'm not keen on drilling holes... ????
EDIT:...now I got it.. ok just found this posting re REPLACEMENT caps... *work*
http://www.a7a10.net/forum/index.php/topic,1072.0.html