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Ditto!
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Yeah, that's the story of my life lately! I am now used to the idea of it costing me another $8.95 for shipping plus the price of the part I neglected to place on the last order. And, it is usually a nickel/dime item.
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My '87 LMIVSE, bought it in 2010 from Jack Arnold, MGNOC Rep - Ohio, he had been the 2nd owner. It is my first MG. The bike had not been ridden in several years when I got it and required the "normal" routine maintenence tasks to get it operational again. About the only things I've added to the bike are the bags & mounts, headlight & coil relays, Delrin manifolds and K & N filters. I have done nothing to the bike cosmetically and ride it 1000-1500 miles annually. Art
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Thanks Docc! Art -
Hi 4Corsa, Thanks for sharing your conclusions, corrective action & pics, perfect! Art
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Well, my intentions were to post this in the pre-V11 Show Us Your Tonti but have to figure out how to make the file size smaller.
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From the album: '03 V11 Lemans
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Hey 4corsa... Any idea why the caliper was hanging up? slid pin froze? Piston stuck? Is the piston metal? Does the caliper piston have a dust boot? Corrosion in side caliper bore? Other...master cylinder piston not fully retracting/restricted port? I really don't know too much about the brakes on my Lemans but was wondering about what you found. Nor do I have any brake problems...yet. I'm hoping routine fluid changes will keep me out of trouble. Thanks, Art
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Docc, So based on the "Breakdown by Model Year" I think I have the long tank, long frame '03 Lemans. It has the black face gauges, internal pump, exh cross over pipe, no pad on the tank, satin black non wrinkle, non peeling paint eng/trans/diff. Art -
Hi Docc, I believe it is a long tank because I don't think I've seen a bike with a longer tank than what is on this thing and I've got black face gauges. Art
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So, the oem shift selector spring broke, after getting the selector plate off the trans I immediately replaced the spring with the Chuck & Scud Super Duper Indestructible spring (barely seen in photo). I then stopped and re-read the Shift Improvement thread and Re-Engineering the Shift Spring threads. After reading the threads again, I was more comfortable taking the assembly apart, washing, inspecting and doing the needful indicated in the threads.
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My V11 trans, shift selector plate removed to replace broken oem shift selector spring. Broken spring piece can be seen by oil drain hole. Glad trans had magnetic drain plug to aid in capturing broken portion of spring. -
From the album: '03 V11 Lemans
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From the album: '03 V11 Lemans
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Me too....bracing, no tank pad, internal pump & plastic frame shroud. No trim on tank from bolt hole up to top unless you mean the black stripe, about 4" wide, from the center forwardmost top of tank to the filler cap and bubbles up with 10% ethynol use. Thanks for the comment on bearings & seals. Generally, I assume if I order a part listed in the illustrated parts breakdown and receive that item, it is correct for the application.
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Yeah, I hated to spend money to replace the stator but the wiring had gotten so hot that the insulation had melted into the wire strands leaving me no "clean" wire in which to splice out the connector and continue using the stator. Art -
Old v11 preselector spring and detent roller.jpg
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A few weeks ago my Lemans got stuck in 2nd gear….oem shift spring failure. I replaced the spring with the Chuck & Scud Super Duper Indestructible Spring. While I was in there, I also replaced the detent roller with a 688-2Z bearing (per Docc’s recommendation, I think) purchased from McMaster-Carr, they’re local to me. Polished the selector shaft, checked preselector plate, boss and cam clearance. Now I’m just waiting on a new shift shaft seal. Big thanks to those guys and the rest of you guys that contributed to the Shift Improvement thread and Re-Engineering the Shift Spring threads. Thank you! -
From the album: '03 V11 Lemans
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Hi All, Fwiw.....
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From the album: '03 V11 Lemans
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IDK, maybe wingtip salute??!! On another note, the shifter mod is nice, I like it. My Lemans now shifts like my son-in-laws cbr1000rr.
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Awesome, Thanks Scud! Art
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Hey Scud, Since my last post, I got the Mojolever and have had no problems changing tires on the nomar, I've done 7 so far. Also, I lightly sanded the nomar center post and no longer get flaking wrinkle paint sloughing off of it but still like your ground rod recommendation to replace that post, it is on my "to do" list. Art
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Thanks Doc! I plan on taking a closer look at the Lemans after I start & finish my eldo that has a right fork leak, I'll be taking this thing apart for the 4th time now...I almost think the lower leg may have an undetected crack thus far. And, after I remove the broken generator bracket mounting stud from the top of the block. Even though I don't plan to tackle the Lemans for a while yet I wanted some idea of the scope of work I have to look forward to. Art
