• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

SERVICE THOSE BEARINGS!!!

I did my wheel bearings yesterday, but I couldn't get the dust seal out of the rear wheel on the brake rotor side. The rest came out with just a pick. Any suggestions?
 
jtemple said:
I did my wheel bearings yesterday, but I couldn't get the dust seal out of the rear wheel on the brake rotor side. The rest came out with just a pick. Any suggestions?
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I had good luck with a dull flathead screwdriver that i insterted between the bearing and seal, twisted a little and made my way around until it released.
 
Indorider said:
I had good luck with a dull flathead screwdriver that i insterted between the bearing and seal, twisted a little and made my way around until it released.
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I tried that as well. It won't budge. I'm afraid if I pry much harder, I'll break something.
 
Looks like a fun group you joined- how much are dues for the club and does that include airfare from Wisconsin (US)? :busted: Awesome trail and scenery:thumbsup:[/quote]

I'm sure you could get in with just one of those "cheesehead" hats so popular in the Minnetonka area. Problem is... someone would certainly try to wear that on the next ride in lieu of a helmet.
I've passed through that area countless times on my way to one of my favorite surfing destinations (Pacitan) on the south coast and always thought of bringing my MTB to check out the trails. Now that I have my TE I'll most certainly be back to do some exploration. There are no "Access Issues" and very few fences in Indonesia. If you see a trail that looks inviting, just take off on it!

Thanks for the shim info. Now I have to get the "cojones" to loosen the bolts on the valve cover. I read a post where another guy's cover bolt sheared off during removal from being over-torqued at the factory. Major headache...
I'm sure you could get in with just one of those "cheesehead" hats so popular in the Minnetonka area. Problem is... someone would certainly try to wear that on the next ride in lieu of a helmet.
 
mekanik said:
gotta love the riding gear of some of the riders! shorts don't work here:eek:
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Quite a few riders didn't even wear helmets! I make it a point to not ride with people who don't wear helmets (seeing one "Split open" cranium is enough for one lifetime) but since I was a guest in their group I didn't make a big stink about it (although I did suggest that they get a helmet). When I was a kid my father took away my first Husky (1975 CR 125) for 6 months for riding it 10 feet w/out a helmet. I learned that lesson well. as he said at the time; "If you don't have a brain, you don't need a helmet"!
 
jtemple said:
I tried that as well. It won't budge. I'm afraid if I pry much harder, I'll break something.
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The only other option I can think of (beside destroying the seal) is to tap the bearing out from the other side and it will push out the seal as well without damaging it.
 
Just to make sure we're both on the same page, it's the thin seal that exposes the bearig innards (where the grease goes). Not the seal that holds the spacer in place.
 
jtemple said:
Just to make sure we're both on the same page, it's the thin seal that exposes the bearig innards (where the grease goes). Not the seal that holds the spacer in place.
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They do come out, just need a bit more force then the others. I use those small screw driver for spectacles. Good idea to repack the new bearing with grease, especially if you play in water and mud, they'll last so much longer.
 
TRIPLE-M said:
They do come out, just need a bit more force then the others. I use those small screw driver for spectacles. Good idea to repack the new bearing with grease, especially if you play in water and mud, they'll last so much longer.
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Ok, I was on a different page entirely. I use those little screwdrivers as well or a Dental pick. Are you in Singapore? Is there anywhere good to ride there?
 
Indorider said:
Ok, I was on a different page entirely. I use those little screwdrivers as well or a Dental pick. Are you in Singapore? Is there anywhere good to ride there?
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Only illegal trails here, but we take our chances.
We ride in neighbouring Malaysia too, and hold our races there. Nice trail you have from your video.
 
I think the biggest problem with the shock bushing/bearing is that the hard chrome on the bushing is too thin and starts flaking which exposes the steel that starts rusting.
 
