I do not understand how to remove the rotor

[silverclerk@gmail.com]

haha

[silverclerk@gmail.com]

Bonjour
If you don't hit the rotor how do you actually remove it? I was under the impression that once the rotor bolt is off you screw in the puller bolt, hit it and out comes the rotor?

[jensen]

Hi,

A puller is actually called a puller because you have to hit it ? I learn something every day.

Jensen

[silverclerk@gmail.com]

Haha, hey I remember you Jensen! Aren't you the one who's feelings got hurt when Steve was joking with ya', and now Jensen's handing out. You're right, you are learning! Any how, I take it that's not right? Shoe's untied yet?
Seriously though, help a brother out pleeaseee.

[jensen]

Hi,

My feelings weren't hurt, and there are different views from different people how to do things.
One isn't always better or worse then another one. You asked for help, got a few methods, picked the method that suits you best, and the next thing is believing that's the right way because Steve says so ?

I learned a lot in the past, one thing I learned that using brute forces / impact destroys things in the long run.

Did you noticed that Steve has to rebuild his engine because it's making more and more noise ?
That this happened while he was riding on it and did the maintenance? Did you noticed his rear tire (thanks davo) ?

Do you own a classic bike ? and did you put many miles on it ? enough to see how good you restored it ? (or not). Not many people here on the forum do restore a bike and ride it long distances.

I only take these people serious and listen very careful when they say something, because these people know, the rest has to be proven yet,

Jensen

[e3steve]

And I know my English isn't always perfect, I think I stated that about 3 times on this awesome forum :P

And the chance of losing the field (for the larger part, thus making it weaker) on your magento when you smack it isn't small.

Really never use a hammer directly on the rotor magneto, the coils ofcourse have nothing to do with that, lol :P

Im experienced enough to know what is possible on bikes, the do's and don't so to speak. And use a hammer on the rotor/magneto ís a BIG DON'T !

Your English is fine; as is most of your punctuation. I was just putting straight the common error, even among English-speaking nations, where the suffix 's' required to make most singular nouns into plural nouns gets linked via a misplaced apostrophe. Don't get me started over our own, British, poorly-educated population's inability to speak their own bleedin' language! Blame the parents and blame the teachers.

Anyway, I've never lost magnetism from torsionally belting a spanner on the rotor bolt (have you, Ed?); it doesn't usually need much of a smack, once the rotor is rendered inert. Then, when the the puller bolt is firmly and tightly snugged, it's necessary to 'tap' it on the 'ead ONCE with a decent-sized "percussive adjustment tool" to 'pop' the rotor; once again, it doesn't need much impact as long as the hammer's 2+lbs.

I'm not saying that you're wrong; just that I've never experienced it. At least, not enough to affect my charging systems. I'll stick to the tried and tested method, but carefully. And thanks for the heads-up.

[jensen]

Hi Steve,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't you the one who did rebuild the charing system with modern components ? Remember the test I did measuring the relative magnetic strength from different rotor's I had ? And that the new ones are always have a stronger magnetic field ?

Is this caused by a combination of heat and the impact of the engine on the rotor itself ?(according to Bill Silver), or is this because many people give it a blow with a hammer ? (or a mix of both).

Since the temperature of the magnets in the rotor not likely hit the curie point, it is said that the influence of heat is questioned by me. (please read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curie_temperature)

The magnetic field strength of a given magnet isn't chancing due to time that fast, but from influences from outside mostly.

So, what was the question ?

Jensen