Figured they had a fish on the line and they could squeeze me.
They must be VERY good if they can squeeze a fish.
A little compressor, even a 2 gallon tank, will power an impact long enough to bust a bolt loose. Pawn shops have them & air tools, Harbor freight sells stuff that works, but wouldn't be anything that would last with too much use.My compressor came from there. Sometimes it makes noises that concern me
Some tools need to be quality, especially those being used in places hard to reach. Dont want to put cheap tools on sorry nuts & bolts, especially in hard to reach places.I don't have an offset 10 MM wrench & I have very successfully adjusted the valves several times, but I am hunting an inexpensive, quality offest 10 MM.
Last time I did the valves I used the .003 blade. I had been using the .004. I checked the valves after 3,500 miles & no adjustment needed. I wonder if the closer setting decreases the Slap as the cam ramp closes the gap & is allowing the setting to stay. I dunno.
All I can do is encourage people to do their own valves for sure, & over time, cam chains & stuff, too. I dont trust any mechanics out there to actually care. They know that if you are bringing it to them for thise level service, you arent too likely to go behind them & check it, or you would have just done it. I cant imagine asking for $120.00 to adjust, on TOP of charging just to get there & check them. Crazy. This severely impacts the economy of riding a bike. , I paid about $60.00 to a small shop to check & adjust the valves the first tiome & they let me be there to watch, which gave me all the comfidence I needed. $200.00 every 3,000 miles to check & adjust the valves, no way. Tires on bikes go away fast & cost a good bit & most just pay to have them mounted, another small sackload of cash.This is a pretty Owner friendly bike. There is fun to be had messing with it & $$$ to be saved, with just a small investment in tools & a MANual. & the " getting Squoze like a fish" is over when you do it yourself. It takes a while to get into the swing of things & paying for help as you get used to the idea & the tools to do it is the only way to stay on the road, but once folks start doing their own work,they will have more ride time, since it wont be sitting in line at the shop , waiting.& more $$ in the pockets, since they wont be paying for someone elses 6 packs, And, a Bigger Grin, because knowing you are the one keeping the thing running just plain FEELS good.
OHH yEa, Last time I did the rear tire, I spoent a few hours on the rim, while the tire was off, cleaned up the rust in the wheel & treated it with Ospho. A shop would have popped the tire off, slapped a new tube in & crammed the old tire back on & never even told me it needed cleaned up inside. All they want is to get PAID. But we, the owners, take the time to do the TLC stuff & while messing with it, we find little things that need done.
I've said all that to say this. Working on this little bike pays off more than once. MOney saved, more riding,self satisfaction, time working on it is time inspecting & paying attention to what needs done, soon.