Went to Sandiacre (about 10 miles from me) on Sunday morning to drop off merchandise to a new member - Angus Negus (wonder if any relation to Arthur?). Got there about 9.30am but didn't ring bell as it looked as if everyone was in bed!
Sunday afternoon finished stripping the XTZ in order to do the 'tappets'. Nothing too difficult by why is everything so problematic to get at? My 12mm spark plug spanner, that perfectly fitted the XT600, was a few mm to long, so out with the hacksaw. Also, very similar to Haynes/Clymer manuals, the official Yamaha workshop manual was very misleading in how 'easy' it all was. So now after almost having to remove the engine the clattering noise should be a thing of the past. All I need to do now is put all the ancillaries back on, wondering of course where the two odd bolts and a washer came from, and it should be a good for another few miles.
Boyd
