I wouldn't even grind and polish the welds...just leave it for strength...nobody will see them when they're installed,anyway...nice work!
I actually told Don exactly that
before he even started welding on it! I'm a very good steel welder myself (you have to be when you're building classic hot rods) but I don't have the experience or equipment to weld aluminum, that's why I called around until I found Don.
I DO HAVE ONE ISSUE THOUGH..... After pre-fitting my alternator adapter bracket and alternator, I noticed that the inner cover has seemed to have warped a bit, definitely to the point where it's going to leak a good amount, but no clearance issues.
Here's the questions:
Is the O ring seal that goes around the primary cover actually supposed to fit
INSIDE of the grove on the inner cover? Or is the groove used for alignment and the gasket is supposed to sit on
TOP of the groove?
I know a lot of guys grease the primary chain as opposed to running some kind of oil. Is the clutch safe operating in a dry atmosphere (i.e. will the clutch fail if operated dry)? I remember after making a primary chain adjustment, I forgot to refill the primary with oil before I went on a ride. The clutch worked fine and the bike wasn't leaking nearly as much oil as it normally does.
Where does a fellow pick up some 00 grease?
Can I just run a bead of black silicone gasket maker around the outer cover before assembly to fill the small gaps between the metal covers and gasket?
Rather than using 00 grease, can I use chain oil and oil it on a regular basis through the inspection hole?
What I would like to do is, if it is in fact safe to operate the clutch without oil in the primary, I'd like to run a bead of silicone around the cover before assembly and just oil the primary chain with chain oil on a regular basis through the inspection hole. But being that I still don't know a fair amount about these bikes, I want to make sure that I'm not screwing anything up. Thanks.
Scottie