My Vijai Super Revamp Hi all,
Here I would like to share a piece of experience on revamping my Vijai super. As mentioned earlier, I got this scooter 2 months back. The scooter was runnig, but in a really pathatic condition as the previous owner had no knowhow on where and how to get spares for this. He was running the scooter with out even an airfilter. With lessons from the net and tele-advices from mechanics (from Tamilnadu) known to me, I dared to rip the scooter all by myself and started with the engine rebuild. With the help of Saurabh, Shyam, and Madan (a friend from Madurai) I had sourced all the engine and cosmetic parts required. Meanwhile the rest of the vehicle was given for painting. I decided upon an all white (Pearl white from Tata Safari), and the this job was delayed by 3 weeks due to the regular monsoon rains here. Also have to include the undue delays from the painter's side. He concentrates more on cars and this scooter was a small job for him. For Ex: he earns about 3000/- on just painting a bumper or day or what so ever. Finally I got all the parts after repeated follow up, and sometimes angry yells.
Coming to the engine, the gearbox was the first thing I opened. The clutch plates had all stuck together and would never disengage. Otherwise it was ok. Opening up the head and bore, I was shocked to see lot number of scratches on the walls, especially due to the mud particles entering the stream along with the unfiltered air. Removing the flywheel support was relatively easier with by tightening 2 6mm bolts in the holes provided. Unfortunatelu due the extreme tight fit over here, the threads in the Aluminium casting went off. But at last there was no problem in removing the support. Now will all bearings removed, the engine block was washed twice with diesel and pressurized water. That was a good treatment to get rid of the oil film surrounding the block.
The re-building started with placing the 3 bearings (Rear wheel bearing, Flywheel side, and drive side) and oil seals in place. Had also replaced 4 cylinder studs. A local mechanic who guides me in this work suggested me to replace the connecting rod due to the excessive play in it. I am supposed to receive it this evening. Lets see.
Meanwhile I had done up with replacing bearings & brake shoes for the front wheel and kept ready for fitment. An improvised method to replace the engine mounts shall be discussed later. Also I got a clutch holder made from a grill works in our neighbourhood. To be continued.. |