Indonesian dirt bike flip flops to go with the indonedian steel toed flip flops for work. Great video. I shall be taking a peek at my bearings this weekend....
 
Picked up a used CR125 a month ago a quickly went about pulling it apart to grease it up before a trip to Georgia. The linkage has a grease port that filled the two main bearings, sliders came out like butter!! lower shock is a bushing, and swingarm was great as well, a used bike in great shape, so lucky. Did the wife's te310 next and it cleaned up nice (most time is spent making sure her ride runs well!!) then onto my TXC450, the linkage was toast! bearings and rust fell out of shock link and could not budge the dogbone link!! oh no. $200 later it was ready to assemble, 2 days before the trip. Now I know, and now I will service them midseason and end of season!! Wish the TXC had grease ports!!!
 
found all of the suspension bearings locally but the one that I need (lower shock bearing) has to be ordered. Hoping I can get it withing the next two weeks: in time for the next event.
 
Just did my full rear end on my bike, re greased everything. only had my bike for about 6 months and there was some fairly dry places in there. even my mates bike only 3 months old had the same issue with being dry. both 2011 TE 310s

Is there any swingarm and linkage bolts with grease nipples on them you can get grease in there all the time?
 
lrulz said:
Just did my full rear end on my bike, re greased everything. only had my bike for about 6 months and there was some fairly dry places in there. even my mates bike only 3 months old had the same issue with being dry. both 2011 TE 310s

Is there any swingarm and linkage bolts with grease nipples on them you can get grease in there all the time?
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You have to install zerk fittings and get bearings that have a hole to allow the grease to get inside the bearing.
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Thanks Indorider,

i saw that page after i posted, now i just need to find out what drill size and tapsize and buy new bearings for the next service and my mate and i will do it to our bikes.

is there a way of putting the grease nipples in the bolt head and not the linkage itself, will that weaken the bokt too much?
 
Indorider said:

Here's a video of the group ride I joined last weekend. The only Husky in the group.
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Watching the video, I was just thinking, "That bike sounds just like mine.", when "Bad Motor Scooter" started. Ahhhh, Montrose! That was the music that I used to prep' for rides up Hwy 9 and across Skyline to Alice's' Restaurant when that LP was new. That entire album was great. The '70s were the true golden age of rock-n-roll. That was..... approaching 40 years ago. Jeez... Yeah, Ronnie Montrose (God rest his soul) was an amazing player. The song lyrics were written by Sammy Hagar. I remember hearing an interview with Ronnie on KSJO in the early 80s, and the DJ (Billy Vega if I remember correctly), asked Ronnie about the song, and there was a long uncomfortable silence. Vega bumbled and said, something about, "Oh, right that was Sammy Hagar's song."

I'm pulling out that vinyl and rockin' the house tonight...
 
MorrisBetter said:
Watching the video, I was just thinking, "That bike sounds just like mine.", when "Bad Motor Scooter" started. Ahhhh, Montrose! That was the music that I used to prep' for rides up Hwy 9 and across Skyline to Alice's' Restaurant when that LP was new. That entire album was great. The '70s were the true golden age of rock-n-roll. That was..... approaching 40 years ago. Jeez... Yeah, Ronnie Montrose (God rest his soul) was an amazing player. The song lyrics were written by Sammy Hagar. I remember hearing an interview with Ronnie on KSJO in the early 80s, and the DJ (Billy Vega if I remember correctly), asked Ronnie about the song, and there was a long uncomfortable silence. Vega bumbled and said, something about, "Oh, right that was Sammy Hagar's song."

I'm pulling out that vinyl and rockin' the house tonight...
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A friend of mine posted a video of ChickenFoot playing "Bad Motor Scooter" and it really brought me back to the good old days. I thought it would be perfect for an enduro vid. I got pretty turned off by Sammy during his "Van Hagar" days but it seems he is getting back to his roots with the new band. Still a bit cheesy at times but the rock is there (as is the talent).
 
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