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N4HHE wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:49 pm

wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:21 pm

N4HHE wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:07 pm

You know the FJR does not have a “diff”?

I also bet you knew what he meant, right?

He has a rare triked FJR?

I don’t know as much as you and I knew what he meant.

Pedantic.

Packed it for EOM. Then got up 2 hours early for work so I can get on the road 2 hours earlier.
Left the Bazooka at home as after reading the "Shooters out there" thread we should be well covered in the hotel parking lot.
Actually, with bringing the wife there isn't much room left anyway. And that's way on me overpacking than her.

Looked at it in the garage, with tank bag on, waiting to finish loading after the conclusion of work. None of the next 4hrs will i be mentally connected.

Toter wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:31 pm

N4HHE wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:07 pm

Toter wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:07 pm Finished up the prep on Renee for EOM. Previously, I did the oil, and diff. fluid, and checked brake pads.

You know the FJR does not have a “diff”?

Let's see, pinion gear, check, ring gear, check. Converts horizontal rotation of driveshaft to vertical rotation of the rear wheel, check. Takes hypoid gear oil, check. JSNS

Allows two driven wheels to turn at DIFFerent speeds. Check?

f@$k it. Put it in the shed for the winter.

bungie4 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:01 pm f@$k it. Put it in the shed for the winter.

Time to get the SkiDoo out, eh? We are getting out of the summer early down here with temps in the 80s, so changed the oil...put Mobile1 4T in the FJR...will see how it likes that when I'm spinnin tyres tryin to keep up with 1911 this fall.

Put it on a train.

Put in front wheel bearings. Broke my rule of no work before a trip.

Powerman wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:21 pm Put in front wheel bearings. Broke my rule of no work before a trip.

Wouldn't have been much of a trip if the wheel bearings scrambled in the middle of it.

mcatrophy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:36 pm Allows two driven wheels to turn at DIFFerent speeds. Check?

Yup. 3 input/outputs while the FJR only has 2 where 1 always turns at a fixed ratio to the other.

The 3 in/out is also known as a Power Split Device. Toyota uses one in their hybrids and calls it an eCVT. Engine on one, wheels with a big electric motor on another, and a smaller electric motor on the 3rd. By controlling the speed on the smaller motor they can get the engine to spin at any RPM desired for any given road speed. Sometimes the little motor is a generator, sometimes it is a drive motor. Is used to start the engine. Brilliant, simple, and elegant, yet enormously complex requiring software to implement.

Packed up, ready to hit the NC mtns in about an hr. Buddies from High Point, NC; Lynchburg, VA and up near Philly coming along, promises to be a good long weekend. All you other boneheads traveling this weekend to & from you-know-where-- you be careful out there!

Wash. Peeled faded US flag decal off fender. Trying to remember where I keep new ones.

Waxed it. Changed oil.
It's pretty.

Yesterday, took a short little ride in upstate SC, and not a day-long ride...as my riding buddy called in sick. Get well buddy. Fun little ride.

Ordered a filter and oil for it Saturday. Plan to do the 80,000 mile oil change this evening.

(yesterday)

Washed 4600 miles of road splooge off it. Somewhere between my last stop and the 225 miles to my house, my left rider's foot peg rubber cover fell off!! Ordered a new one with the bolts, along with a set of spark plugs, oil filter, and some Yamalube.

Guess this weekend, I'll give the ole girl some wrenching love....

Hppants wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:50 pm (yesterday)

Washed 4600 miles of road splooge off it. Somewhere between my last stop and the 225 miles to my house, my left rider's foot peg rubber cover fell off!! Ordered a new one with the bolts, along with a set of spark plugs, oil filter, and some Yamalube.

Guess this weekend, I'll give the ole girl some wrenching love....

The screws you get will likely be JIS head. They suck! Experience talking here, do yourself a favor and swap them matching Allen head screws. If ever you replace the cover again you'll be cussing long & loud at the stripped out JIS slots. And blue locktight- word.

Started replacing the steering head bearings with the All Balls tapered roller bearing kit.



I'm not real crazy about the seal set-up on these. Anybody else used these?

Been in mine for a while, no issues really so far.