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Post by rdhood on Dec 22, 2014 21:51:19 GMT -5
Alright. I am starting to get to this now, never having dealt with a scooter before, and just getting the plastic side panels off is torture! Does every single panel have to come off? Did the chinese have to use a different size screw for every hole and panel? We are talking 60 or 70 screws. Is there some trick to this?
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Post by tvnacman on Dec 22, 2014 21:56:39 GMT -5
it needs to be done in a calm frame of mind .
John
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Post by lain on Dec 22, 2014 22:00:02 GMT -5
Yes, unscrew everything. Though why are you taking them off? I have found even while installing a new engine you can manage to do it without taking the panels off and just using tools that can get into tight spaces at angles, like using an allen wrench and a socket to get hard to reach bolts loose so I could just unscrew them by hand. But if you need to take the panels off, start at the top, remove the trunk and rack, move down unscrewing each and every screw. I like to use an ice cube tray for organizing the screws for the panels, they use all sorts of different sizes and the tray just makes it easy to reassemble if you do it in order.
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Post by rcq92130 on Dec 22, 2014 22:39:03 GMT -5
tvnacman is wrong.
It needs to be done with a fifth of scotch.
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Post by rdhood on Dec 22, 2014 22:43:53 GMT -5
Yes, unscrew everything. Though why are you taking them off? I have found even while installing a new engine you can manage to do it without taking the panels off and just using tools that can get into tight spaces at angles, like using an allen wrench and a socket to get hard to reach bolts loose so I could just unscrew them by hand. But if you need to take the panels off, start at the top, remove the trunk and rack, move down unscrewing each and every screw. I like to use an ice cube tray for organizing the screws for the panels, they use all sorts of different sizes and the tray just makes it easy to reassemble if you do it in order. That sounds like a plan. And I am taking them off because I have read...over and over... to strip it , make sure everything is tight, change out a list of things (vacuum, fuel lines, etc). Calm is the word.... |
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Post by lain on Dec 22, 2014 22:46:42 GMT -5
Working on scooters makes me wanna smoke a cig, so I know how you feel lol. When it is upgrades it is cool, but when you are trying to figure out why it won't run or won't start and you can't get to the places you need to go it is very stressful. The only things I have under my panels are wires, but if you are really lazy you could just clip the zipties and retie them with new ones after all the checks.
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Post by onewheeldrive on Dec 22, 2014 23:34:00 GMT -5
On mine you can pop the panels off as a whole assembly after taking off the rack and a few nuts and screws for the seat bucket.
Not sure why you would want to completely strip it-- sounds like overkill and a headache to me!
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Post by geh3333 on Dec 23, 2014 0:34:53 GMT -5
I can get to just about everything by just removing the underseat compartment. The electronics are sometimes hard to get to .
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Post by JerryScript on Dec 23, 2014 0:39:03 GMT -5
I can get to just about everything by just removing the underseat compartment. The electronics are sometimes hard to get to . No fair editing!!! I had a perfect joke, but you edited just before I hit quote!  I find the best tool for taking off stubborn plastic body panels is a ball peen hammer, though it does get a bit expensive!  |
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Post by rcq92130 on Dec 23, 2014 0:42:27 GMT -5
You beat me to it. Thought I would have suggested the more efficient tool, the trusty sledge hammer.
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Post by geh3333 on Dec 23, 2014 0:56:12 GMT -5
I can get to just about everything by just removing the underseat compartment. The electronics are sometimes hard to get to . No fair editing!!! I had a perfect joke, but you edited just before I hit quote! I find the best tool for taking off stubborn plastic body panels is a ball peen hammer, though it does get a bit expensive! Lol , I caught it right after I posted it. My phone likes to make me look like an idiot. I should have let it go, I'm sure it would have got some good responses. Lol |
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Post by tvnacman on Dec 23, 2014 7:16:19 GMT -5
No fair editing!!! I had a perfect joke, but you edited just before I hit quote! I find the best tool for taking off stubborn plastic body panels is a ball peen hammer, though it does get a bit expensive! Lol , I caught it right after I posted it. My phone likes to make me look like an idiot. I should have let it go, I'm sure it would have got some good responses. Lol I did not get to see it , but my fat sausage fingers and the little ity bity keyboard make for some interesting mistakes . Sometimes a pic of your scooter will help , if someone here has a similar body style maybe able to give you some insight . John |
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Post by geh3333 on Dec 23, 2014 7:19:27 GMT -5
Lol , I caught it right after I posted it. My phone likes to make me look like an idiot. I should have let it go, I'm sure it would have got some good responses. Lol I did not get to see it , but my fat sausage fingers and the little ity bity keyboard make for some interesting mistakes . Sometimes a pic of your scooter will help , if someone here has a similar body style maybe able to give you some insight . John Instead of under seat compartment it said underwear compartment .lol |
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Post by rdhood on Dec 23, 2014 9:52:01 GMT -5
Well, I put it all back together before I forgot how... AND I STILL LOST 6 SCREWS!. This thing is in an ENCLOSED room. I honestly don't know how that could possibly happen. Nonetheless, I am going to take some advice and NOT take the plastic off. That said, I was able to pull the battery and charge it. Put it back in the scoot, press the starter and it started right up. Yeah! So I'll just leave the panels on, for the most part, and start changing oil, belt, plug, adjust valves....
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Post by geh3333 on Dec 23, 2014 13:31:51 GMT -5
Well, I put it all back together before I forgot how... AND I STILL LOST 6 SCREWS!. This thing is in an ENCLOSED room. I honestly don't know how that could possibly happen. Nonetheless, I am going to take some advice and NOT take the plastic off. That said, I was able to pull the battery and charge it. Put it back in the scoot, press the starter and it started right up. Yeah! So I'll just leave the panels on, for the most part, and start changing oil, belt, plug, adjust valves.... Don't forget to adjust the underwear compartment ! |
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